President <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> got caught — and called out — on Tuesday after he sat out a standing ovation for his own wife, first lady <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/topic/jill-biden/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jill Biden</a>.
Conservative strategist Greg Price shared a brief video clip of the awkward moment on Twitter, noting that it was Jill Biden herself, as the applause began to die down, who drew attention to her own husband&#8217;s failure to stand.
&#8220;Michelle Obama introduces Jill Biden, the room gives her a standing ovation, Jill then says, &#8216;Honestly, everyone stood but Joe,'&#8221; Price described the scene in the caption he shared along with the video clip. &#8220;Joe Biden then gets up and claps for her.&#8221;
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Michelle Obama introduces Jill Biden, the room gives her a standing ovation, Jill then says &quot;Honestly, everyone stood but Joe.&quot; 
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The first lady laughed as the applause began to taper off, looking toward the front row where President Biden was seated.
&#8220;Joe — honestly, everyone stood but Joe,&#8221; she said, still laughing — and the audience began to laugh along with her.
Spurred on by the laughter, Biden got to his feet and began clapping for his wife alone, prompting more laughter and applause from the audience.
Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama were <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/obamas-bidens-reunite-white-house-official-portrait-unveiling/story?id=89409398&amp;cid=social_twitter_abcn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">on hand</a> at the White House on Tuesday for the unveiling of their official presidential portraits.
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The official presidential portraits of <a href="https://twitter.com/BarackObama?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BarackObama</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/MichelleObama?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MichelleObama</a> (via screenshot from video, courtesy of the <a href="https://twitter.com/ObamaFoundation?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ObamaFoundation</a>) <a href="https://t.co/zmFu3MLpA4">pic.twitter.com/zmFu3MLpA4</a>
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Robert McCurdy, who is well known for his lifelike and realistic paintings, was selected to capture the former president&#8217;s likeness — and according to McCurdy, he had already placed Obama high up on his wishlist of potential subjects.
&#8220;When this project came up, it was just perfect because it saved us the trouble of having to ask him,&#8221; McCurdy explained during an appearance on the White House Historical Association&#8217;s &#8220;1600 Sessions&#8221; podcast.
Artist Sharon Sprung was chosen to paint the former first lady, who posed wearing a blue dress and seated on a sofa in the White House&#8217;s Red Room.
&#8220;I just kept saying, I want to do this. I hope this works out. I really want to do this. I&#8217;m, I&#8217;m good for this. And I had told my friends that I had wanted to paint Michelle a while ago,&#8221; Sprung said, appearing on the same episode of &#8220;1600 Sessions.&#8221;

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&#8220;The First Lady&#8221; Showtime series, a portion of which was about <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michelle-obama">Michelle Obama</a>, has been canceled after one season and will not be renewed for a second one amid awful reviews and more.
The 10-part anthology series debuted on the network a little more than six weeks ago, and Showtime announced this week it wouldn&#8217;t be &#8220;moving forward&#8221; with a second season.
&#8220;Showtime can confirm that the anthology series &#8216;The First Lady&#8217; will not be moving forward with another season,&#8221; a spokesperson told <a href="https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/the-first-lady-canceled-showtime-season-2-1235331198/">Variety</a> in a piece published Monday.
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&#8220;We would like to applaud the artistry and commitment of our showrunner Cathy Schulman, director Susanne Bier, their fellow executive producers, our amazing cast, led by executive producer Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson, and our studio partner Lionsgate for their dedicated work in telling the unique stories of three remarkable leaders.&#8221;
The show was about the story of three former first ladies — Eleanor Roosevelt, played by Gillian Anderson, Betty Ford, played by actress Michelle Pfeiffer, and Michelle Obama, played by Viola Davis.
The series told the first ladies’ stories with cuts between their different eras in the White House. Variety&#8217;s chief television critic Caroline Framke noted this format of squeezing their stories &#8220;together doesn&#8217;t just make for confusing television, but does them all a disservice in the process.”
