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Biden staff prepped him on how to enter, exit fundraiser room: report

Biden staff prepped him on how to enter, exit fundraiser room: report

President Biden’s staffers reportedly prepare him with meticulous details on how to enter and exit fundraiser event spaces.  According to a copy obtained by Axios, Biden’s aides created a document that read in bold letters, “Walk to podium.” With the White House insignia, it included photos showing a clear pathway to the podium.  Axios cited some Democrats who attended or helped set up events for Biden in recent months as wondering whether the meticulous attention to detail is more of a reflection of the 81-year-old president’s limitations.  “I staffed a simple fundraiser at a private residence, but they treated it like it was a NATO summit with his movements,” one person, who reportedly staffed a Biden event in the past 18 months, told Axios.  TRUMP APPROVAL RATING TOPS 50% AS HE LEADS BIDEN ON VOTERS’ TOP TWO ISSUES: POLL Axios obtained a copy of a five-page document template that the White House reportedly sends to staffers to prepare the president.  The document reportedly also usually included a large picture of the event space on each page. The messages “View from podium,” and “View from audience” are written.  BIDEN NOTES ‘WORLD’S LOOKING TO AMERICA’ AS HE FACES SCRUTINY BEFORE HOSTING NATO SUMMIT Biden’s disastrous debate performance against former President Trump in Atlanta has prompted serious concerns from within the Democratic Party about the president’s viability to run for a second term. The White House insists that these detailed instructions for the 81-year-old president are nothing out of the ordinary. “High levels of detail and precision are critical to presidential advance work – regardless of who is president – and these are basic approaches that are used by any modern advance team, including the Vice President’s office and agencies,” White House Senior Deputy Press Secretary and Deputy Assistant to the President Andrew Bates said in a statement to Fox News Digital, reacting to the report. “And then-Vice President Biden’s team did the same, as did other principals, during the second term of the Obama-Biden Administration.” “These documents are standard logistical briefing materials and photos for any principal including the Vice President,” Vice President Harris’ communications director Kirsten Allen added. 

Trump approval rating tops 50% as he leads Biden on voters’ top two issues: poll

Trump approval rating tops 50% as he leads Biden on voters’ top two issues: poll

Former President Trump’s approval rating has surpassed 50%, as the presumptive Republican nominee leads President Biden on voters’ top two issues, according to a new poll.  The poll by USA TODAY/Suffolk University was conducted on a sample of 1,000 registered voters between June 28 and 30, after Biden’s stalled and stumbling debate performance against Trump sent shock waves through the Democratic Party. It shows 51% of respondents said they approve of Trump’s job performance as president from 2017 to 2021, compared to 41% who said they approve of Biden’s current job performance. Regarding two of the top issues of the 2024 campaign, the economy and immigration, more registered voters said they believed Trump would do a better job than Biden.  The poll found 53% of registered voters trust Trump to handle immigration compared to 40% who said the same for Biden.  BIDEN NOTES ‘WORLD’S LOOKING TO AMERICA’ AS HE FACES SCRUTINY BEFORE HOSTING NATO SUMMIT Respondents also viewed Trump as more capable than Biden of handling national security, 52% to 42%, and on dealing with China, 51% to 41%.  Biden scored higher than Trump on just two of the six key issues the poll asked about: race relations and healthcare. The poll found 51% of registered voters believed Biden is the better candidate to handle race relations, compared to 41% who said the same for Trump. On healthcare, Biden scored better than Trump, 50% to 40%. RUBIO POINTS OUT PROBLEM WITH POTENTIAL HARRIS-NEWSOM TICKET AS BIDEN REELS Trump is leading Biden overall 41% to 38%, a three point jump for the Republican since USA TODAY’s previous poll in May, though that’s within the bounds of the poll’s 3.1% margin of error. The poll found almost 60% of those who responded believe Trump “can get things done,” while just 44% said the same about Biden. The economy/inflation is the most important issue for 35% of registered voters, the poll found. The second most important, at 21%, is threats to democracy. Immigration ranked third at 19%.

Baltimore ballot measure would offer new parents $1k under ‘baby bonus’ program

Baltimore ballot measure would offer new parents k under ‘baby bonus’ program

Some teachers in Baltimore, Maryland, are calling on the city’s voters to approve a ballot measure in November, dubbed the “baby bonus,” that would provide new parents with $1,000 in an effort to reduce childhood poverty beginning at birth. Supporters of the initiative secured the 10,000 signatures needed for it to make it on the ballot following a recent campaign that featured extensive canvassing efforts and a logo of a flying cartoon stork with a bag of money in its beak, according to The Associated Press. The measure is modeled after a first-in-the-nation program in Flint, Michigan, that began earlier this year in which women receive $1,500 during mid-pregnancy and $500 per month for the first year after giving birth. Organizers behind the Baltimore campaign argue that more systemic change is needed at the national level to help families out of poverty and suggest that offering a “baby bonus” could be an important step in the right direction. CALIFORNIA TO ADD PERSONAL FINANCE COURSE AS REQUIREMENT TO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL High school math teacher Nate Golden, president of the Maryland Child Alliance, which is advocating for the ballot initiative, said the measure could have a “lifelong impact on a kid.” “If we’re going to spend a limited amount of money, where do you get the most bang for your buck? Research says at birth,” Golden told The Associated Press. Golden said he hopes the program will show lawmakers in Baltimore and elsewhere that voters want policies that can help children in poverty succeed. In Baltimore, an estimated 31% of school-aged children are in poverty, census data shows. Across the U.S., childhood poverty dipped during the COVID-19 pandemic due to federal relief programs before climbing seven percentage points back to about 12% in 2022. Studies show that most children in the U.S. born into poverty will remain at roughly the same socioeconomic status for the remainder of their lives, according to The AP, which Golden said he sees in his classes each year. “When you see what they’re going through outside school, I’m still going to demand their best in the classroom, but it’s just not enough,” he said. “We have to take care of these underlying needs before we can get kids to focus on learning.” An estimated 7,000 children are born in Baltimore each year, meaning the program would cost about $7 million each year, or roughly 0.16% of the city’s annual operating budget, the initiative’s supporters said via The AP.  If approved, the measure will not lead to higher taxes, but Baltimore’s City Council must determine how to allocate the funds. VIKINGS ROOKIE KHYREE JACKSON DEAD AT 24 AFTER MARYLAND CAR CRASH The largest federal program that attempts to combat childhood poverty is the child tax credit that was expanded temporarily during the pandemic. Supporters of the Baltimore measure claim it leaves out some families because of needed paperwork and qualification requirements. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat, campaigned on a promise to help the state’s youngest and most vulnerable residents. He signed legislation earlier this year that will offer grant funding for community organizations in areas with high concentrations of child poverty. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Baltimore also launched a two-year pilot program in 2022 that offers guaranteed $1,000 per month income assistance payments to a group of young parents using federal pandemic-relief funds. The Associated Press contributed to this report.