The Biden Administration Is Working to Sabotage Trump’s Agenda In Ways Large and Small
Putin: “We consider ourselves entitled to use our weapons against the military facilities of those countries that allow their weapons to be used against our facilities.”
It’s hard to imagine any administration feeling enthusiastic about handing over power to a new president, especially after a hard-fought and often bitter campaign.
However, for a regime that has relentlessly sought not only to defeat but to destroy its opponent, a smooth transition becomes almost impossible. Despite the irony that President Joe Biden may have actually cast a vote for President-elect Donald Trump, it’s evident that he and his team are actively creating obstacles to hinder their successors.
In ways large and small, from domestic policy to foreign affairs, the most un-American and power hungry administration in modern memory appears determined to obstruct Trump’s agenda.
While it is uncommon for a president to implement major policy shifts with potentially significant consequences during the lame-duck period, Biden authorized Ukraine’s use of long-range U.S. missiles to strike inside Russia, escalating the conflict even as Trump plans for a negotiated a settlement.
CNN reported that the Army Tactical Missile Systems, better known as ATACMS, were approved by the president in February, delivered to Ukraine in April, and were ostensibly intended for use within Ukraine only.
According to Politico, Biden also reversed his position on giving Ukraine anti-personnel landmines.”
Biden just approved Ukraine to bomb Russia with long-range US weapons.
He’s escalating war to try to tank Trump’s term. pic.twitter.com/D69hslT496
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) November 17, 2024
So, why did Biden wait until 60 days before leaving office to give Ukraine the green light? According to the official party line, his authorization was a response to Russia’s unexpected decision to bring North Korean troops into the war. Russian President Vladimir Putin, who clearly considered Biden’s decision to be a major escalation in the war, reacted by formally lowering the threshold for a nuclear strike.
Two days after Biden’s approval, Ukraine fired their first U.S. missile into Russia and hit a weapons arsenal.
Putin fired back with a new hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile. Politico reported that, in a televised statement, Putin “claimed the new missile, nicknamed ‘Oreshnik,’ struck an industrial complex in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. Putin said that ‘as of today there are no means of counteracting such a weapon,’ asserting that the new missiles move at 2.5-3 kilometers (1.6-1.9 miles) per second — a speed he claimed air defense systems used by the U.S. and Europe ‘cannot intercept.'”
Putin added, “We consider ourselves entitled to use our weapons against the military facilities of those countries that allow their weapons to be used against our facilities. In the event of an escalation of aggressive actions, we will respond just as decisively and symmetrically.”
Biden’s dangerous and reckless decision undoubtedly heightened tensions in the region, complicated Trump’s efforts to negotiate an end to the war, and increased the risk of Putin resorting to nuclear weapons.
‼️WAR – Why are leaders lying to us?
They tell us Russia is losing. Has no weapons, is using chips from dishwashers!
Yesterday Russia fired a brand new hypersonic missile that flies at 12 x the speed of sound, with 6 hypersonic war heads, able to hit 18 targets at a time,… pic.twitter.com/y7ESrpcJzS
— Bernie (@Artemisfornow) November 23, 2024
On the domestic front, one of Trump’s immediate priorities is to bring federal employees—many of whom have been working remotely since the early days of the pandemic—back into the office. However, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that Social Security Administration Commissioner Martin O’Malley, a Biden appointee, recently signed an agreement with the American Federation of Government Employees, a union representing 42,000 federal workers, to “lock in work-from-home protections” until 2029.
It remains unclear whether the Trump administration will be able to reverse this deal. However, Stephen Miller, who will serve as White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Homeland Security Advisor, told Fox News’ Sean Hannity the agreement can be overturned.
🚨 BREAKING: Biden locks in "Work From Home" Deal for 42K Social Security workers until 2029!
This effectively locks in Deep State Fed workers so that Elon and Vivek at @DOGE cannot order them back into the office 5 days per week as planned.
DOGE should now just use Vivek's… pic.twitter.com/moCLMbY48U
— Publius (@OcrazioCornPop) December 3, 2024
Perhaps the most egregious move of all is the widely reported revelation that members of Biden’s inner circle are actively discussing preemptive pardons for individuals who could potentially face scrutiny from Trump’s Department of Justice. These individuals are implicated in the partisan impeachments and the lawfare campaign targeting Trump. Stacey Matthews provided detailed coverage of this story on Thursday.
#BREAKING: Biden White House considers preemptive pardons for those who may be 'targeted' by Trump – POLITICO
Names mentioned include Anthony Fauci, Liz Cheney and Adam Schiff.
Biden aides are "deeply concerned" about current/former officials who may face investigations and… pic.twitter.com/VuVeCGMTfc
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 4, 2024
Additionally, according to a White House fact sheet dated November 26, the Biden-Harris administration “proposed a new rule that would make weight-loss drugs such as Wegovy or Ozempic free for obese Americans on Medicare or Medicaid.” Currently, for those without insurance, a one-month supply of Ozempic costs approximately $1,000.
If finalized, this rule could “help an estimated million more people—seniors enrolled in Medicare and low-income individuals on Medicaid—gain access to these drugs.” However, it would also drive Medicare and Medicaid premiums even higher and cost the government approximately $35 billion over the next decade, according to estimates from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
Medicare premiums have already risen significantly since the ironically named Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) became law in 2022. In August, Politico warned that the IRA would “cause a significant spike in Medicare premiums for millions of Americans just ahead of the November election. Now, [the Biden] administration is preparing to dole out billions of dollars to private insurance companies to blunt the impact of the increase.”
