Liz Peek: Democrats Have A Joe Biden Problem. And There's No Way To Fix It

You almost person to consciousness sorry for Joe Biden. One infinitesimal he’s president of nan United States, nan astir powerful personification connected earth, and nan adjacent infinitesimal his ain statement is begging him to disappear. Michael LaRosa, Jill Biden’s erstwhile communications director, is quoted successful a Hill portion saying, "the aggravated level of anger aliases indifference to [the Bidens]… isn’t going distant anytime soon."  

Biden is truthful retired of favour he can’t moreover move an Easter connection without attracting ridicule. Biden’s Easter greeting featured a family snapshot that trended connected X for hours, pinch astir viewers deciding nan president had been photoshopped in, truthful unartfully was he positioned and truthful peculiarly dressed. The image raises respective questions including: wherever was nan president if not among family members? Where was Hunter, conspicuous by his absence? 

We don’t cognize nan answers to these questions, because Biden has been keeping a debased floor plan of late. His uncommon nationalist appearances person not gone well. Several days ago, he said earlier a convention connected Social Security successful Chicago, his first reside since leaving agency successful January. He utilized nan opportunity to scare seniors into believing that nan Trump administration’s efforts to trim discarded and fraud successful Social Security (estimated by nan Social Security Inspector General to full $72 cardinal from 2015 done 2022) mightiness mean their checks will beryllium delayed aliases interrupted. He claimed nan Trump White House wants to "wreck" nan programme truthful they tin "rob it," utilizing nan money to reward billionaires pinch taxation cuts. 

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None of that is true, of course, but nan nationalist is utilized to nan erstwhile president misrepresenting his successor’s programs (and his own.) The reality is that President Donald Trump is attempting to sphere Social Security, which is slow going bankrupt; ignoring reality and doing zero to hole our entitlements programs was only 1 of galore Biden lapses.

Former U.S. President Joe Biden gestures during a reside astatine nan Advocates, Counselors, and Representatives for nan Disabled convention successful Chicago connected April 15, 2025.

That wasn’t nan only falsehood uttered by nan erstwhile president. He besides said, "They want to make imperishable nan 2017 taxation cuts, which overwhelmingly benefits nan wealthiest Americans and nan biggest corporations."

This connection is wholly false, and Biden must cognize it.  A caller study has been released, based connected IRS data, showing nan existent effect of Trump’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). This is important, since Congress is difficult astatine activity connected a caller reconciliation measure that will widen those taxation changes, and possibly adhd further sweeteners, for illustration nary taxes connected tips, for working-class Americans.

The study, authored by Justin Haskins for nan Heartland Institute, concluded that "every income bracket received a taxation trim because of nan TCJA, but nan taxpayers who received nan biggest cuts, successful position of percent saved, went to those who earned little than $75,000." The study shows that nan mean filer, making betwixt $40,000 and $50,000, paid almost 19% little successful taxes successful 2022 than they did successful 2017.  

Wealthy filers did not fare arsenic well. People making betwixt $5 cardinal and $10 cardinal paid 2.3% little complete nan aforesaid period. As Haskins notes, "So overmuch for nan "billionaire taxation cut" narrative."

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The savings person been important for middle-class families. Americans earning betwixt $50,000 and $75,000 saved much than $4,500 connected mean betwixt 2018 and 2022 because of nan 2017 taxation revisions; those earning betwixt $75,000 and $100,000 saved $5,923. 

Overall, nan 2017 TCJA made our taxation strategy much – not less- progressive, thing Republicans person based on for immoderate time. In different words, nan wealthy’s stock of nan full taxation load accrued because of nan Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, contrary to Democrats' arguments. For nan left, taxation cuts are instantly suspect, since they hamper their ambitions to turn nan national government.

In his Chicago address, Biden had nan temerity to pass that nan GOP will money little taxes by "running up nan nationalist debt," an ironic be aware from Biden, who added much to nan indebtedness than immoderate president successful history. At slightest Trump won’t beryllium borrowing money to money lease payments connected quiet agency buildings aliases DEI programs astatine authorities agencies. 

In his Chicago speech, Biden besides reminisced that he learned astir segregation from seeing "colored kids" spell by connected a autobus erstwhile he was successful 4th grade, different embarrassment. 

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Biden’s only different caller nationalist outing was to sojourn Harvard, for a closed-door convention pinch students. Reports indicated nan 82-year-old confused Iraq pinch Ukraine and past spilled his crystal cream. Fortunately, a erstwhile aide, Mike Donilon, was location to cleanable up. 

Outings for illustration these person Democrats hoping that Biden will enactment retired of nan nationalist oculus -- and who tin blasted them? Every clip Biden speaks, voters are reminded of nan Big Lie – nan coverup of nan erstwhile president’s declining intelligence acuity. The Biden presidency was 1 of nan worst frauds perpetrated connected nan American nationalist successful our history. It is still unclear who really ran nan authorities complete nan past 4 years. 

The full Democratic Party (and their friends successful nan wide media) has been tarnished by their information successful that pretense, which whitethorn beryllium 1 logic their support ratings are truthful dismal. A caller Gallup canvass finds assurance successful Democratic Congressional leadership astatine an all-time debased of 25%; that compares pinch 39% assurance successful GOP leadership. A CNN canvass from past period shows Democrats’ wide support standing besides hitting grounds lows. 

Unfortunately, Biden wants to gain immoderate money, and raking successful $300,000 per reside is 1 measurement to do that. Though location evidently person not been galore takers, Biden will apt proceed to show up. That will adhd to Democrats’ angst and whitethorn push them to undertake little subtle encouragements.

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The DNC posted an Easter greeting connected X that included photos of 4 erstwhile presidents and their families but omitted Biden. That stings. 

Will it person Biden to exit nan nationalist arena? Doubtful. After all, he’s truthful retired of touch pinch reality that he still thinks he could person beaten Donald Trump.

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