US President Joe Biden has taken a swipe at Liz Truss's economic plan ahead of their meeting in New York at the United Nations tomorrow.
02.09.2022 - 23:59 / deadline.com
One in a series of conversations with industry figures about the 2022 midterm elections.
Writer-director Adam McKay has been no great fan of President Joe Biden. The Oscar-winning writer and director favored Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren in the last presidential election, and though he supported Biden in the general, he’s been skeptical that his presidency would mark real change from the flood of special interests and money in politics.
But in an interview, McKay said that Biden’s executive order to forgive student debt surprised him.
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“I felt that was big. I felt that was a game changer,” he said. “That is exactly what people have been begging for for years. Now, mixed with the horrors of Hobbs [the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade] I think it changed the whole trajectory of the midterms.”
He said that he now thinks that the Democrats have an outside chance of keeping their House majority and a better chance of retaining the Senate.
Shortly after Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, the health and climate bill that is a cornerstone of his agenda, McKay said that he was a bit lukewarm, as he believes it did not go far enough. While the bill included cost controls on the price of insulin for Medicare patients, it did not for the broader public, he noted.
McKay said the bill needed more elements that would have an immediate tangible impact on people’s lives. Student debt relief, he said, was the type of thing that will make such a difference. He said that if Democrats were able to try to take one more action, like raising the minimum wage, it would be a step that “that goes across red-blue lines.”
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US President Joe Biden has taken a swipe at Liz Truss's economic plan ahead of their meeting in New York at the United Nations tomorrow.
Adam McKay, who directed last year’s climate-change satire Don’t Look Up, has donated $4 million to Climate Emergency Fund and joined its board of directors. It’s the largest personal contribution since the fund was founded in 2019.
After a week filled with tributes and events after Her Majesty’s death, many Royal fans are wondering: Who attended Queen Elizabeth’s funeral?
President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth on Monday (September 19) in London, England.
A global gathering. Queen Elizabeth II‘s state funeral was attended by leaders alike from around the globe, including President Joe Biden.
King Charles, members of the royal family and hundreds of world leaders, politicians and other public dignitaries joined in the funeral service for Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey this morning.
Joe Biden and his wife, First Lady Jill Biden, were in attendance at Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral on Monday in London’s Westminster Abbey. The couple arrived looking somber as they joined other world leaders, famous figures, and the royal family who came to pay their respects to Her Majesty, who died at age 96 on Sept. 8.The emotional funeral took place following four days of lying-in-state at Westminster Hall.
Joe Biden offered his personal recollections of Queen Elizabeth as “decent, honorable and all about service,” while he said that he consoled King Charles by telling him that “she’s going to be with him every step of the way — every minute, every moment.”
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Paying tribute. Ahead of Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral, world leaders and diplomatic guests have started to arrive in London — including President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden.
Thania Garcia Although the royal family has yet to confirm the official list of attendees for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, various heads of state have already confirmed their planned attendance at the Westminster Abbey ceremony scheduled for Monday, Sept. 19. Buckingham Palace revealed the full schedule of the funeral plans — which will begin in London and end in Windsor — including the several categories of dignitaries invited: global government representatives, foreign royal families, governors general, realm prime ministers and heads of state. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will be present, along with all of the heads of the Commonwealth including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Indian President Droupadi Murmu and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. Joining them will be President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, French President Emmanuel Macron, Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska and the presidents of Austria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy and Poland, among other representatives.
Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden paid their respects to the Queen as she lies in state in Westminster Hall.The US President, 79, and his wife arrived at the venue on Sunday evening and after spending some time witnessing the Queen’s coffin, they travelled to Lancaster House to sign the book of condolences. During the signing, Joe explained why the late Queen reminded him of his own mother: “She had that look like, ‘are you OK? Anything I can do for you? What do you need?’ “And also ‘make sure you do what you’re supposed to do’,” he joked, wagging his finger.
President Joe Biden has arrived in London, where he will join other world leaders at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on Monday.
US President Joe Biden has touched down in London ahead of Queen Elizabeth's funeral. The world leader and First Lady, Jill Biden, travelled from Washington D. C.
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Joe Biden is reportedly planning to attend Queen Elizabeth’s funeral with his wife Jill. The US president is set to go to the service at Westminster Abbey on Monday, September 19, along with dozens of other world leaders, Mail Online reported on Sunday night (11. 09.