White House Says Manchin Broke His Word

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Sen. Joe Manchin’s remarks that he would not vote for President Biden’s Build Back Better Act are “at odds with his discussions this week with the President, with White House staff, and with his own public utterances,” Axios reports.

Said Psaki: “Weeks ago, Senator Manchin committed to the President, at his home in Wilmington, to support the Build Back Better framework that the President then subsequently announced. Senator Manchin pledged repeatedly to negotiate on finalizing that framework ‘in good faith.'”

“The White House was given a 30-minute heads up via a staffer for the West Virginia senator.”

Playbook: “The relationship between the White House and Manchin is deeply frayed… Essentially, Psaki is calling Manchin a liar. Picking up the pieces from here won’t be easy.”