President biden is facing a critical moment in his agenda. Nearly half of the u. S. Population is fully vaccinated against covid19 but the pace of the vaccination is at the lowest point since january and the highly infectious Delta Variant is driving a new Covid Surge in all 50 states. Virtually all Covid Hospitalizations and deaths are now among the unvaccinated so tonight we are here in ohio taking questions from a live audience as the president works to keep the pandemic in check and his goal of an Infrastructure Deal on track. It is really a critical moment for his agenda. We will take questions from some who voted for the president and some who did not vote for president biden. The president and myself and everyone here in our audience, we are all fully vaccinated so without further adieu, everyone, lets welcome the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden. [ applause ] hi there, don. Good to see you. How have you been . Well. Very well. Its good to see you. Good to be back
Its good to see you. Good to be back to see you. You as well. Listen, i want to get to the audience. You dont want to sit down. Youd rather no, im going to go out into the audience. I have a couple of questions i want to ask you because you know the pandemic is a big concern for everyone. Sure. Especially around america. New cases are up three times since last month, right . The pandemic is a big concern. Hospitalizations, death rising. So you said last month that this that the virus is in retreat. Do you still feel that way . Look, its real Simple. We have a pandemic for those who havent gotten a vaccination. Its that he basic. That Simple. 10,000 people have recently died. 9,950 of them, thereabouts, are people who hadnt been vaccinated. This is Simple, basic proposition. If youre vaccinated, youre not going to be hospitalized. Youre not going to be in an icu unit. And you are not going to die. So its gigantically important we all act like americans who care about our fellow american
We will tell you about that new reporting just ahead. Good Morning And Welcome to morning joe. It is wednesday, June 23rd, along with joe, willie and me, we have Msnbc Contributor Mike Barnicle in New York and here in Washington Columnist and Associate Editor for the Washington Post David ignatius, New York times Washington Bureau Chief Elizabeth buh miller, national political reporter for axios Jonathan Swann and white House Correspondent for Politico And Coauthor of the Playbook Eugene daniels. Willie, you all had a Mayors Race in gotham. There was a Mayors Race, no talk of suing snl or yanked off the air for mean impersonations they may have done. Yes, the vote was in, ballots have been cast and the primary race for new York City mayor but we are not going to know for a couple weeks who won. The ranked Choice Voting System prevents us from telling you who won exactly but for now we know that new York City Police Officer Eric Adams is the early leader with 32 of the first voice vote,
About Bidens Decision to withdraw u. S. Troops from afghanistan. He cant afford to walk away from the consequences of that decision. Also, the tragedy of Indias Covid Tragedy grows deeper and darker every day. What is happening there is called a crime against humanity. And many are wondering how much does politics and populism in particular have to do with it. But first, here is my take. This weekend marks the 10th Anniversary of the Operation Code named Neptune Spear that killed osama Bin Laden. Tonight, i can report to the american people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed osama Bin Laden, the leader of Al Qaeda. It is an opportunity to reflect on the state of Islamic Terrorism and radical islam more generally and the initial diagnosis is clear. The movement is in bad shape. Total deaths caused by terrorism Around The World have plummeted by 59 since theyre peak in 2014. In the west, the current threat is less from islamic violence than far
Ill ask her about americas worsening relations with russia. This is not a regime that you can take at face value. And what she really thinks about Bidens Decision to withdraw u. S. Troops from afghanistan. We cant afford to walk away from the consequences of that decision. Also, the tragedy of Indias Covid Catastrophe grows deeper and darker every day. What is happening there has been called a crime against humanity. And many are wondering how much does politics and populism in particular have to do with it. But first, here is my take. This weekend marks the 10th Anniversary of the Operation Code named Neptune Spear that killed osama Bin Laden. Tonight i can report to the american people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed osama Bin Laden, the leader of Al Qaeda. It is an opportunity to reflect on the state of Islamic Terrorism and radical islam more generally and the initial diagnosis is clear. The movement is in bad shape. Total deaths cause