Manchin blasts WH staff for leaking 'absolutely inexcusable' things about him after rejecting BBBSen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., blasted the White House "staff" for leaking "absolutely inexcusable" things about him after rejecting President Biden’s Build Back Better Act during an interview on "Fox News Sunday."
Manchin said during a Monday interview with MetroNews Talkline that the White House "retaliated" against him after he told "Fox News Sunday" that he could not support Biden's signature COVID–19 relief legislation.
"Basically, they retaliated," the West Virginia Democrat said. "I figured they would come back strong."
Manchin defended his decision to oppose the Build Back Better Act, elaborating that he has "gone and talked" to Biden, who "knew we couldn’t get there."
The senator also blamed the White House "staff" for recent news reports about him, saying they were being "driven" by the president’s staffers and that he understands it is not Biden’s doing.
"This is staff. And they drove some things and they put some things out that were absolutely inexcusable," Manchin said. "And they know what it is. And that's it."...................
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