“I just think it’s a little embarrassing,” Biden told reporters from the South Lawn of the White House before departing for Kentucky. “And the rest of the world is looking.”
President Biden greets Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, after Biden spoke about his infrastructure agenda in Covington, Ky., on Jan. 4 That was how President Biden described conditions on the frequently congested Brent Spence Bridge between Covington, Ky., and Cincinnati, where he arrived on Wednesday to tout implementation of his $1.
Flanked by members of both parties, including Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, both of whom are Republicans, Biden was happy to bask in the contrast with congressional GOP members, who won control of the House in last November’s election. Two days into the 118th Congress, however,
The White House is preparing for such investigations and — it hopes — a two-year stretch during which Capitol Hill is consumed by the kind of Republican infighting that has been on such vivid display this week. If that turns out to be the case, the White House will seek to highlight the contrast between the two poles of Pennsylvania Avenue, as Biden did on Wednesday.
The White House said that the joint appearance with McConnell — who is demonized by many liberals for his often-obstructionist leadership of his conference — had been planned well in advance and was not meant to serve as a counterpoint to McCarthy’s public travails.
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