Senator Joe Manchin recounts a private conversation with President Joe Biden in the White House regarding Manchin's pushback against the American Rescue Plan.
Disclosure
Manchin opposed Build Back Better for shifting American mindset toward entitlement
“If we pass this piece of legislation you're asking me to vote for, the BBB, you're changing the psychic to the nation of how much more can my country do for me. I wasn't born that way, I wasn't raised that way, I don't believe that way, and I can't do it. You …”
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Manchin reveals he and Mitt Romney discussed running on a third-party ticket
“Mitt Romney and I were talking about running. I said, Mitt, he said, Joe, let's, we have to start a new party.”
Opinion
Joe Manchin calls the Senate filibuster the holy grail of American democracy
“That's the holy grail to democracy as we know it, because without it, we wouldn't be the country we are now.”
Assertion Contradicted
Manchin claims climate protesters at his houseboat were organized and paid
“Oh, no, that was organized. They were paid, Shamath, because a lot of my friends who live on the, down at the river, on the Potomac River with me, on the boat, They played like, how can I get a job with you? How can I do this if I want to protest? They said, I…”
Opinion
Manchin: Trump's strongman style works in the Middle East, not Western diplomacy
“He is the perfect president for the Middle East. Strong man, strong arm. He, I say what I mean what I say, and boom, boom, boom, using my military mic. That doesn't work in the western part of the world where we have diplomacy.”
Disclosure
Manchin claims he never promised to vote for Build Back Better
“I never promised to vote for BBB. I says, I'll get on it and let you work the bill. I'm never going to be for this bill.”