Critics on <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_first_lady">Rotten Tomatoes</a> gave show a score of 41%, with several accusing the series of failing to have &#8220;compelling narratives&#8221; for the leads. One critic for <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2022/04/the-first-lady-tv-show-review/629670/">The Atlantic</a>, Shirly Li, wrote that &#8220;The First Lady is a barely thematically connected and carelessly staged summary of three fascinating figures. All of them deserved better.&#8221;
The <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/05/09/the-first-lady-is-a-bad-wig-costume-drama">New Yorker</a> wrote that, &#8220;The Showtime miniseries, starring Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Gillian Anderson, manages to make life as a White House wife seem both cosmic and forgettable.&#8221;
Audiences appeared to struggle with the story-telling structure, too, but more so with the way Obama was portrayed, giving the series a 58%.
Several wrote about how upsetting they found Obama&#8217;s character. &#8220;Really upset with Michelle Obama character played by Viola Davis I&#8217;ve never seen Michelle look so strange with the awful eyebrows and wiggly mounts?&#8221; one person wrote.
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Another wrote that they had a problem with the &#8220;switching back and forth&#8221; in the timeline and wrote that &#8220;I would have preferred watching more of a single timeline. In fact, 3 separate series, starting with Eleanor, then Betty, and lastly Michelle would have been better. Viola Davis always pursing her lips was extremely distracting.&#8221;
&#8220;I really enjoy this series,&#8221; a third shared. &#8220;My favorites are Gillian Anderson and Michelle Pfeiffer&#8217;s portrayals. Viola Davis&#8217;s portrayal annoys me because she purses her lips constantly along with odd facial expressions that I don&#8217;t ever recall Michelle Obama ever doing.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/critics-absolutely-serve-no-purpose-viola-davis-slams-reviewers-criticizing-her-portrayal-of-michelle-obama">&#8216;Critics Absolutely Serve No Purpose&#8217;: Viola Davis Slams Reviewers Criticizing Her Portrayal Of Michelle Obama</a>

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Joy Behar mocked former First Lady Melania Trump, alluding to racy photos she had posed for in her modeling days, for claiming that Vogue&#8217;s decision to not offer her a magazine cover was rooted in political bias.
Behar made the comments during Tuesday&#8217;s broadcast of &#8220;The View&#8221; on ABC, which was co-hosted by former White House Press Secretary — and former spokeswoman for Melania Trump — Stephanie Grisham.
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MELANIA TRUMP SLAMS &#39;VOGUE&#39; OVER COVER SNUB: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheView?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheView</a> panel reacts to the former first lady&#39;s recent Fox News interview where she was asked why she thinks &#39;Vogue&#39; magazine featured other first ladies on the cover but not her. <a href="https://t.co/cVclFZQmjA">https://t.co/cVclFZQmjA</a> <a href="https://t.co/1Ina4VwtWd">pic.twitter.com/1Ina4VwtWd</a>
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Co-host Whoopi Goldberg kicked off the segment with a clip from a recent interview of the former first lady, hosted by Fox News host Pete Hegseth. Trump said that she believed the <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/exclusive-the-press-is-just-horrible-donald-trump-says-media-ravaged-melania-trump/">media in general</a> — and Vogue as well — was <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/stunning-and-intelligent-jill-biden-vs-trashy-and-racist-melania-trump-the-exhausting-hypocrisy-of-the-left/">biased against her</a>.
&#8220;I had much more important things to do, and I did in the White House, than being on the cover of Vogue,&#8221; she said, brushing off the <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/vogues-anna-wintour-insults-melania-trump-first-paul-bois/">magazine&#8217;s refusal</a> to put her on the cover during her husband&#8217;s presidency [she did appear on the cover of Vogue in 2005].
&#8220;What did she do?&#8221; Behar asked. &#8220;She turned that beautiful Rose Garden into a cemetery. That&#8217;s one thing she did. What did she do exactly? Honestly, I don&#8217;t care what she does. I really don&#8217;t care. Do you?&#8221;
&#8220;You know what, she was first and foremost a mother, and she was a very good mother and prioritized her son first. I will say that, and her initiatives were important to her,&#8221; Grisham pushed back.
