'He's trying to avoid blame for his incompetence': GOP slams Biden after he said 'there is no federal solution' to combating COVID despite previously promising to 'shut down the virus' as cases hit highest level since January despite mask and vax mandates
- Republicans are blasting President Joe Biden after he said 'there is no federal solution' to combatting COVID-19 during a virtual meeting with 25 governors
- The GOP, citing a remark Biden made in October 2020, accused the president of giving up on his promise to 'shut down the virus'
- Sen. Tom Cotton, from Arkansas, slammed the president for implementing illegal mandates COVID and blamed his 'incompetence' for the surging virus
- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said if combatting the virus falls on the states, than the 'Texas solution is no mandates and personal responsibility'
- However, Biden's supporters rushed to his defense, alleging the Republicans took his remarks out of context
- They claimed the now-viral clip of Biden was 'a total lie' and edited to suggest he is 'quitting on dealing with COVID and just throwing it to the states'
- Biden's comments came as COVID cases in the US have jumped by nearly 70% over the past two weeks and the CDC cut isolation restrictions from 10 days to 5