By Stacey Lennox
It is not clear why CNN held a town hall hosted by Anderson Cooper with President Biden last night. Perhaps this a way to avoid more unpredictable press avails, where Peter Doocy from Fox News might ask an uncomfortable question. Or maybe it is just another opportunity for the corporate media to fawn over the man who saved them from four more years of Orange Man Bad. Several highlights are worthy of note, even if you chose not to tune in. Unless it is part of your job, the choice to binge watch Tiger King for the second time is entirely understandable.
Let’s start with the lie that won’t die. The Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine narrative:
Massive lie from Joe Biden on CNN: “we didn’t have [the coronavirus vaccine] when we came into office” pic.twitter.com/tRxvX5QNPK
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) February 17, 2021
President Biden himself received two doses of the vaccine before Inauguration Day. He received his second dose on January 11, on camera with CNN. On January 14, U.S. News reported that the daily vaccination total was nearing 1 million doses a day. The following day, the federal government released all available doses to administer to those age 65 and older. Biden bravely committed to 100 million doses in the first 100 days of his presidency. We currently have a seven-day rolling average of 1.72 million vaccinations per day. There are more than enough “vaccinators” to nearly double the administration’s goal.