Joe Biden made an unprecedented announcement that he would force private employees to get the coronavirus vaccine via shot in the arm.
As many as 100 million Americans will be affected by the “new federal vaccination requirement”. It affects federal contractors, private-sector workers, and health care workers.
The Biden Whitehouse Press however admits that the U.S. vaccine mandate does NOT include migrants at its southern border.
Fox News reporter Peter Doocy inquired, “Why is it that you’re trying to require anybody with a job or anybody who goes to school to get the COVID-19 vaccine, but you’re not requiring that of migrants that continue walking across the southern border into the country?”
Psaki replied, “Well, look, our objective is to get as many people vaccinated across the country as humanly possible.”
“And so the President’s announcement yesterday was an effort to empower businesses, to give businesses the tools to protect their workforces. That’s exactly what we did. But certainly we want everybody to get vaccinated.”
Psaki stated, “And more people who are vaccinated, whether they are migrants or whether they are workers, protects more people in the United States.”
Doocy asked again, “But it’s a requirement for people at a business with more than 100 people, but it’s not a requirement for migrants at the southern border, Why?”
“That’s correct,” Psaki answered before quickly calling on another reporter.
WATCH:
DOOCY: Vaccines are required for "people at a business with more than 100 people. It is not a requirement for migrants at the border. Why?"@PressSec: "That's correct"
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) September 10, 2021
*moves to the next question* pic.twitter.com/GK7YQraDS5
According to a YouGov survey, more Americans disapprove Biden (49%) than at any other time during his presidency. The survey was taken between September 4th and 7th.
It has been widely speculated that this action may not be legal. Critics claim that there will be many legal challenges against the Biden administration in court.
In issuing this order, Biden said, “We’ve been patient. But our patience is wearing thin, and your refusal has cost all of us.”
Biden is angry at Americans who refuse to get the vaccine after months of it being available and offering incentives.
Tens of millions of Americans prefer to see their doctor and make their own decisions about what to do with the body.
“This is not about freedom or personal choice,” Biden said. “It’s about protecting yourself and those around you, the people you work with, the people you care about, the people you love. My job as president is to protect all Americans.
Here is a transcript from the exchange with Psaki:
REPORTER: Thank you, Jen. To follow up on the call with President Xi last night, exactly two weeks ago, when the intel community came up empty trying to figure out the origins of COVID, the President said “critical information” about the origins of this pandemic exists in the People’s Republic of China. When he talked to the President of China last night, did he press him like he said he was going to?
PSAKI: Well, I’m not going to go into a list — (alarm sounds) — of every topic discussed. That was a very dramatic entry to that answer, but I’ll start again. I’m not going to go into every list of every topic discussed. They did discuss a range of transnational issues, including COVID-19. And understanding its origins is, of course, a primary concern for this administration. We continue to support phase two of the WHO’s investigation in China, and call on China to allow further studies of COVID-19 origins in China.
I will also note that, you know, one of the topics the presidents also discussed is the importance of being able to have private discussions between the two leaders. This is in contrast to some of the other interactions we’ve had at lower levels with the PRC. And so, yes, it was a topic raised, but I’m not going to go into further detail.
REPORTER: So we should understand that to mean that the President did ask him to let international investigators in to get this information that he says China has?
PSAKI: We’ve conveyed that many times publicly. I think they know that that’s our position and view.
REPORTER: But not publicly. On this 90-minute phone call, did they talk about —
PSAKI: Again, Peter, this is a topic that we have said — conveyed many times, at many levels. I’m just not going to have more in the call to read out for you.
REPORTER: Okay. And then why is it that you’re trying to require anybody with a job or anybody who goes to school to get the COVID-19 vaccine, but you’re not requiring that of migrants that continue walking across the southern border into the country?
PSAKI: Well, look, our objective is to get as many people vaccinated across the country as humanly possible. And so the President’s announcement yesterday was an effort to empower businesses, to give businesses the tools to protect their workforces. That’s exactly what we did. But certainly we want everybody to get vaccinated. And more people who are vaccinated, whether they are migrants or whether they are workers, protects more people in the United States.
REPORTER: But it’s a requirement for people at a business with more than 100 people, but it’s not a requirement for migrants at the southern border. Why?
MS. PSAKI: That’s correct.