Democracy Dies in Darkness

Biden asks, ‘What are Republicans for?’ Republicans have already chosen not to answer.

Analysis by
National columnist
January 19, 2022 at 5:10 p.m. EST
President Biden on Jan. 19 blamed congressional Republicans for blocking his agenda during his first year in office. (Video: The Washington Post)

During a news conference held one day shy of his first anniversary in office, President Biden was asked whether he had made bigger promises to the electorate than he was able to fulfill.

Biden insisted that his administration had made “enormous progress” on his agenda, denying that he’d overpromised on the campaign trail and during his early months in office. But then he qualified that: Perhaps he did overpromise on one front.