'The fight of his life': Journalist Chris Whipple's inside look at the Biden White House

On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

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🗓️ 23 January 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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So far, the presidency of Joe Biden has seen some big legislative successes, but a disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. With a new Republican House majority determined to block his agenda, what’s next for the Biden presidency?

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0:00.0	I'm Anthony Brooks in for a Magna Chalker party and this is on point.
0:06.8	In the days before Joe Biden took the oath of office to become the 46th president of the
0:11.3	United States, he and his staff were unsure when or if his inauguration would even take
0:17.5	place.
0:18.5	Donald Trump had summoned a mob to attack the Capitol and continued to push false claims
0:23.8	about a stolen election and a plan to upend democracy and stay in office.
0:28.8	During those first weeks of 2021, Biden and his team weren't certain the threat was over.
0:34.6	But on Wednesday, January 20th, two years ago last Friday, Joe Biden placed his hand on
0:40.3	a Bible and took the oath of office.
0:43.0	I Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. do solemnly swear.
0:47.0	I Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. do solemnly swear.
0:50.5	That I will face the crisis.
0:51.5	On that day, the threat to democracy was among Biden's greatest challenges.
0:55.8	It was a global pandemic and an economy in crisis then came a botched retreat from Afghanistan.
1:02.8	Putin's attack on Ukraine and a surprisingly solid record of legislative victories.
1:08.8	Journalist, author and documentary filmmaker Christopher Whipple takes stock of it all
1:13.5	and his new book, The Fight of His Life Inside Joe Biden's White House.
1:18.5	It's a midterm report card on Biden's first two years in office with insights from behind
1:22.8	the scenes in the Biden White House and you can find an excerpt at our website on pointradio.org.
1:28.7	And Chris Whipple joins us today from New York.
1:31.0	Welcome to On Point.
1:32.0	Great to have you, Chris.
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