Joe Biden Admits He Did Not Realize Seriousness of Infant Formula Shortage Soon Enough

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Joe Biden Admits He Did Not Realize Seriousness of Infant Formula Shortage Soon Enough

Charlie Spiering 1 Jun 2022

President Joe Biden acknowledged Wednesday he did not know about the infant formula shortage soon enough.

“I don’t think anyone anticipated the impact of the shutdown of one facility,” Biden said to reporters when asked why he did not act sooner to help end shortages.

Biden spoke to a group of baby formula producers during a live video event on his imitation White House set across the street from the actual White House in an attempt to demonstrate his commitment to solving the problem.

But Biden said he did not realize the problem until early April, even though formula-producing executives had sent messages to realtors warning of potential shortages.

“They did, but I didn’t,” he said shortly, referring to the CEOs.

NBC News reported Tuesday that Biden was upset with his staff.

One executive said they knew right away that the Abbott formula plant closure in February would be a problem.

“We knew from the very beginning this would be a very serious event,” the executive said.

Despite Biden’s assertion that he was taking the crisis seriously, he did not even publicly address baby formula shortages until May 13.

“We’re going to be, in a matter of weeks or less, getting significantly more formula on shelves,” he said at the time.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/06/01/joe-biden-admits-he-did-not-realize-seriousness-of-infant-formula-shortage-soon-enough/

[Hoodat]

Yet the Sturgis Plant which was tied to ZERO infant illnesses remains closed.

[dfwgator]

F___ Joe Biden!

[libertybele]

F___ Joe Biden!

I second that emotion!

[Free Vulcan]

I guess this is the new talking points. Apologize, but no consequences and do nothing to fix it.

[libertybele]

I guess this is the new talking points. Apologize, but no consequences and do nothing to fix it.

Does Joe realize the seriousness of anything?  Doubtful that he really even cares.

[mystery-ak]

Does Joe realize the seriousness of anything?  Doubtful that he really even cares.

Maybe when the babies start to die...oh wait they kill babies so he won't care..

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CNN’s Tapper to White House: Does ‘Whole of Government Approach’ on Formula Not Include Biden?

Ian Hanchett 1 Jun 2022

During an interview with White House National Economic Council Director Brian Deese on Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” host Jake Tapper contrasted revelations that President Joe Biden wasn’t informed about the baby formula issue until April with White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre’s claim that the administration has “been doing this whole of government approach since the recall” and wondered if a whole of government approach “doesn’t include” the president.

Tapper said, “I guess I still just don’t fully understand why you didn’t tell the president until April if the problem was reported to the FDA last fall, the FDA didn’t check it out until, I think, December, and then they shut down the factory in February. The president, the guy who — the only one who can invoke the Defense Production Act to force companies to produce this incredibly, direly needed infant formula, he’s not told until April. Karine Jean-Pierre, your Press Secretary, just said this has been a ‘whole of government approach[.]’ That doesn’t include the president?”

Deese responded, “The FDA took the appropriate measures to shut down the facility in February. And when that happened, the FDA and the relevant officials from across the government were on — focused on the effort to try to increase production from other producers and also figure out how quickly they could get that facility back online. It took too long to get that facility back online. It took too long to get Abbott to agree to a consent decree. Once it was clear that that facility was not going to be able to come back online, it was clear we were going to need to even more greatly increase production, particularly of those specialty formulas. But I want to be very clear that the president’s role in this has been, at the right and appropriate moments, when we needed to do things like the Defense Production Act, when we needed to take extraordinary measures like Operation Fly Formula, he has been informed, he has directed the action that we have taken.”

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2022/06/01/cnns-tapper-to-white-house-does-whole-of-government-approach-on-formula-not-include-biden/

[libertybele]

Maybe when the babies start to die...oh wait they kill babies so he won't care..

As long as things don't affect his lifestyle, he could care less. Of course Mama Jill keeps him in luxury.  She has a net worth of $50 million.  (Joe has a net worth of around $10 million).

