Joe Biden: Texas Congressman 'Not Very American' for Challenging Mask Mandate

Biden recalled when Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) told him to "kiss my ass" when he announced his promise to implement a federal mask mandate in December.
Biden recalled when Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) told him to "kiss my ass" when he announced his promise to implement a federal mask mandate in December.
Vice President Kamala Harris received her second shot of the coronavirus vaccine, laughing saying, ""When are you going to put it in?"
Biden clarified he expected the delivery of enough vaccine doses for 300 million Americans by early fall. He said he would increase weekly available vaccines to states from 8.6 million doses per week to a "minimum" of ten million doses per week.
The president's speech is scheduled to begin at 4:45 p.m. EST and will take place in the State Dining Room.
Domestic policy adviser Susan Rice detailed Tuesday, President Joe Biden's attempt to fight systemic racism by highlighting "equity" policies advanced by the administration.
The president's remarks are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. EST.
President Joe Biden said Monday that Americans could expect to continue dealing with the coronavirus pandemic into the early fall.
"It's important that our notes, our money... reflect the history and diversity of our country, and Harriet Tubman's image gracing the new $20 note would certainly reflect that," she said.
"It’s simple: America is safer when everyone qualified to serve can do so openly and with pride," Biden wrote on Twitter, describing Trump's ban as "discriminatory."
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki predicted Sunday that President Joe Biden's first cat would "dominate the internet" when it is publicly revealed for the first time.
President Joe Biden remained in the motorcade with Hunter's daughters Finnegan and Maisy for the duration of the bagel run.
President Joe Biden is considering paying "navigators" to help small and minority-owned businesses get coronavirus relief funds, a White House adviser revealed Friday.
"The Biden administration will confront this threat with the necessary recourses and resolve," she said.
Dr. Anthony Fauci reappeared in the White House press briefing, admitting that he felt more liberated speaking about the coronavirus now. "You said I was joking about it.
"I also recognize that at their worst, misguided policies and missed opportunities in transportation can reinforce racial and economic inequality by dividing or isolating neighborhoods and undermining government's basic role of empowering Americans to thrive," Buttigieg said.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki also removed her mask after replacing Fauci at the podium.
"I wouldn't read into that, other than immigration we consider as part of racial equity, which is a broad issue but that's how the president has spoken about that crisis over the past several months," Psaki said when asked about Biden's efforts to overturn Trump's executive orders on immigration.
"He was surrounded by his family, we take a number of precautions but I think we have bigger issues to worry about at this moment in time," she said.
President Joe Biden appeared at the White House Thursday without a mask, despite his order to require mask-wearing on federal property. Biden entered the State Dining room with a mask but removed it as he spoke for several minutes.
Biden said he expects the coronavirus pandemic to get worse: "We didn't get into this mess overnight and it's going to take months for us to turn things around," he said.
"I caused an unintentional ripple yesterday so wanted to state very clearly President Biden intends to keep FBI Director Wray on in his role and he has confidence in the job he is doing," Psaki wrote on Twitter.
Buttigieg was the former mayor of South Bend and a failed Democratic presidential candidate.
"I am honored to announce that the United States will remain a member of the World Health Organization," Fauci said during remarks at a World Health Organization Executive Board meeting.
President Joe Biden shuffled the decor in the Oval Office after former President Donald Trump left Wednesday, removing the bust of Winston Churchill and the painting of former populist Democrat President Andrew Jackson.
"I will take the opportunity to remind all of you that he is a devout Catholic, and somebody who attends church regularly," Paski replied after noting that Biden would address the Mexico City policy in the coming days.
"There are a number of ways to combat misinformation. One is accurate information and truth, and data, and sharing information even when it is hard to hear," Psaki said.
President Joe Biden signed a stack of Executive Orders on Wednesday, immediately rolling back some of former President Donald Trump's top priorities.
The executive order on masks was the first of his presidency, as he has championed them as a critical way to save lives during the coronavirus pandemic.
President Joe Biden delivered his inaugural speech Wednesday, repeatedly calling for unity while demonizing some of his fellow Americans as domestic terrorists.
President Donald Trump continued a presidential tradition by leaving a letter for incoming President Joe Biden at the Oval Office on Wednesday.
President Donald Trump bid farewell to staff and supporters Wednesday, leaving Washington, DC, for the last time as president aboard Air Force One.
