Humiliation for Biden as Psaki walks back his town hall words: President does NOT have the power to mobilize National Guard to fix shortages and he misstated policy with vow to defend Taiwan from China, WH press sec says

• • A White House official said that the Biden administration is ‘not actively pursuing the use of the National Guard on a federal level’
  • ‘Requesting the use of the National Guard at the state level is under the purview of governors,’ the official clarified
  • ‘The answer is yes,’ the president said Thursday, asked if he would send in the guard to alleviate supply chain issues
  • Asked if he would consider sending in the guard to drive trucks, the president said: ‘Yes, if we can’t increase the number of truckers’

Some headlines to summarize the President’s Townhall performance:

Biden Says He Guesses He Should Visit Southern Border, But Notes He’s Been Busy

Joe Claims No Time to Visit Border Despite 24 Trips Home to Delaware

Biden Falsely Claims Just 2M Had Vax When He Came In: Real Number was 16M

Open To Killing Filibuster On Voting Rights, ‘Maybe More’  The say anything, do anything strategy to get what you want in the moment.

Repeats Debunked Claim That Multitrillion-Dollar Bill Costs ‘Zero’

Biden Admits He Doesn’t Have Answer For High Gas Prices

Backflip: White House Contradicts Joe Biden’s Promise to Defend Taiwan

Biden: Police, Emergency Responders Should Be Fired if They Won’t Get Vaccinated

Charles Hurt: Democrat Nightmare – They Went to Bed with Obama, Woke Up with Biden