Humiliation for President Biden as White House Walks Back His Town Hall Words: Press Secretary Says He Mis-stated Policy With Vow to Defend Taiwan From China and He Does Not Have the Power to Mobilize National Guard to Fix Shortages

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The White House has walked back a number of remarks President Biden made in a CNN town hall Thursday night. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday Biden is ‘not actively pursuing’ bringing in the National Guard to deal with product shortages. ‘Any president has the ability to use the National Guard from the federal level. Requesting the use of the National Guard at the state level, which is often how its done, is under the preview of governors and we’re not actively asking them to do that and we’re not actively pursuing the use of the National Guard...