The president will leave the White House for the last time aboard Marine One and travel to Joint Base Andrews. From there, he will board Air Force One and travel to Palm Beach, Florida to his home at his Mar-a-Lago club.
The ceremony will be attended by former presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush but not by President Donald Trump, who will be the first modern president to boycott the event.
President Donald Trump announced late Tuesday night that he had pardoned and commuted the sentences of 143 people in the final hours of his presidency.
The New York Times cited White House officials confirming that Trump had pardoned Bannon, reporting that Bannon and his allies pressed the president intently for a pardon while Bannon's detractors argued against him.
"I determined that the materials in that binder should be declassified to the maximum extent possible," Trump wrote in a memo released by the White House Tuesday night.
"To heal we must remember, and it's hard sometimes to remember, but that's how we heal," Biden said after taking the podium in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
"Twelve years ago, I was waiting at the train station in Wilmington for a black man to pick me up on our way to Washington, where we were sworn in as president and vice president of the United States of America," Biden said.
President Donald Trump delivered his farewell address on Tuesday, urging Americans to carry on the principles he fought for during his presidency.
Typically, a president-elect travels to Washington, DC, for the inauguration aboard a plane in the fleet used for Air Force One.
President-elect Joe Biden announced Tuesday he had chosen Dr. Rachel Levine to serve as the assistant secretary of health for the Department of Health and Human Services.
President Donald Trump will not invite President-elect Joe Biden to the White House ahead of the inauguration Wednesday, according to reports.
"No words can express the depth of my gratitude for the privilege of having served as your first lady," she said. "To all of the people of this country, you will be in my heart forever.
President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order on Monday detailing the American heroes he wants featured in his proposed National Garden of Heroes.
The report notes that while modern Americans are deeply divided about their county's history, they should revisit and find value in America's founding principles and documents.
"The process of establishing priority groups is driven by science, but the problem is the implementation has been too rigid and confusing," Biden said.
President-elect Joe Biden scolded Republican members of Congress who did not wear masks during the riots on Capitol Hill last week. "What the hell's the matter with them?" Biden asked.
President Donald Trump will leave office with the lowest approval rating of his presidency, according to a Pew Research poll.
President Donald Trump plans to leave Washington, D.C., after a farewell ceremony on the morning of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony, according to reports.
President-elect Joe Biden plans to announce a $1,400 personal stimulus check for individuals on Thursday despite voters expecting a $2,000 check as promised.
"There is never a justification for violence," Trump said in a video released by the White House on YouTube. "No excuses. No exceptions. America is a nation of laws.
President Donald Trump called for his supporters to remain peaceful during the transition of power during the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden in a statement released on Wednesday.
Outside the Capitol, National Guard soldiers were spotted Wednesday morning unloading racks of rifles and pistols as well as anti-riot gear.
“The 25th Amendment is of zero risk to me but will come back to haunt Joe Biden and the Biden administration," Trump said. "As the expression goes, be careful what you wish for.
"They're coming because they think that it's gravy train at the end. It's going to be a gravy train," Trump said, adding, "That's what they're looking for.
The speech is scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m. EST.
New York City will review whether it can legally end its contracts with the Trump Organization, Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) said Tuesday.
President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that the effort by Democrats to impeach him again would only escalate political tensions in the country after a group of his supporters stormed Capitol Hill last week.
President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that the efforts by Big Tech companies to deplatform him and his supporters was a "big mistake" that would only anger more Americans.
A senior Trump administration official told Breitbart News that Pence and Trump met this evening in the Oval Office and had a "good conversation."
"No I'm not … I'm not afraid of taking the oath outside," Biden replied when asked by a reporter who asked him about the upcoming inauguration ceremony on January 20.
"Thanks, man," Biden said after the shot was administered.
Forty-eight percent approve of Trump's job performance, while 51 percent disapprove.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Sunday that the House of Representatives would move to impeach President Donald Trump again after some of his supporters stormed Capitol Hill last week.
"As I have been saying for a long time, Twitter has gone further and further in banning free speech, and tonight, Twitter employees have coordinated with the Democrats and the Radical Left in removing my account from their platform, to silence me — and YOU," Trump wrote.
"A politically motivated impeachment against a President with 12 days remaining in his term will only serve to further divide our great country."
"One of the few things he and I have ever agreed on," he replied when asked by reporters about Trump's announcement Friday that he would not attend the inauguration ceremony.