&#8220;What are the initiatives?&#8221; Behar asked.
&#8220;Online safety, opioids, and just helping children with emotional intelligence, et cetera,&#8221; Grisham replied in defense of her former employer, adding that she thought Vogue should have put Melania on the cover while she was first lady.
&#8220;We&#8217;ve seen a lot of photographs online, though,&#8221; Behar joked, clearly referring to nude photos Trump had posed for in her modeling days.
&#8220;Again, I know it’s easy to take potshots at her, and trust me, I would like to as well, but I think for this topic, there was bias there,&#8221; Grisham tried once again to defend her former boss. &#8220;But I will also say when Vogue came to us and asked if she would do a shoot, she would only do a shoot if she could be on the cover.&#8221;
&#8220;She’s a model and she knows how this works,&#8221; Goldberg objected, noting that the magazine had the right to say who would and would not grace the cover.
&#8220;She expected to be on the cover but again rightfully so, she had seen all the other First Ladies on the cover, so I do get that,&#8221; Grisham pushed back.
Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/view-mocks-melania-trump-interview-vogue?intcmp=tw_fnc">noted</a> that Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour is a longtime Democratic supporter, suggesting that the move may have, as Trump suggested, been rooted in political bias.
Michelle Obama, for example, graced Vogue&#8217;s cover three times while she was first lady. Jill Biden has already done a Vogue cover, and former First Lady Hillary Clinton did one as well. Vice President Kamala Harris got her month on the magazine&#8217;s cover before she was even inaugurated.
Former First Lady Laura Bush, the next most recent Republican first lady, did not get a Vogue cover either – but she was featured in a story.

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Former first lady Michelle Obama got <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/michelle-obama-worries-roe-v-wade-womxn-right-health-care">slammed</a> after posting a slide on Twitter and another on Instagram using the woke term “womxn.”
“‘Womxn,’ an alternative spelling to ‘woman/women,’ was proposed as a way to reclaim the identity of womanhood as inclusive and intersectional, and not defined in relation to men,” YourDaye <a href="https://yourdaye.com/vitals/cultural-musings/what-is-the-meaning-of-womxn/">explains</a>.
On Twitter, Obama posted a statement on Saturday from a group she co-chairs called “When We All Vote” that read, “The leaked SCOTUS draft decision to overturn Roe v. Wade could give state lawmakers the power to strip womxn of the right to make decision about their bodies and their healthcare.”
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If any of you are questioning whether or not your vote matters, I get it. But remember that state lawmakers are the ones who will determine whether abortion is safe, legal, and accessible in your communities. And we are the ones who determine our state lawmakers. <a href="https://t.co/Nafi5LfC8i">pic.twitter.com/Nafi5LfC8i</a>
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On Instagram, Obama <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/michelle-obama-overturning-roe-will-destroy-healthcare-for-womxn">used a slide</a> from the group that stated, “State lawmakers will have the power to strip womxn of the right to make decisions about their bodies and their healthcare.”
“It’s been a tough couple of weeks since we saw the leaked SCOTUS draft opinion on abortion,&#8221; Obama opined in her Instagram post. “If it comes to pass, we may soon live in a country where millions of women — not to mention our children and grandchildren — lose the right to make decisions about their bodies and their health. Even if we knew the courts were heading toward this day, it doesn’t make the frustration, grief, and fear any less real.”
She slammed the Supreme Court conservatives and those who supported a repeal of Roe v. Wade, writing, “But we don’t have to stand idly by while others try to turn back the clock on progress.”
Michelle Obama is not the only prominent Democrat tolerating woke terminology to describe women; in September, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez babbled as she ranted against Texas GOP Governor Greg Abbott, “I don&#8217;t know if he is familiar with a menstruating person&#8217;s body. In fact, I do know that he&#8217;s not familiar with a woman &#8211; with a female or menstruating person&#8217;s body.”
“Democrats, don’t expect the Obamas to save you from weird woke terminology,” Republican pollster Patrick Ruffini reacted.
