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I got to go back. Well, I'm going to jump back, but first I'm going to play you a piece of audio that

happened on CNN this morning.

There is a growing recognition in the media that Joe Biden's having a really bad time

of it, really hard time of it.

I'm actually shocked that he hasn't got rid of Ron Clayne yet, his chief of staff.

So many of his problems are problems at the staff level that have risen to put him in a bad light

and cause him to make some some just nutty decisions.

Now he couldn't help himself in Afghanistan.

He owned that one.

But my goodness gracious.

But this is how CNN started its morning news today.

President Joe Biden has had a very tough week with setbacks for his agenda.

COVID complications and the Supreme Court blocking his vaccine mandate, inflation and international turmoil,

just to name a few.

CNN's Lauren Fox is joining us live now from Capitol Hill.

Lauren Biden's voting rights bill has been torpedoed and torpedoed by members of his own parties.

Heard a bit of a chuckle there by his own party.

Yesterday in the White House briefing, a reporter talking to Jin Sacky.

Listen to this.

Things just seem like they're going pretty poorly right now for the White House.

You know, Bill Beck betters being blocked, voting rights is being blocked.

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