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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting that he made a point to note the failure was not Biden, but either some staffers or some people in his administration (can't recall the quote exactly) that slipped some stuff in there that was absolutely unacceptable to him.  He said they know what it is.[/quote]

OOOOo I want this gossip.  What interview, do you remember?[/quote]

Biden and Manchin are long-time friends who have worked together for decades.  Manchin did not want to throw Biden under the bus, but there was one WH staffer (none of the news sources have identified them yet) who apparently tried to browbeat Manchin into agreeing to BBB.  Manchin's little reversal to the media was essentially saying that this staffer had better back off, apologize and change tactics or the bill is dead.  That staffer had better do something to get Manchin back at the table or they are done...they may already be done, but their only hope is the apologize and try to coax Manchin back to the table.[/quote]

DP.  This sounds so petty.  If Manchin has problems with a staffer, he should take it up with the White House instead of vaguebooking to the media.  And whatever it is should have nothing to do with whether he supports this bill - if the bill is good, he should vote for it regardless of what some staffer said.  If it isn’t, then he should own his opposition to the substance of the bill instead of trying to deflect any blame onto a WH staffer.[/quote]

OMG We've finally got a further play-by-play of that pivotal week leading up to 'I can't do it' on Fox news!

Manchin met up with Biden directly on 12/14 and apparently he went in with the expectation that they were going to transition their talks to Voting Rights legislation. But Biden was still hung on BBB. It did not go well.

[b]A decisive moment came on Dec. 14, when Manchin went to the White House to meet with Biden. According to two sources briefed on the meeting, Manchin had expected a productive conversation about pausing BBB and shifting focus to voting rights and the filibuster. Instead, Biden was upset. He criticized Manchin for what he felt was the senator’s duplicity during the BBB talks, accusing Manchin of backtracking on a pledge to support BBB he’d made weeks earlier during a visit to Biden’s house in Wilmington. (Manchin’s spokeswoman says this was “not a correct accounting of this meeting” but declined to say why. The White House wouldn’t comment on it.) Later that week Manchin appeared on Fox News and declared BBB dead. “I cannot vote to continue with this piece of legislation,” he said. “This is a no.” 
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https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/joe-manchin-biden-filibuster-voting-rights-1334582/
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