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&mdash; Patrick Ruffini (@PatrickRuffini) <a href="https://twitter.com/PatrickRuffini/status/1526198184049004545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 16, 2022</a></blockquote>
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“Just asking a practical question here, how does one pronounce ‘womxn?’” former CNN political commentator Doug Heye echoed.
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Just asking a practical question here, how does one pronounce &quot;womxn?&quot; <a href="https://t.co/rSaXWg2CYV">https://t.co/rSaXWg2CYV</a>
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In a <a href="https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1521569658960240642/photo/1">joint statement</a> after the Supreme Court draft repealing Roe was leaked, Michelle and Barack Obama acknowledged, “As the court has previously determined, our freedoms are not unlimited — society has a compelling interest in other circumstances, for example, in protecting children from abuse or people from self-harm &#8230;”
But protecting children from being killed before birth apparently does not lie under the rubric that the Obamas acknowledge.

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Former first lady Melania Trump gave her first interview since leaving the White House, and said &#8220;leadership&#8221; is to blame for baby formula shortages and more in this country right now.
In a clip posted Friday on Twitter of the former <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/melania-responds-to-former-press-secretary-writing-tell-all-book-digging-up-new-scandals">FLOTUS</a>&#8216; appearance Sunday on &#8220;Fox and Friends,&#8221; host Pete Hegseth asked her what she thought about &#8220;the state of the country,&#8221; with inflation, infant formula shortages, high gas prices and more, <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/tv/melania-trump-rips-biased-media-countrys-leadership-in-first-post-white-house-interview-with-fox-news/">reported</a> Mediaite. Trump laid the problems the country is facing all on &#8220;leadership&#8221; or &#8220;lack thereof.&#8221;
&#8220;I think it&#8217;s sad to see what&#8217;s going on, if you really look deeply into it,&#8221; Melania shared. &#8220;I think a lot of people are struggling and suffering, and what is going on around the world as well. So, it&#8217;s very sad to see and I hope it changes fast.&#8221;
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The Fox News host then asked the former first lady her thoughts when she sees things like shortages of baby formula in the country, and she called it &#8220;heartbreaking.&#8221;
&#8220;It&#8217;s been in the news, as someone who loves children and has dedicated so much to their betterment, how do you feel when you see [a] shortage of baby formula and families just struggling to get basic items like that?&#8221; Hegseth asked.
&#8220;It&#8217;s heartbreaking to see that they are struggling and the food is not available for children in [the] 21st century in [the] United States of America,&#8221; the former FLOTUS responded.
When Hegseth pressed her further to see if she had an explanation for it, she said simply, &#8220;Leadership.&#8221;
&#8220;Leadership, or lack thereof?” the host replied, and Melania said, &#8220;Yeah.&#8221;
In another clip from the upcoming interview, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/melania-trump-slams-historian-for-posting-misleading-info-about-her-work">Trump</a> was asked about never appearing on the cover of Vogue magazine during her tenure as first lady, despite the outlet featuring past first lady&#8217;s like Jill Biden, Michelle Obama, and Hillary Clinton on the cover.
&#8220;They&#8217;re biased and they have likes and dislikes, and it’s so obvious,&#8221; the former first lady explained. &#8220;And I think American people and everyone sees it. It was their decision and I have much more important things to do and I did in the White House than being on the cover of Vogue.&#8221;

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Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama released a statement on Tuesday in response to news that the Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade.
In a draft majority opinion leaked to <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/02/supreme-court-abortion-draft-opinion-00029473">Politico</a> on Monday night, Justice Samuel Alito writes that “Roe was egregiously wrong from the start” and “we hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled.” According to Politico, the draft is “a full-throated, unflinching repudiation of the 1973 decision which guaranteed federal constitutional protections of abortion rights and a subsequent 1992 decision — Planned Parenthood v. Casey — that largely maintained the right.”
Barack and Michelle Obama released a statement on Tuesday condemning the Supreme Court’s tentative decision.
