Biden says he was 'stupid' not to put his name on pandemic relief checks like Trump did

[pnwmom]

Source: Yahoo

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Tuesday he was “stupid” not to put his own name on pandemic relief checks in 2021, noting that Donald Trump had done so in 2020 and likely got credit for helping people out through this simple, effective act of branding.

Biden did the second-guessing as he delivered a speech at the Brookings Institution defending his economic record and challenging Trump to preserve Democratic policy ideas when he returns to the White House next month.

As Biden focused on his legacy with his term ending, he suggested Trump should keep the Democrats' momentum going and ignore the policies of his allies. The president laid out favorable recent economic data but acknowledgedhis rare public regret that he had not been more self-promotional in advertising the financial support provided by his administration as the country emerged from the pandemic.


“I signed the American Rescue Plan, the most significant economic recovery package in our history, and also learned something from Donald Trump,” Biden said at the Washington-based think tank. "He signed checks for people for 7,400 bucks ... and I didn't. Stupid."

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-says-stupid-not-put-215858665.html

---

Biden wasn't stupid, unless you call being ethical stupid. He knew the funds were coming from the US Treasury, not his personal stash.

Unfortunately, some of Trump's voters might have been stupid enough to think the funds came from him. He's a billionaire, after all.

[BoRaGard]

1. No you were not, Joe

You got help out to the people. You had no need to puff up your ego. You just did your job, and held off the anti-American kristofascist barbarians for four blessed years.

Thanks Joe

[yaesu]

2. sadly you need to treat the majority of americans like 4 yr olds, lots of shiny objects, don't use big words

and always tell them what good boys and girls they are otherwise they throw fits and become low information voters.

[SunSeeker]

4. Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people.

We need to tailor our strategy to the sad fact that at least 49% of Americans are dumbasses. And 54% read BELOW 6th grade level.

[tonekat]

11. I often wonder how the country stays afloat

It really is a warehouse of mediocrity.

[Hassler]

3. Once again taking the high road leads to a steep cliff

[GenThePerservering]

5. Joe wasn't 'stupid'

he was just thinking like a political leader, not like a marketer.

Still and all, Trump's signing those checks was a good idea - it stuck in people's minds.

[groundloop]

7. Yep..... Democrats need to get much better at tooting their own horn.

President Obama and President Biden both did a ton of great things, but a lot of people never knew about it because, well, they were too busy doing other great things for the country. tRUMP, if nothing else, is adept at selling himself.

[SunSeeker]

8. What stuck in my mind was the delay in check printing it caused to put Shitler's signature on them.

[Turbineguy]

6. True trump supporters would not have cashed them,

saving money.

[Javaman]

9. I guess Joe forgot about the book, "the ugly American"

where the soviets accepted the aid from the US in third world countries and then stenciled USSR on it.

[Polybius]

10. Biden wasn't stupid, but I agree that he should have signed it

Trump unfairly got way too much credit for the checks.