Biden pushes the 'distract' button

 

Monica Showalter  "Joe Biden was in San Diego a couple days ago, signing a historic AUKUS pact for mutual defense and technology-sharing with the prime ministers of Australia and the U.K., in a new effort to counter China.

"Despite that, he moved a little further north to Monterey Park and announce this:

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Tuesday designed to increase background checks in a visit to a Los Angeles suburb that was the site of a mass shooting this year.

Biden issued the order shortly before a trip to Monterey Park, where 11 people were killed in January at a gathering for Lunar New Year celebrations.

"We all saw a day and festivity and light turned into a day of fear and darkness," Biden said Tuesday afternoon, when he read the names of the mass shooting victims.

"I’m here with you today to act," Biden said.

" This was in Biden's backpocket. These announcements always timed to change topics. (Not sure how criminals will find guns now)

— Charles V Payne (@cvpayne) March 14, 2023

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President Biden will announce an Executive Order with the goal of increasing the number of background checks conducted before firearm sales.

This was in Biden's backpocket. These announcements always timed to change topics. (Not sure how criminals will find guns now)

— Charles V Payne (@cvpayne) March 14, 2023

"Which has an odd 'clang' given that the shooting happened months ago, and had no racial or other political kickers for him to capitalize on. It was just a miserable character acting out a personal grudge who went on a melee, Asian-on-Asian violence.

"Given how much else is going on in the world Fox News's Charles Payne wondered why the oddly out-of-touch announcement was made at all:". . .