“Today, millions of Americans woke up fearing that their essential freedoms under the Constitution were at risk,” the couple said. “If the Supreme Court ultimately decides to overturn the landmark case of Roe v. Wade, then it will not only reverse nearly 50 years of precedent — it will relegate the most intensely personal decision someone can make to the whims of politicians and ideologues.”
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The statement claims that “few, if any, women make the decision to terminate a pregnancy casually” and pushes the initial reasoning for Roe — that the Fourteenth Amendment “requires all of us to enjoy a sphere of our lives that isn’t subject to meddling from the state.”
In the Obamas’ view, this includes “who we sleep with, who we marry, whether or not to use contraception, and whether or not to bear children.”
During his tenure in the White House, Obama was an ardent supporter of abortion. In the first days of his presidency, Obama <a href="https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/statement-president-barack-obama-rescinding-mexico-city-policy">revoked</a> the Mexico City Policy — which forbids the United States from funding abortion overseas — to “restore critical efforts to protect and empower women and promote global economic development.”
“The consequences of this decision would be a blow not just to women, but to all of us who believe that in a free society, there are limits to how much the government can encroach on our personal lives,” the Obamas’ statement continued. “Instead, as we’ve already begun to see in states with restrictive abortion laws, those women with means would travel to states where abortion remains legal and safe. Meanwhile, those without enough money or access to transportation or ability to take off from school or work would face the same circumstances most women faced before Roe.”
“We ask you to think about the college student waking up after her date forced her into unprotected sex,” the statement added. “Think about the couple that tried to have children for years, who are without any options when faced with the tragic reality of an unviable pregnancy. Think of any of the hundreds of thousands of women each year who deserve the dignity and freedom of making a decision that is right for their bodies and their circumstances.”
The Obamas’ statement concluded by calling Americans to protest, vote, volunteer, and urge Congress to codify Roe — a move that aligns with President Joe Biden’s platform and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-right-to-an-abortion-is-sacred-democratic-lawmakers-renew-calls-to-codify-roe">calls</a> made by several leading Democratic lawmakers.

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Viola Davis is not happy about the negative reviews she got for her portrayal of former First Lady Michelle Obama in the drama series “The First Lady.” The Oscar Award-winning actress spoke on the matter during an interview with the <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-61213761">BBC</a>, questioning why movie critics had to exist at all.
“Critics absolutely serve no purpose,” she said. “And I’m not saying that to be nasty, either. They always feel like they’re telling you something that you don’t know. Somehow that you’re living a life that you’re surrounded by people who lie to you and ‘I’m going to be the person that leans in and tells you the truth.’ So it gives them an opportunity to be cruel to you.”
She said playing Mrs. Obama was “almost impossible” because of how recognized she is in popular culture. The 56-year-old actress insisted that “you’re doing too much or not enough.”
Davis also described the criticism as “incredibly hurtful.”
“How do you move on from the hurt, from failure?” she said of getting such bad reviews. “But you have to. Not everything is going to be an awards-worthy performance.”
“Ultimately I feel like it is my job as a leader to make bold choices,” Davis concluded. “Win or fail, it is my duty to do that.”
“The First Lady” has a 43% critics rating and 44% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes. A <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/apr/13/the-first-lady-review-viola-davis-michelle-obama">reviewer</a> from The Guardian pointed out how the show had “cringeworthy dialogue, scrambled pacing and parody-level performances” while Variety reviewer Caroline Framke <a href="https://variety.com/2022/tv/reviews/the-first-lady-review-anderson-pfeiffer-davis-1235230407/">said</a> the cast members “struggle to bring their characters to believable life.”
“The writing is often clunky, obvious and filled with Big Picture Messaging, and too many of the supporting characters are one-note caricatures,” Chicago Sun-Times reporter Richard Roeper wrote. 
Davis stars alongside Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford and Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt. The actress was specifically targeted for the facial expressions she makes while depicting Obama, with viewers of “The First Lady” calling her overly exaggerated pursed lips “distracting,” per the <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-04-18/viola-davis-michelle-obama-face-pursed-lips">LA Times</a>.
