White House press secretary Jen Psaki responded to questions on Tuesday concerning the reopening of a migrant detention center for children on the southern U.S.border, claiming that “this is not kids being kept in cages.” During the White House press briefing, Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked Psaki why President Joe Biden’s administration is opening the temporary facility , and noted that when former President Donald Trump’s administration did the same, Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris criticized him for it. (RELATED: President Joe Biden’s Immigration Reforms Could Prompt A Surge Of Migrants At The Southern Border, Expert Says) “First, the policy of this administration … is not to expel unaccompanied children who arrive at the border … Customs and Border Control continue to transfer unaccompanied children to the HHS Office of Refugee Resettlement. That can take a couple of days,” Psaki responded. “But because of COVID-19 protocols, like social distancing requirements, the capacity at existing Office of Refugee Resettlement shelters has been significantly reduced because, of course, you can’t have a child in every bed.” She explained that they “ensure the health and safety” of the kids who live in the facilities “for a short period of time” by adhering to spacing rules. She then stated that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) opened the “emergency facility” to add capacity where the children “can be provided the care they need before they are safely placed with families and sponsors.” It’s a temporary reopening,” she added. “Our intention is very much to close it, but we wanted to ensure that we can follow COVID protocols as unaccompanied minors come into the United States.” Doocy then noted that the facility is the same one that was open under the Trump administration in 2019, after which Joe Biden claimed there were “horrifying scenes at the border of kids being kept in cages.” He added that Harris also criticized the ...
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Watch: Joe Biden Botches Democrats’ Names, Asks ‘What Am I Doing Here?’
President Joe Biden struggled to read his speech Friday as he botched the names of Democrat members of Congress and asked, “What am I doing here?” Biden was in Houston to visit the area affected by last week’s deep freeze and appeared to have trouble reading his speech: pic.twitter.com/m2rJxlhKP1 — holly wiley (@hollyjayewiley) February 27, 2021 “Representatives, uh, Sheryl— Shirley Jackson Lee,” Biden said, flubbing the name of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX). He continued, “Al Green, Sylvia Garcia, Lizzie Pinneli— excuse me, Pinell, and, uh, what am I doing here?” before looking down at the podium. “I’m going to lose track here, and, uh, um— Mayor [Sylvester] Turner, Judge [Lina] Hidalgo, uh, thank you all for welcoming us,” Biden said. On Thursday, Biden had to be reminded by Vice President Kamala Harris to retrieve his mask: C-SPAN The president was appearing at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building and had concluded his remarks and went to chat with medical personnel unmasked. After receiving a thumbs-up from a double-masked Dr. Anthony Fauci, Harris asked Biden, “Where’s your mask?” “My mask!” he said before returning to the podium to retrieve it. Kyle Olson is a reporter for Breitbart News. He is also host of “The Kyle Olson Show,” syndicated on Michigan radio stations on Saturdays–download full podcast episodes . Follow him on Parler . ...
Poll shows most GOP voters back Trump 2024 bid
A narrow majority of Republican voters say they would support former President Trump Donald Trump Sacha Baron Cohen calls out 'danger of lies, hate and conspiracies' in Golden Globes speech Sorkin uses Abbie Hoffman quote to condemn Capitol violence: Democracy is 'something you do' Ex-Trump aide Pierson planning run for Congress MORE for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, according to a Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll survey released exclusively to The Hill. The poll shows 52 percent of GOP voters back Trump, who has floated a potential comeback in 2024 after losing to President Biden Joe Biden Biden offers support to union organizing efforts Senate Democrats nix 'Plan B' on minimum wage hike Kavanaugh dismays conservatives by dodging pro-Trump election lawsuits MORE in November. That makes him far and away the favorite for his party’s presidential nod; former Vice President Mike Pence Michael (Mike) Richard Pence CPAC, all-in for Trump, is not what it used to be Democrats don't trust GOP on 1/6 commission: 'These people are dangerous' The Memo: CPAC fires starting gun on 2024 MORE placed second with 18 percent support, while former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley Nikki Haley The Memo: CPAC fires starting gun on 2024 The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by The AIDS Institute - Ahead: One-shot vax, easing restrictions, fiscal help Haley isolated after Trump fallout MORE came in third with only 7 percent support. ADVERTISEMENT If Trump ultimately decides against another presidential bid, however, it’s Pence who picks up the most support, according to the poll. Forty-one percent of GOP voters surveyed said they prefer Pence for the nomination if Trump isn’t on the ballot. Sen. Ted Cruz Rafael (Ted) Edward Cruz Five takeaways from CPAC 2021 Trump wins CPAC straw poll with 55 percent 'SNL' envisions Fauci as game show host, giving winners ...