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: "Today, over 100 members of Congress support a bill to fund Ozempic with Medicare at $1,500 a month. Most of these members have taken money from the manufacturer of that product, a European company called Novo Nordisk. As everyone knows, once a drug is… pic.twitter.com/qrken4yM75
— Camus (@newstart_2024) October 16, 2024
Meanwhile, during his Africa trip this week, Biden pledged $1 billion in aid to Angola to help the country recover from a drought. This comes at a time when many people in western North Carolina are still reeling from the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene two months ago. Some families are still living in tents.
Biden gave $1 BILLION to aid Angola…. While in North Carolina, people are living in tents in the winter. pic.twitter.com/6GPoGmQMV0
— 🇺🇸 Inga 🇺🇸 (@Inga_C8) December 5, 2024
For his part, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vowed to “Trump-proof” his state.
BREAKING: CA Gov. Newsom proposes $25M from state legislature to 'Trump-proof' California. pic.twitter.com/zx360hV3zq
— TaraBull (@TaraBull808) December 2, 2024
These actions are the ones we know about. While we can only speculate about what’s happening behind the scenes, it’s safe to assume none of it is intended to benefit Trump. Fortunately, aside from the issue of pardons, much of the damage can be reversed on Day 1.
Regarding the Russia-Ukraine war, Trump has reportedly been in contact with both Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, both of whom have expressed openness to negotiations once Trump takes office. Shortly after his victory, Trump spoke with Putin by telephone, reportedly advising him against escalation and “reminding him of Washington’s sizable military presence in Europe.”
In just over six weeks, Biden’s corrupt and failed presidency will finally come to an end. As Trump once remarked, former President Jimmy Carter no longer holds the unfortunate distinction of being America’s worst president.
Elizabeth writes commentary for The Washington Examiner. She is an academy fellow at The Heritage Foundation and a member of the Editorial Board at The Sixteenth Council, a London think tank. Please follow Elizabeth on X or LinkedIn.
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There is no reason for a lame duck administration. All terms should end the day before election day with no business being permitted until after the new people are sworn in.
This includes shutting down the agencies, as there’s no reason for them to be operating while in recess.
Exactly.. this needs to change officially
2 weeks notice. End of story and no ability to start and fund new programs or fund old programs.
Are you kidding? Closing down all those agencies that does do nothing but harass the American public and cost us a lot of money? Or that right regulations that they shouldn’t be writing in the first place? Are you out of your ever-loving mind?
/ Must I?
Ha ha ha! “Election Day.”
Do you mean the day two to four weeks BEFORE anybody knows who really won anything?
Votes counted after midnight local time are presumptively fraudulent.
All of this is validation that Biden et. al. are nothing but usurpers to the presidency and have zero respect for the office or the nation.
Biden didn’t win the office he now holds. He’s illegitimate. He stole it from the American people and has used the past four years to undermine our republic.
Now it’s time to put things back together. And that includes putting many, many people in prison for what they’ve done. Joe, you’re one of those people. I don’t care how old you are or how addled with dementia you might be. You have committed unfathomable crimes against your countrymen.
No quarter, folks. None whatsoever.
All the criminal swamp creatures (I repeat myself) in DC need to swing at the end of a rope – especially Fraud-chi.
They should be looking for ways to salvage Biden’s presidency, but I guess they must’ve decided that was impossible.
Under no circumstances should Trump or the National accept the changes that Biden has made, specifically any monetary obligations to other nations, as well as promises to let federal employees work from home until 2029.
Every one of them should be told to get their asses back to the offices, or they will be terminated when the departments are shuttered. Sell every damn federal building in DC and move the remaining departments and their staff to Belefonte Arkansas.
It is not “Trump’s agenda”, it is the agenda of the American people who designated Trump to right the ship. The Democrats are doing their best to subvert the will of the American people.
Chief Master Sergeant is correct in suggesting the Trump administration ignore the Biden sabotage. Order them to work and if they don’t show up, consider their job abandoned and terminate them. Precedent was set by Reagan with the air traffic controllers some 40 years ago.
“Precedent was set by Reagan with the air traffic controllers some 40 years ago.”
The air controllers were working under different contract terms. You’ll find that our enemies also learned from that precedent.
No worries. Dismiss the unionization of Federal employees. Now there’s no union and thus no counterparts to demand enforcement.
While the inevitable legal case is ongoing, send out supervision teams to make site visits to these folks …supervision of workplace activities during the normal business hours doesn’t seem objectionable. As a bonus check their IP, physical address, the address of their residence and the address for pay purposes….golly you drawing DC rates but live and work in BFE…defrauding the Govt is grounds for termination.
Oh, and lets not forget the temporary reassignment due to ’emergency’ to the ‘interagency taskforce’ along the border. Emergency powers are broad. Lots of the DC desk jockeys gonna need a period of physical conditioning to perform their new temp assignments…. PT starts at 0430, obstacle course is at 0900, more PT till noon, then a leisurely 15 mile hike with 60 lbs ruck at 1300. Remedial PT for.those that don’t meet the standard from 1600-1900. Then a shower, chow and hit the rack. They stay until they pass the standard or resign from federal service, their choice.
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This a pathetic.
Jimmy Carter can now die in peace knowing he isn’t the worst president.
“Despite the irony that President Joe Biden may have actually cast a vote for President-elect Donald Trump…”
Wait ..! What?!?
Yeah, it’s a widely-held more-than-suspicion. Along with the MAGA hat and his consistent sandbagging of Kamala’s campaign appearances.
Jill was more overt about it, wearing a red dress to the polls.