White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain claimed during a recent television appearance that the midterm elections had been not just good, but record-breaking for President Joe Biden — but former White House reporter Jim Stinson begged to differ.
Klain, speaking with MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell, falsely claimed that Biden was the first president since John F. Kennedy to hold Senate seats and “potentially go up one senate seat” in a midterm election.
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White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain claims that “no president since JFK has held senate seats and potentially go up one senate seat” in a midterm.
In 2018, Republicans increased their senate majority by 2 seats under President Trump. pic.twitter.com/rjadi7OcBt
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) November 15, 2022
While Stinson agreed that Kennedy’s midterms were an unqualified success, he noted that several other presidents had seen good midterm results since — and better results than Biden could see even if Democrats are…
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