For the last few months, one key member in the Biden administration has been rather distant when it comes to COVID-19 and other top Democratic agendas. Causing many to wonder if there is a rift in the White House, Vice President Kamala Harris, who appeared to be inseparable from Biden when he supposedly won the election, has now opted to remain in the shadows. Only when the media pressed the White House on the matter did Harris reappear. And since then, Harris has taken some a stance going against the Biden administration on key issues like COVID-19.
Appearing on CBS, Harris discussed the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and unlike President Joe Biden and some Democrats, the Vice President decided not to blame the surge on those who remain hesitant about the jab. Instead, she said, “I don’t think this is a moment to talk about fault. It is no one’s fault that this virus hit our shores or hit the world. … It is more about individual power and responsibility and the decisions that everyone has the choice to make.”
For those wondering, back in September, President Biden said to the nation, “This is a pandemic of the unvaccinated. And it’s caused by the fact that despite America having an unprecedented and successful vaccination program, despite the fact that for almost five months free vaccines have been available in 80,000 different locations, we still have nearly 80 million Americans who have failed to get the shot.”
Although Harris didn’t condemn those who refused to get the COVID-19 shot, she did insist, “We have the power today to go out and if you’ve not been boosted, go get boosted. The power today to go and get vaccinated. And that will have an impact on where we end up tomorrow.”
But remember, according to Biden, “It’s here now, and it’s spreading, and it’s going to increase. For [the] unvaccinated, we are looking at a winter of severe illness and death — the unvaccinated, for themselves, their families and the hospitals they will soon overwhelm.”
This piece was written by Jeremy Porter on December 21, 2021. It originally appeared in DrewBerquist.com and is used by permission.
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