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Happy Birthday to the former President but didn't except this from a man of his stature.
you know he cancelled this right? because of COVID concerns.
Facing intense criticism, Obama has belatedly "scaled down" the event only for close friends and family, according to NYT. Some guests had already arrived and many were in transit when they were told that their invitation was withdrawn. Even Dems are accusing Obama of creating a distraction for Biden's messaging on the pandemic.
Happy birthday to President Obama. He turns 60 today.
To celebrate, he's throwing a big party at his multi-million-dollar beachfront mansion in Martha's Vineyard.
Hundreds of guests will attend, including his showbiz pals Oprah, Clooney and Spielberg.
Normally, there would be nothing wrong with that. But these are NOT normal times. Coronavirus cases are higher than they have ever been. The dreaded Delta variant is spreading like wildfire. New restrictions are being unveiled by the day. CDC is again advising indoor masking. And America is deeply divided over jabs.
In this scenario, his big party sends a message that Covid can now be taken lightly.
The birthday bash has also put Biden, who has refused to attend it, in a bind: It makes it harder for the President to be critical of how GOP governors are handling masking and vaccinations.
The press is calling the Obama bash a Biden headache.
Given his standing, Obama needed to set an example, not throw caution to the wind.
One can only hope the party doesn't turn into a super-spreader event.
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