She must be a pretty darn good teacher to have that kind of money. 

https://caknowledge.com/jill-biden-net-worth/

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So who knew what, and WHEN? Baby formula execs say they knew Abbott plant closure in February would 'serious' formula shortage - but Biden says he didn't know about crisis until APRIL as White House growing questions over chaos for parents

    Multiple baby formula manufacturers told Biden they knew the shutting down of the Abbott plant in February would lead to shortages
    Executives said they warned the FDA about it
    'We knew from the very beginning this would be a very serious event,'  said Robert Cleveland, an executive at Reckitt
    'We could foresee that this was going to create a tremendous shortage,' said Murray Kessler, CEO of Perrigo Company
    Biden defended his administration's response
    'I don't think anyone anticipated the impact of one facility,' the president said
    White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre didn't answer repeated questions on why Biden wasn't warned right away
    'The president has multiple issues crises at the moment,' she said

By Emily Goodin, Senior U.S. Political Reporter

Published: 16:06 EDT, 1 June 2022 | Updated: 17:26 EDT, 1 June 2022

Multiple baby formula manufacturers on Wednesday told President Joe Biden they knew the shutting down of the Abbott plant in February would lead to shortages and that they warned the FDA about it.

Their comments are raising questions about why Biden and his administration didn't act faster to get more formula produced and onto store shelves. The closure resulted in a bare grocery store shelves, a major hike in formula prices and frantic parents worried about feeding their children.

Biden defended his administration's response, saying they 'kicked everything into gear' when they knew how bad the problem was.

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10876069/Baby-formula-execs-tell-Biden-knew-Abbott-closure-cause-shortage.html

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“I don’t think anyone anticipated the impact of the shutdown of one facility,” Biden said to reporters when asked why he did not act sooner to help end shortages.

Not true.  At least one commentator did an analysis showing that, mostly due to government policies and regulations, the system was particularly susceptible to the shutdown of one major player.

[Free Vulcan]

As long as things don't affect his lifestyle, he could care less.

That's pretty much it. Joe Skeezy is that rich robber baron, country club type who just don't understand why the little people aren't happy with living in deprivation, with a leader like him to give their loyalty and adulation to.

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Three weeks ago:

FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces Additional Steps to Address Infant Formula Shortage

MAY 12, 2022 • STATEMENTS AND RELEASES

President Biden has directed his administration to work urgently to ensure that during the Abbott Nutrition voluntary recall, infant formula is safe and available for families across the country. Today, President Biden spoke with retailers and manufacturers, including Wal-Mart, Target, Reckitt, and Gerber, to discuss ways we can all work together to do more to help families access infant formula.

On February 17, the largest infant formula manufacturer in the country—Abbott Nutrition—initiated a voluntary recall of several lines of powdered formula. This came after concerns about bacterial contamination at Abbott’s Sturgis, Michigan, facility after four infants fell ill and two died. The federal government—including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Transportation (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Commerce (DOC), and the White House—has worked diligently over the last few months to address the shortfall in infant formula production while the Sturgis plant remains offline  .  .  .

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/05/12/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-additional-steps-to-address-infant-formula-shortage/


No less than seven government departments and agencies plus the White House have been working on this for months, yet Biden says he should have acted sooner?  What an incompetent lying POS.

[Free Vulcan]

I see the frequency of contradicting lies is getting short and shorter. Now we're down to 3 weeks.

Not quite soon enough to go down the memory hole.

[GtHawk]

Please, Joe didn't know squat period until some staffer realized they completely cocked up ignoring the issue, that's when Joe was told about it and what he should say.

[libertybele]

‘Brutal’: WH spox Karine Jean-Pierre is clearly running out of excuses for Biden

Amid all the crises that are happening at the moment, the White House press office spin machine is working overtime attempting to explain why none of them are the fault of President Biden or his administration. Today’s White House briefing with Biden press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was no different, except they’re officially running out of excuse............

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KJP: "We did everything that we can from the moment that we learned about the recall..."

REPORTER: "That just doesn't address the question of why it was that the president didn't know...that this would be a very serious problem."

KJP: "I have not spoken to the president..."


https://twitter.com/i/status/1532098695482720256

https://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2022/06/01/brutal-wh-spox-karine-jean-pierre-is-clearly-running-out-of-excuses-for-biden/