Psaki: Lawmaker critiques of Biden on voting rights 'a fight against the wrong opponent'

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Jen Psaki argued that progressive members of Congress criticizing Biden for not more forcefully advocating the passage of voting rights legislation were picking “a fight against the wrong opponent.”

The remarks came hours ahead of an expected Senate vote on congressional Democrats’ expansive election reform bill, a package virtually certain to fail.

The remarks from the president’s top spokesperson came hours ahead of an expected Senate vote on congressional Democrats’ expansive election and ethics reform bill, a package virtually certain to fail in the face of staunch Republican opposition. “He needs to be a lot more vocal and a lot more out front,” Rep. Jamaal Bowman told CNN earlier Tuesday, referring to Biden. Asked about those remarks at a White House briefing, Psaki told reporters: “I would suggest that … those words are a fight against the wrong opponent.”

 

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They’re looking to take down the Democratic Party, that’s why. Progressives would’ve been happy if Trump won (or stole) a second term, so they can complain how oppressed they are instead of doing their jobs.

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