If there was a honeymoon, itâs over. Less than a week into the administration that isnât Donald Trumpâs, a surprising number of Americans are already regretting his replacement. Within hours of his swearing in, Joe Biden got right to work â alienating core constituencies with his attacks on oil, energy, unions, jobs, and women. Industries that had lined up to support the Democrat were stunned. What happened to the moderate president they were promised? When Biden said heâd unite America, no one knew it would be against him.
Just three days in, the hashtag #BidenRemorse started popping up on social media. By then, the new president had stopped work on the border wall, shut down the Keystone XL Pipeline, and issued an oil and gas moratorium for drilling on federal land â firing tens of thousands of workers in the process. âDeeply disappointedâ was how the head of the North American Building Trade put it, after endorsing Biden in October. â[
Commentary By Tony Perkins | January 26, 2021 | 10:19am EST
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If there was a honeymoon, it s over. Less than a week into the administration that isn t Donald Trump s, a surprising number of Americans are already regretting his replacement. Within hours of his swearing in, Joe Biden got right to work alienating core constituencies with his attacks on oil, energy, unions, jobs, and women.
Industries that had lined up to support the Democrat were stunned. What happened to the moderate president they were promised? When Biden said he d unite America, no one knew it would be against him.