Home » Latest » Celebrity » The 11 People Joe Biden Should Be Most Afraid Of

The 11 People Joe Biden Should Be Most Afraid Of

5

InfoSearched 20 0 Celebrity

9.1

SaveSavedRemoved 7

Joe Biden closes out year one in office with sinking approval numbers and a list of rivals lining up on every side.

Between the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, a COVID-19 pandemic that refused to loosen its grip, and inflation numbers that kept climbing through the back half of 2021, Biden’s first year was rough by almost any measure. Nicki Swift’s video breakdown, “The 11 People Joe Biden Should Be Most Afraid Of,” runs through the domestic rivals, primary threats, and foreign adversaries best positioned to make his next three years even harder. White House press secretary Jen Psaki has already confirmed Biden plans to seek a second term in 2024, which makes this list less of a hypothetical and more of a preview.

• Biden’s approval ratings dropped through late 2021 amid backlash over the Afghanistan pullout, ongoing COVID-19 waves, and rising inflation.
• Jen Psaki told reporters that Biden intends to run for re-election in 2024, setting up a fresh round of political battles.
• Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell sits atop the list as the chief legislative roadblock in a 50-50 divided Senate.

A Rocky Start Heading Into Year Two

The video frames Biden’s vulnerability as the backdrop for everything that follows. A president dragging low approval numbers into a midterm year is a president with limited runway, and the list treats that reality as the reason so many rivals — from Capitol Hill to Moscow to Beijing — have an opening. Psaki’s confirmation that Biden is already eyeing a second campaign only raises the stakes on who’s circling him.

Mitch McConnell’s Senate Roadblock

No name on the list carries more day-to-day weight than Mitch McConnell. As Senate Republican Leader in a chamber split 50-50, McConnell has the leverage to stall judicial appointments, slow-walk or kill domestic legislation, and keep the GOP organized heading into the 2022 midterms. That kind of arithmetic means Biden’s agenda often lives or dies on whether McConnell decides to let it move.

A 50-50 Senate means Mitch McConnell needs just one defection to stop Biden’s agenda cold.

The list also flags Chuck Schumer on the opposite side of that same chamber, the Democrat tasked with counter-punching McConnell’s blocking moves and holding together a caucus with almost no margin for error. Congress has produced plenty of memorable clashes over the years, and it’s worth revisiting some of the inappropriate things politicians said on live TV the last time these fights spilled into the open.

The Republican Field Circling 2024

Former President Donald Trump tops the Republican side of the ledger, still commanding a massive social media following, a devoted base, and near-constant coverage on cable news heading into a possible 2024 run. Former Vice President Mike Pence, who spent Trump’s term running the White House Coronavirus Task Force, remains a favorite among religious conservatives and a wildcard if he decides to launch a campaign of his own. Sarah Palin, whose national profile dates back to her 2008 vice-presidential run, still carries weight with the Tea Party wing of the party and could tip the scales with an endorsement. Trump’s family has generated its own headlines since he left office, including some of the bizarre behavior from Eric Trump that’s kept the family in the news.

Democratic Rivals and Foreign Adversaries

Biden isn’t just watching his right flank. Elizabeth Warren, who lost the 2020 Democratic primary to Biden, still commands a progressive following that skews young, and Bernie Sanders continues to rally working-class voters who don’t fit neatly into either party. Nancy Pelosi, as Speaker of the House, brings her own leverage and willingness to clash directly with the White House when it suits her caucus. Overseas, Russian President Vladimir Putin — whose interference in the 2016 election is well documented — and Chinese President Xi Jinping, steering a country still locked in a trade dispute with Washington, round out the foreign threats looking to complicate Biden’s foreign policy standing. Fox News closes out the list, still the top-rated cable news network in the country and a direct line into the opinions of millions of voters.