Additional parts of the Times’ bombshell story indicate that Biden has moments where he treats staffers cordially.
Some of the aides Biden remains most heavily dependent upon are his chief of staff and deputy chief of staff. Since the Friday release of the New York Times report, the White House has declined to respond to the aforementioned allegations.
More on the Biden administration
This week, President Biden and Vice President Harris met with bipartisan lawmakers to discuss an agreement on an infrastructure bill.
Both sides have indicated that certain progress occurred; in fact, Biden claims that he wants to reach an ultimate agreement on infrastructure before this month comes to a close.
However, there are some considerable snags. The most pressing one of all is Democrats’ interest in hiking taxes on corporations and individuals to pay for the spending bill. The GOP made very clear this week that this is not acceptable to them. Therefore, if a bipartisan agreement is to be reached, Democrats must abandon plans to increase taxes.