“You’re a phenomenal actress. Just stop doing your mouth like that,” one fan tweeted. “It’s a good show so far tho. But please stop doing our First Lady like that with your lips.”
Another viewer had similar thoughts. “Michelle Obama did not purse her lips THAT much. What possessed Viola to think she should do that in every scene. I never thought I would see the day where Viola Davis gave a bad performance.”
“Dear Viola Davis, I won’t be watching #TheFirstLady, out of great respect to you, Michelle Obama, and #HTGAWM. Your exaggerated lip pursing may parodize the show. I strongly recommend subsequent episodes are urgently revised &amp; you rely on your natural intuitive tendencies,” another person wrote.

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Democrats Barack and Michelle Obama are reportedly considering leaving Spotify as the streaming giant continues to face left-wing backlash over top podcast host Joe Rogan.
Industry sources told Insider that the Obamas&#8217; decision to look around comes as their three-year Spotify deal is coming up for renewal.
The Obama&#8217;s team at Higher Ground is &#8220;frustrated with the slow pace of development at Spotify, where it can be hard to get a greenlight,&#8221; the report said. &#8220;One source said Higher Ground&#8217;s pitches don&#8217;t always align with the platform&#8217;s focus on shows that can reach a wide audience.&#8221;
The report said that other heavy hitters like Amazon and Apple could compete for the Obama&#8217;s business because they have upped their investments in podcasts.
The news comes as Spotify deals with left-wing-generated backlash to Rogan for allegedly promoting &#8220;misinformation&#8221; on his show, although critics are rarely able to give specific examples.
Vanity Fair <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/02/joe-rogan-drama-exposes-the-drift-of-audio-giants-other-mega-deals">reported</a>:
<blockquote>With his outsize media footprint, no-f***s-given hosting style, and an estimated 11 million listeners per episode, Rogan is, like it or not, the face of Spotify’s podcasting play. It’s a face that comes with voluble “anti-woke” bona fides; a hyper-macho sensibility somewhere between MAGA and Bernie Bro; and, most problematically, a warm embrace of vaccine skepticism. But all of that is part of the appeal for Rogan’s loyal army of superfans, many of them young and male, which is what makes him so valuable to a company whose success depends on attracting large numbers of engaged paying subscribers. In the words of one seasoned audio industry insider, having Joe Rogan “is like dropping a Taylor Swift album every day. Spotify needs him way more than he needs Spotify.” (Spotify didn’t have a comment for this story.)
The Joe Rogan Experience, which debuted in the earlier and comparatively quaint podcasting era of 2009, towers over its Spotify peers. Part of that has to do with the reality that the company’s other big-ticket deals just simply haven’t gained the same traction. Harry and Meghan have produced a lone 33-minute holiday special since inking a reported $25 million Spotify contract in December 2020. (They currently don’t have anything else in development with Spotify, someone familiar with the matter confirmed.) The Obamas, whose 2019 deal was rumored to be in the same general ballpark, have produced a few compelling shows, including one podcast hosted by Michelle Obama and another in which Barack Obama teamed up with Bruce Springsteen. But the buzz around these efforts has paled in comparison to the couples’ best-selling memoirs, or even the award-winning features they’ve produced for a separate content deal they have with Netflix. Moreover, informed sources told me the Obamas’ production company, Higher Ground, has been frustrated with Spotify at times, finding it difficult to get additional shows off the ground. I’m told the Obamas are more interested in lifting young new voices than carrying shows themselves, and that this focus hasn’t always aligned with Spotify’s. (Another source said that Spotify and Higher Ground are in active production on new shows in this vein.) As for the other offerings under the Spotify banner, chances are you haven’t heard of them. But you almost certainly hear about Joe Rogan every time something crazy is said on his show.</blockquote>
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/spotifys-ceo-makes-new-statement-about-joe-rogan-companys-decision-to-change-policies">reportedly</a> told employees on Wednesday that the platform does not have editorial discretion over Rogan’s #1-rated podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience,” following an attempt from leftists to get Rogan booted off the platform.
