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CASPER STAR-TRIBUNE NEWS Sunday, February 21, 2021 | A7 Trump unchallenged Biden’s first month was about erasing Trump JONATHAN LEMIRE AND predecessor faced and a on election claims CALVIN WOODWARD nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget WASHINGTON — Joe who’s been busy deleting DAVID BAUDER with the Fox team. The Biden is a month into his years of social media posts Associated Press subject didn’t come up in presidency and at least one assailing Republicans and NEW YORK — In the a later interview with Fox’s pattern is clear. He doesn’t some on the Democratic left. first television interviews . want to talk about the “the The Democrat framed his of his post-presidency, No interviewer intro- former guy.” first month as one to start to repeated duced the topic. Except That guy is Donald “heal the soul” of the nation his false claims that the for Kelly, each questioner Trump. But if Biden is reluc- and restore the White House election was stolen from stuck strictly to the sub- tant to say Trump’s name too as a symbol of stability and him 10 times — each in- ject of Trump’s relation- much, a lot of what he has credibility. stance unprompted and ship with Limbaugh. been doing has been in direct Gone are the predawn unchallenged. “We probably have 100 contrast to his predecessor’s EVAN VUCCI, ASSOCIATED PRESS Trump tweets that rat- Trump emerged this questions for you, but so legacy. President signs his first executive orders Jan. 20 in tled Washington with im- week for interviews many of these are not ap- On policy, symbolism the Oval Office of the White House. promptu policy announce- with Chan- propriate for this venue, so and style, from the Earth’s ments and incendiary rhet- nel, Newsmax and One we’ll keep it on this topic climate to what’s not on his the stirrings of legislation, more help to poorer countries oric. Gone are rosy projec- America News Network for now,” Hemmer said. desk (Trump’s button to Biden set out to unwind the in the pandemic and whether tions about the virus, with tied to the death of Rush Hemmer arguably summon a Diet Coke), Biden heart of Trump’s agenda on his words of renewed soli- ill-fated promises that the Limbaugh. teased the subject, though, has been purging immigration, the pandemic darity with NATO may only nation is “rounding the cor- Each network actively when he asked Trump if he however he can in an open- and more. last until the next pendulum ner” on the pandemic. appeals to Trump’s base had spoken to Limbaugh ing stretch that is wholly un- “The subtext under every swing of U.S. politics. Biden has leveled with the conservative audience. post-election. like the turmoil and trouble one of the images we are see- In addition, Biden faces public about the pandemic. And the way the inter- “Rush thought we won, of his predecessor’s first ing from the White House the reality that over the past “You had the former guy views were conducted and so do I,” Trump said. month. is the banner: ‘Under new four years China has moved saying that, well, you know, illustrates how difficult So, in fact, do many of The test for Biden is management’,” says Robert in to fill the void left by the we’re just going to open it may be to change the his supporters. An Associ- whether his stylistic changes Gibbs, press secretary for U.S. on trade, and allies have things up, and that’s all we minds of supporters who ated Press-NORC Center will be matched by policies President . learned to rely less on the need to do,” Biden told his believe the former presi- for Public Affairs Research that deliver a marked im- “Whether showing it U.S. during the more hostile first town-hall meeting as dent’s unfounded narra- poll taken between Jan. 28 provement from Trump, and overtly or subtly, the mes- Trump era. president, this past week. tive. and Feb. 1 found that 65% a month is not long enough sage they are trying to de- One month into Trump’s “We said, no, you’ve got to Nearly a month after he of Republicans say that Joe to measure that. Further, liver, without engaging the presidency, he had already deal with the disease before left office, Trump drove Biden was not legitimately the length of Biden’s hon- former president, is to make lost his national security ad- you deal with getting the his point home on each elected president last No- eymoon is likely to be brief sure everyone understands viser and his choice for labor economy going.” network: vember. in highly polarized Wash- that things were going to secretary to scandal. The re- The president and his „ “The election was When Trump supporter ington, with Republicans operate differently now and volving door of burned-out, team have been deliberately stolen,” he told OANN’s , CEO of My already saying he has caved that hopefully the results disgraced or disfavored aides setting expectations low White House correspon- Pillow, started making to the left wing of the Dem- would be different, too.” was already creaking into — particularly on vaccina- dent Jenn Pellegrino. election fraud claims in ocratic Party. In executive actions, motion. Some of his prime tions and school reopening “We were robbed. It was a a Newsmax interview on The first time the nation Biden reversed Trump’s initiatives were blocked by — setting up the prospect of rigged election.” Feb. 2, anchor Bob Sellers saw Biden in the Oval Of- course on the environment courts. a political win simply by ex- „ “We did win the elec- interrupted him to read fice, he sat behind the Res- and placed the Obama health Biden’s first month has ceeding modest goals. tion, as far as I’m con- a statement saying that olute Desk wearing a mask. law at the center of the pan- been comparatively dra- The daily press briefings cerned. It was disgraceful “election results in every Trump, of course, had es- demic response with an ex- ma-free, with many of his are back, this time with sign what happened,” he said to state were certified and chewed masks, and made tended enrollment period for Cabinet picks approved. language. Pets roam the Greg Kelly on Newsmax. Newsmax accepts the re- their use a culture war totem the insurance program that After 40 years in Wash- White House lawn again. „ “You would have had sults as legitimate and fi- and political cudgel. Trump swore to kill. ington, eight years as Fires crackle in the White riots going all over the nal. The courts have also Though Biden wore a The Iran nuclear deal that Obama’s vice president and House fireplace. place if that happened to accepted that view.” mask in the campaign, see- Biden’s predecessor aban- two failed presidential cam- At his town hall event, a Democrat,” he said when When Lindell pressed ing it on the face of the new doned is back on the dip- paigns before his successful Biden repeatedly talked interviewed by Harris his claims, Sellers walked president in the Oval Office lomatic plate. The United one, Biden has had a lifetime about how he doesn’t want Faulkner and Bill Hemmer off the set. made for a different mes- States is back in the World to think about how to get to talk about the former guy. on Fox News Channel. But a day later, Sellers sage. Biden wished to make Health Organization as well rolling as president. “I’m tired of talking about At no point did an inter- apologized, saying “there a sharp break with his pre- as the Paris climate accord. There have been chal- Donald Trump,” he said. viewer interrupt Trump is no question I could have decessor while his admin- But that only goes so far. lenges nonetheless: the “For four years, all that’s to correct or challenge handled the end of the in- istration came to own the The world wants to see how distraction of Trump’s been in the news is Trump. the claims. He brought up terview differently.” Kelly deep and intractable crises far Biden will actually go post-presidential impeach- The next four years, I want the election grievances read no statement about that awaited him. in making good on climate ment trial, a more narrowly to make sure all the news is six times with Kelly, twice certified election results With executive orders, goals, whether he will steer divided Senate than his the American people.” with Pellegrino and twice after Trump’s claims. policy pronouncements and

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