(Child Tax Credit Program) White House Locks Down Joe Biden After Critical Messaging Errors with ReportersBreitbart, Jun 21, 2021
The White House on Monday blocked President Joe Biden from speaking with reporters about a signature administration effort on entitlements.
The Biden administration kicked off a messaging push to promote the child tax credit, but Biden was not scheduled to speak to reporters.
Families will begin receiving monthly payments in their bank accounts of $250 or more per child beginning in July, a massive entitlement program that comes as part of Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus rescue plan.
Biden was not part of the White House’s number one messaging strategy of the day.
His daily schedule for Monday only featured a meeting with financial regulators at 1:45 pm. The event was closed to the press.
Instead, the White House sent Vice President Kamala Harris to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to deliver a speech on the issue.
The White House released a 430-word statement purportedly from Biden on Monday afternoon to promote the program, which read like one of his teleprompter speeches carefully constructed by his press aides.
On Monday morning, White House press secretary Jen Psaki appeared on CBS This Morning to talk about the tax credit.
Press staff also sent messaging promoting the program on social media, using the president’s account to share pre-approved statements.
White House staff sidelining Biden comes after a series of blunders the president made in front of the press.
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