Zeke Miller, Associated Press White House correspondent, has a reputation for embarrassing hackery. Miller was also guilty of a fake report on Winston Churchill’s bust in Trump White House in 2017. He also embarrassed himself at the first Biden administration briefing. Miller made another embarrassing entry Monday, a 1,400-word piece full of saliva for Biden. It read: “One hug, one selfie at the time, Biden’s mission to connect.”
Miller began giving sugary smacks right from the beginning: “One handshake. One hug. And one selfie.” Long-time friends say that if President Joe Biden could greet all Americans this way, his approval ratings will soar.
Miller kept the negatives to a minimum, lamenting that Biden “has never been at his best when he delivers big speeches, where he can be stilted” (which could also be classified as gaffes), and “his stories sometimes meandering”, which could translate into lies.
Miller said that after the speeches were over, he gushed about the “beginning of Biden’s favorite part” of an event, the rope line. “[h]e whirls about, scans the crowd, and zeroes in his first target for one-on-one connections.
Miller gave Miller the example of a Milwaukee brewery owner’s grandchild. He added that post-event interactions are often involving children and include Biden’s habit of “carry[ing] cash so he [discreetly slips] kids a few bucks and encourage them to purchase ice cream” or keeping track on one “who stutters.”
Miller continued to debase his credibility with his boasts that Miller had perfected his selfie arm. The products are widely shared on social networks.
Miller acted like a Biden biographer and further suggested that Biden’s love for retail politics was something he “perfected through decades-long glad-handing in Delaware, which has a population of just over 1,000,000 when he was first elected to Senate in 1972.” However, Miller was hindered due to COVID-19, and the Secret Service.
Miller complained that such behavior is not reciprocated at the poll box. While his staff admires his humanity, Miller said that Miller’s gripes are unfair.
Politically, one-on-one empathy and warmth only go so far. They helped him to forge bipartisan connections in the Senate, but most voters only see the president in scripted, staged moments from the White House. Biden’s aides sought ways to show voters the president’s private interactions with behind-the scenes videos of some of those encounters even though they are unlikely to ever get to see one.
Biden insists on allowing time for interaction with people at his events. These encounters seem to be a way for Biden to feel energized and help him formulate his policies.
There are moments when it is awkward, like when a presidential quip goes wrong. These embarrassing moments are often broadcast online by his political adversaries in today’s partisan environment. They are outnumbered however by the positive interactions that have defined Biden’s career and tested his stamina as an aide.
“He outlasts our,” Jen O’Malley Dillon, White House deputy chief-of-staff, told The Associated Press about Biden’s habit of spending 30 minutes, an hours, and sometimes more shaking hands.
Stephen Goepfert (Biden’s former personal assistant or “body man”) said that “he’s going to take as long as he likes.”
Do you remember when Trump officials offered such praise for their bosses and were viewed as cultists.
Miller added fluff to the topic after it took a depressing turn.
Biden will often call an aide to help him navigate through crowds. He’ll often take someone backstage to take a photo, get their information for follow up, or record the number of a loved-one who can’t be there to receive a surprise phone call from the president.
Miller said that Biden used to give his cell phone number out to young people seeking advice on speech impairment. Some of these relationships have been in place for more than a decade.
Miller claimed that such interactions, as stated by Biden aides to Miller, help support his policies. One claimed it was because he’d been in many of those shoes that the American people are wearing.
Biden, a Washington man since 1973, is the owner of two mansions and a jet-setting cocaine-addicted child who has done business with corrupt Chinese officials and Ukrainian officials. Yeah, right.