Senate Democrats Bail on Backup Plan For $15 Minimum Wage As Part of Biden Stimulus
Senate Finance Committee chair Ron Wyden. Photo: Getty Images Last week, Senate Democrats heeded the ruling of the body’s parliamentarian, who determined they were not allowed to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 as part of the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan. According to parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, tacking on the proposal to President Biden’s stimulus plan would violate the rules of budget reconciliation, the process Democrats are using to pass the $1.9 trillion package with just 51 votes. While previous administrations had fired the legislative rule-keeper as a simple workaround, Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris wanted to “ respect ” the will of the unelected official, rather than secure an immediate win for the widely-supported benefit, which would be the first increase to the minimum hourly wage in over a decade. Immediately after the play was spiked, Democrats scrambled to get an imperfect $15 minimum into the bill: Aides for Senate Finance Committee chair Ron Wyden, consulting with Senate Budget Chair Bernie Sanders, wrote up a proposal requiring “very large” companies like Walmart and Amazon to pay a 5 percent payroll tax if they did not pay their workers at least $15 per hour. Smaller businesses, meanwhile, would be encouraged to raise their employees’ wages by providing income tax credits equal to 25 percent of wages, up to $10,000 per employer per year. Now, this backup plan has also been spiked, according to the Washington Post , which reports that the “the tax outlined by Sanders and Wyden could be easily avoided and difficult to implement, with large corporations able to reclassify workers as contractors to avoid potential penalties.” Sanders and Wyden, who have reportedly walked away from the proposal, would have also had to convince a hesitant caucus to support a wage increase — one that still doesn’t cover rent for a two-bedroom apartment in all but six states in the nation — while hashing ...
Jane Fonda calls for greater diversity in Hollywood during Cecil B. DeMille Award speech
close Video Fox News Flash top entertainment headlines for February 28 Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Check out what's clicking today in entertainment. Jane Fonda is the latest recipient of the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 2021 Golden Globes . During her acceptance speech on Sunday night, the actress called for greater diversity in Hollywood and praised how storytelling can change perspectives around the world. The 83-year-old activist, star of "Barbarella," "Klute," "Coming Home," "On Golden Pond" and "9 to 5," received the Globes’ version of a lifetime achievement award, one of the few honorees to accept a Globe in person in Beverly Hills. Wearing a white suit just as Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris did for significant political speeches, Fonda said, "We are a community of storytellers, aren’t we, and in turbulent, crisis-torn times like these, story-telling has always been essential." GOLDEN GLOBES 2021: PARTIAL WINNERS LIST She said stories let us "have empathy, to recognize that for all our diversity we are all humans." Honoree Jane Fonda accepts the Cecil B. DeMille Award onstage at the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton. (Polk/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) But she said there is another "story we’ve been afraid to see and hear about ourselves in this industry, about which voices we respect and elevate and which we tune out, who is offered a seat at the table and who is kept out of the rooms where decisions are made." Fonda called for Hollywood’s leaders to "make an effort to expand that tent" so that "everyone has a chance to be seen and heard." GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS CO-HOSTS TINA FEY, AMY POEHLER MUM ON POLITICS, SLAM HFPA IN OPENING MONOLOGUE The DeMille award honors "outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment." Previous winners include Walt Disney, Judy ...
