WASHINGTON (AP) For the fifth time since taking office less than a year ago, President Joe Biden is taking on the grim task Wednesday of visiting an area ravaged by natural disaster to offer comfort and condolences.
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President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy in the State Dining Room of the White House, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) January 23, 2021 - 4:47 AM
WASHINGTON - It s a proven political strategy: Underpromise and overdeliver.
President Joe Biden, in his first three days in office, has painted a bleak picture of the country s immediate future, warning Americans that it will take months, not weeks, to reorient a nation facing a historic convergence of crises.
The dire language is meant as a call to action, but it s also a deliberate effort to temper expectations. In addition, it is an explicit rejection of President Donald Trumpâs tack of talking down the coronavirus pandemic and its economic toll.
Alexandra Jaffe And Zeke Miller
Doug Emhoff, left, Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden, and first lady Jill Biden, bow their heads in prayer during a virtual Presidential Inaugural Prayer Service, in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) January 22, 2021 - 9:34 AM
WASHINGTON - Testing wristbands are in. Mask-wearing is mandatory. Desks are socially distanced.
The clearest sign that there s a new boss at the White House is the deference being paid to coronavirus public health guidelines.
Itâs a striking contrast to Donald Trumpâs White House, which was the epicenter of no less than three separate outbreaks of COVID-19, their true scale not fully known because aides refused to discuss cases publicly.