Shortly before the holidays, Democratic Senator Joe Manchin disappoints the wishes of the President and his party: With his “No” to the big social and climate protection program, he is sabotaging Biden’s biggest promise.
Joe Manchin represents West Virginia in the Senate.
It was well known that Joe Manchin was a tough nut to crack. In recent months, the West Virginia senator has forced President Joe Biden and the left-wing Democrats to cut their social and climate protection program from $3.5 trillion to around $2 trillion. Manchin was able to do this because his party needs all the votes in its own camp in the balanced Senate in order to be able to pass a law with a casting vote by Vice President Kamala Harris.
