I wrote earlier about Joe Biden having a very unusual cancelation of the remarks he had planned yesterday on his administration’s effort in regards to the supply chain crisis. The remarks were canceled by him within minutes of his supposed delivery.
As I mentioned, this timing was quite remarkable, prompting a comment by the Senior White House reporter for NBC News Digital Shannon Pettypiece.
White House unexpectedly canceled Biden remarks on supply chain … about 15 minutes before they were supposed to starts
Extremely unusual— Shannon Pettypiece (@spettypi) November 29, 2021
Biden was attempting to make more time with those business leaders that came to D.C. for him to address supply chain concerns. So let’s look at that excuse and what was going on in that meeting.
It was only a part that we already discussed. Biden raised concerns about Omicron, and encouraged people to cover up. Jen Psaki, White House Press Secretary claimed that Biden always wore his mask to every meeting. He was wearing his mask over his face in the meeting, contrary to what he and Psaki just reported.
Moments after Psaki said Biden “wear[s] a mask every time … when he’s sitting in meetings,” Biden sits in a meeting with his mask around his chin. pic.twitter.com/OOYCYYCvRV
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) November 29, 2021
That was part of the meeting with the business leaders and there was more to note there besides the mask around his chin and not his mouth, but I’ll get to that in a minute.
Biden opened the meeting with an issue.
“If I can get my pages unstuck here…” pic.twitter.com/Oap70mSfEs
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) November 29, 2021
“All right,” Biden said, beginning the meeting and fiddling with his notes: “If I can get my pages unstuck here, we’re ready.” Leader of the free world there.
Biden greeted the leaders and thanked each one for their presence.
Then, addressing the CEOs, Biden said he knows how “incredibly busy” they’ve been: “And that’s a very good thing, from my perspective. But then again, I’m not doing all the work you all are doing. But all kidding aside, it really — it really matters.”
Biden told the CEOs he wanted to “hear your ideas on how the federal government can continue partnering with you all to keep shelves stocked so American consumers can get what they need.”
Biden then spoke to the head of Food Lion and the head of Walmart, after which he said he was going to turn the meeting over to “Brian” to moderate. That’s Brian Deese, his National Economic Council director. “But I warn you, I’m going to intervene with — with questions, with your permission.” But then he looks up at the sky and says, “Isn’t this a pretty place?” He continues to look upward. Then he awkwardly says, “Yep” and then the video cuts out.
This is more that a little strange. He looks like he’s zoning out.
“….Isn’t this a pretty place?….” pic.twitter.com/SteGYUVn5u
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) November 29, 2021
So I have a question here — what the heck was going on there before the video cut out and what didn’t they want people to see? Biden could also have left the room at any point if he was the moderator of the meeting to give the remarks. His role seems to have been to make some opening remarks, then let Deese take care of everything. Moreover, according to CNS, they didn’t say anything further about solutions to the issues, so what would he have been staying around for anyway?
It adds more to my inquiries about the situation and the reason behind yesterday’s cancellation of supply chain comments. This could explain why they cancelled. Biden already had spoken on the Omicron variant yesterday, so maybe they thought that was tempting fate for another gaffe, particularly after he’s looking up at ceilings and seeming to be out of it.
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