Donald Trump Jr. wants to know if President Biden will hold himself to his administration’s “misinformation” standards after vaccine claims at CNN’s town hall event.
Mr. Biden told viewers Wednesday evening that “various shots that people are getting cover that — you’re OK. You’re not gonna get COVID if you have these vaccinations.”
Clips of the president’s commentary racked up over 1 million views on Twitter.
“Is the White House planning on having this removed from social media for spreading misinformation?” Mr. Trump tweeted Thursday, a reference to recent comments by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki. “There are plenty of examples of vaccinated people who have still gotten COVID! FOLLOW THE SCIENCE!”
Mr. Biden’s statements were further muddled by contradictory remarks made at the same Cincinnati event.
“What I say to people who are worried about a new pandemic: get vaccinated,” Mr. Biden said. “If you are vaccinated even if you do catch the virus … you are not likely to get sick. You’ll probably be symptomless. You are not going to be in a position where your life is in danger.”
The rhetorical vacillations came less than a week after Ms. Psaki told reporters that COVID-19 misinformation was a serious enough offense to result in a blanket ban across social media.
“You shouldn’t be banned from one platform and not others for providing misinformation out there,” she said July 16.
She also confirmed efforts by the administration’s “senior staff and also members of our COVID-19 team” to identify misinformation while “in regular touch with social media platforms” on July 15.
Is The White House planning on having this removed from social media for spreading misinformation? There are plenty of examples of vaccinated people who have still gotten COVID!
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) July 22, 2021
FOLLOW THE SCIENCE!!!! https://t.co/UwBtf4C85v
PSAKI: If you’re banned on one social media platform, you should be banned on other social media platforms. pic.twitter.com/81eOCiRc68
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) July 16, 2021
• Douglas Ernst can be reached at dernst@washingtontimes.com.
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