Sen. Marco Rubio called for "honest reflection" in the conservative movement on Friday after a group of President Donald Trump's supporters stormed Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
President Donald Trump revealed Friday that he would not attend President-elect Joe Biden's Inauguration ceremony on Capitol Hill.
President Donald Trump reminded the world Friday of the power of the America First movement who supported him for president.
"Impressionable children are watching all this, and they are learning from us," DeVos wrote in her resignation letter sent to the president on Thursday night.
President Donald Trump condemned supporters who stormed Capitol Hill in stronger terms on Thursday. "This moment calls for healing and reconciliation," Trump said. "2020 has been a challenging time for our people.
"Let me be clear, the violence we saw yesterday at our nation's capitall was appalling, reprehensible, and antithetical to the American Way," McEnany said. "We condemn it – the president and this administration – in the strongest possible terms.
CNN and Politico reported that Pence would likely attend Biden's inauguration, citing "sources close to" the vice president.
President-elect Joe Biden excoriated President Donald Trump's supporters who stormed Capitol Hill as "domestic terrorists" on Thursday.
President-elect Joe Biden excoriated President Donald Trump's supporters who stormed Capitol Hill as "domestic terrorists" on Thursday.
President Donald Trump plans to award three golfers the Medal of Freedom on Thursday, as part of his last actions as president of the United States.
"I am appalled by the reckless behavior of some political leaders since the election," Bush said.
Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie denounced President Donald Trump on Thursday, accusing him of inciting his supporters to storm Capitol Hill.
President Donald Trump said he would participate in an orderly transition of power to President-elect Joe Biden after Congress certified the electoral college votesearly Thursday morning.
Vice President Mike Pence concluded the joint session of Congress certifying the electoral votes for President-elect Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris as the Vice President-elect in the 2020 presidential election.
The House of Representatives rejected an objection to the Pennsylvania electoral votes early Thursday morning.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) conceded that it was not a good idea for President Donald Trump to urge his supporters to come to the capitol after they stormed the building and disrupted the election certification proceedings.
Deputy National Security adviser Matt Pottinger resigned Wednesday after President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the United States Capitol to protest the results of the 2020 election.
The Senate overwhelmingly rejected an objection to Pennsylvania's electoral votes with a final vote of 7-92 early Thursday morning.
Sen. Mitt Romney drew applause from his colleagues after he said that the incident earlier in the day was an "insurrection" that "shook him to the core.
"The very fact that the highest levels of the US government and cabinet members are discussing this is quite newsworthy, quite notable, and it underscores the moment that we are at," she said.
"Their fantasy narrative has spiraled further and further from reality, and it builds upon years of sown resentments," Obama wrote. "Now we’re seeing the consequences, whipped up into a violent crescendo.
"To those who wreaked havoc in our capitol today, you did not win. Violence never wins," Pence said. "Freedom wins, and this is still the people's house.
"These are the things and events that happen when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously and viciously stripped away from great patriots who have been badly and unfairly treated for so long," Trump wrote on Twitter.
"These are the things and events that happen when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously and viciously stripped away from great patriots who have been badly and unfairly treated for so long," Trump wrote on Twitter.
President Donald Trump urged thousands of his supporters to "go home" Wednesday after protesters swarmed the U.S. Capitol to disrupt Congress's certification of the 2020 electoral college results.
"I call on President Trump to go on national television now to fulfill his oath and defend the Constitution and demand an end to this siege," Biden said during a speech in Wilmington, Deleware.
Supporters of President Donald Trump stormed Capitol Hill Wednesday to protest the results of the 2020 presidential election and the Joint Session of Congress to certify the electoral results.
Supporters of President Donald Trump stormed Capitol Hill Wednesday to protest the results of the 2020 presidential election and the Joint Session of Congress to certify the electoral results.
President Donald Trump urged his supporters to remain peaceful after they stormed the U.S. Capitol building Wednesday to protest the certification of the electoral college vote.
Vice President Mike Pence announced he would not try to decertify the electoral college votes for President-elect Joe Biden during Wednesday's joint session of Congress.
Supporters of President Donald Trump chanted "bullshit," echoing a line from his speech at a rally Wednesday contesting the results of the 2020 election.
Giuliani defined the "combat" as a battle of reputations, explaining that he was willing to look like a fool if only to get more transparency.
President Donald Trump called for voter ID in America's elections Wednesday morning, responding to presumed Democrat victories in Georgia's Senate runoff election.
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