Manchin 'couldn't believe' seeing Harris's West Virginia TV interview

[Judi Lynn]

BY JOHN BOWDEN - 01/31/21 02:43 PM EST

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin (D), a key swing vote in the Senate, expressed frustration on Friday about an interview Vice President Harris gave to a TV station in the state and said the White House had not notified him beforehand.

Speaking with NBC affiliate WSAZ, the centrist Democrat said the vice president's interview was "not a way of working together" and called on the White House to help find a "bipartisan pathway forward."

“I saw [the interview]. I couldn’t believe it. No one called me [about it],” Manchin said, according to WSAZ. “We’re going to try to find a bipartisan pathway forward, but we need to work together. That’s not a way of working together.”

Harris had given the interview to push for the White House's coronavirus relief proposal.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/536681-manchin-couldnt-believe-seeing-harris-west-virginia-tv-hit

[tikka]

1. Maybe Manchin shouldn't be such a blue dog dick.

[mr_lebowski]

3. This is going to be a problem ...

Why exactly does this Senator think he deserves a 'call' whenever the VP gives an interview to the press in 'his state'?

Please, dude. Get over yourself.

[FreepFryer]

4. Manchin realizes he's isn't gonna be able to puff up. We may have more R support than he thinks.

Harris’s move seems less like an error than a telegraph.

[CentralMass]

5. He sounds as if he thinks VP Harris is the opposition.

[WhiteTara]

8. He thinks she's uppity

and he was letting her know her place. JMHO

[Walleye]

11. Yes agree, it's obvious to me.

[WhiteTara]

12. I hope Biden bitch slapped him back to WV.

[OldBaldy1701E]

17. That, and

he doesn't like being blindsided with pesky things like facts and figures. He also did not like the truth being out there about just how bad things are in WV because then they cannot mislead new money to come into a failing state.

But, mostly what you said. Typical white male of privilege who cannot handle anyone other than a white male of privilege in any leader capacity. I am going to enjoy the squirming of these dinosaurs over the next several years.

[eppur_se_muova]

21. Maybe he just forgot what party he's registered with.

Why else would he complain about a Dem not being "bipartisan" ?

[CentralMass]

22. Exactly.

[Irish_Dem]

6. There was a reason Joe did it that way.

I can only speculate as to the nature of Joe's reasoning.

[qazplm135]

9. How is anything she said in that interview

"anti bipartisan or working together??"

Is she supposed to trash the bill? Is she supposed to say, yeah it's alright, but it will be even better once Republicans weigh in?

What, exactly, is it that Manchin "can't believe?"

It's clear to me what this is...Manchin wants to be the center of gravity. He knows nothing gets passed without him, so he wants to be the gatekeeper for everything.

[walkingman]

10. Stick it!

[C_U_L8R]

13. Did somebody drink his milkshake?

[demosincebirth]

14. He certainly is not a centrist.

[AZ8theist]

15. Manchin is a "centrist Democrat"????

Since when?????

[riversedge]

16. "To your point, in West Virginia, 1 in 7 families is describing their household as being hungry, 1 i

I do not think Manchin liked Harris broadcasting these stats.


Harris had given the interview to push for the White House's coronavirus relief proposal.

“To your point, in West Virginia, 1 in 7 families is describing their household as being hungry, 1 in 6 can’t pay their rent, and 1 in 4 small businesses are closing permanently or have already closed, so it’s a big issue in West Virginia and across the country,” Harris told WSAZ. “That’s why the president and I are offering the American Rescue Plan.”

[Marcuse]

18. Believe it, Senator. Acceptance of fact is the difference between you and a Republican.

[CTyankee]

19. And if you had been advised of her trip and her message, what then?

I don't think she and Joe wanted to hear your obfuscation so they didn't let you know.

[malthaussen]

20. Since when is a Senator the censor for his State?

Hey, dude, VP outranks Senator: she doesn't need your permission.

-- Mal