The intelligence community's current assessment is that these three objects were most likely balloons tied to private companies, recreation, or research institutions studying weather or conducting other scientific research. Joe Biden: We don't yet know exactly what these three objects were, but nothing right now suggests they were related to China's spy balloon program or that they were surveillance vehicles from any other country. President Biden spoke to the American people on Thursday and let's take a quick listen of what he had to say. I'm joined by two of the best colleagues and co-conspirators, columnist Kimberley Strassel, and editorial board member Collin Levy. I'm Kate Bachelder Odell, a member of the Journal's editorial board, a sometimes guest, but today I've reached the inner sanctum, I'm hosting.
But as the president seriously weighs reelection in 2024, what does the public think about the possibility of a president who will be 82 on his second inauguration? The White House released a letter detailing the president's latest physical exam. But what do we learn about three other flying objects taken down over Alaska, Canada, and Lake Huron? Also, president Biden gets a checkup. Kate Bachelder Odel: President Biden on Thursday made a speech about the recent spate of shootdowns over the American homeland, including a Chinese spy balloon taken down over the Atlantic Ocean. Speaker 1: From the Opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Trump downplayed the pandemic in its early stages and repeatedly predicted rosier numbers about the expected death toll in the United States than came to fruition.This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. 20 after defeating Trump, a Republican, in the 2020 presidential election, in part by arguing he would do a better job of addressing the pandemic. The country has the highest overall death figure, reflecting the lack of a unified, national response last year, when the administration of former President Donald Trump mostly left states to their own devices in tackling the greatest public health crisis in a century.īiden, a Democrat, took office on Jan. "We have to fight this together as one people, as the United States of America."Ībout 19% of total global coronavirus deaths have occurred in the United States, an outsized figure given that the nation accounts for just 4% of the world’s population. It's cost too many lives already," he said. "We must end the politics of misinformation that have divided families, communities and the country. The president called on Americans to remain vigilant in fighting the pandemic by continuing to wear marks, observe social distancing and receive vaccinations when it was their turn. While we've been fighting this pandemic for so long, we have to resist becoming numb to sorrow," Biden said in an emotional address at the White House.īiden also ordered that all flags on federal properties and military facilities be lowered to half-staff for the next five days, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said. "As a nation, we can't accept such a cruel fate. Newsletter sign-up: Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inbox.ET at the White House after the president's remarks. That's more Americans who have died in one year in this pandemic than in World War One, World War Two and the Vietnam War combined," he said.īiden, Vice President Kamala Harris, first lady Jill Biden and second gentleman Doug Emhoff marked a moment of silence at 6:15 p.m. "Today we mark a truly grim, heartbreaking milestone - 500,071 dead. deaths from COVID-19, urging Americans to set aside partisan differences and fight the pandemic together. President Joe Biden led Americans in observing a moment of silence on Monday to commemorate the grim milestone of 500,000 U.S.
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