Spotify <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/spotify-takes-new-action-in-response-to-left-wing-outrage-over-joe-rogan-report">announced</a> on Sunday that it was publishing its content policy and that it would create a coronavirus information hub, which The Wall Street Journal reported came in response to backlash the company has faced from leftists over Rogan.
The announcement from Ek came after musician Neil Young complained about claims that Rogan had made on “The Joe Rogan Experience” about the pandemic and had his music removed from the platform. A couple of other musicians also had their music pulled down over the issue.
“We have had rules in place for many years but admittedly, we haven’t been transparent around the policies that guide our content more broadly. This, in turn, led to questions around their application to serious issues including COVID-19,” CEO Daniel Ek <a href="https://newsroom.spotify.com/2022-01-30/spotifys-platform-rules-and-approach-to-covid-19/">wrote</a> on Sunday. “Based on the feedback over the last several weeks, it’s become clear to me that we have an obligation to do more to provide balance and access to widely-accepted information from the medical and scientific communities guiding us through this unprecedented time. These issues are incredibly complex.”
Democrat President Joe Biden’s administration has also pushed for social media companies to take action against Rogan as Surgeon General Vivek Murthy advocated for during an MSNBC appearance last week.

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Former First Lady Michelle Obama announced in a letter on Sunday her support to register more than one million new voters ahead of the 2022 midterm elections as concerns grow among Democrats over numerous House members facing tight political battles.
Obama, founder of the voter registration movement When We All Vote, also noted in her <a href="https://twitter.com/WhenWeAllVote/status/1480177744554213380" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> that the coalition would urge 100,000 Americans to contact their senators in support of the Freedom to Vote Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
&#8220;In 2020 we made our power known at the polls; now, those who oppose progress are working to silence us. That’s why we’re joining 30 of our allies to <a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1cvl2hr r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" role="link" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FightForOurVote?src=hashtag_click">#FightForOurVote</a> in 2022,&#8221; the former first lady&#8217;s coalition tweeted on Sunday. 
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In 2020 we made our power known at the polls; now, those who oppose progress are working to silence us. 
That’s why we’re joining 30 of our allies to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FightForOurVote?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FightForOurVote</a> in 2022. Read how we&#39;re coming together for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VotingRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VotingRights</a> in today&#39;s <a href="https://twitter.com/nytimes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nytimes</a> or at <a href="https://t.co/7fxeLfYSP3">https://t.co/7fxeLfYSP3</a>. <a href="https://t.co/ITzlUkW0Ma">pic.twitter.com/ITzlUkW0Ma</a>
&mdash; When We All Vote (@WhenWeAllVote) <a href="https://twitter.com/WhenWeAllVote/status/1480177744554213380?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 9, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;One year ago, we witnessed an unprecedented assault on our Capitol and our democracy. From Georgia and Florida to Iowa and Texas, states passed laws designed to make it harder for Americans to vote. And in other state legislatures across the nation, lawmakers have attempted to do the same,&#8221; Obama <a href="https://whenweallvote.org/fight-for-our-vote/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>.
&#8220;This type of voter suppression is not new. Generations of Americans have persevered through poll taxes, literacy tests, and laws designed to strip away their power—and they’ve done it by organizing, by protesting, and most importantly, by overcoming the barriers in front of them in order to vote. And now, we’ve got to do the same,&#8221; she added.
The announcement comes as lawmakers consider voting rights bills in the coming weeks. In addition, the news comes after more than two dozen House Democrats have announced plans to retire or run for another office in 2022.
Most recently Michigan Democratic Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/congresswoman-brenda-lawrence-to-retire-joins-dozens-of-house-dems-who-wont-seek-re-election" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brenda Lawrence</a> announced her retirement on Tuesday, making her the 25th House Democrat who won’t seek reelection.
“Today, after reflecting on my journey — and oh, my goodness, what a journey — and having conversations with my family, I am announcing that I will not be seeking reelection to Congress,” Lawrence said in a video posted to Twitter Tuesday night.
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This year marks my 30th year in elected public service, and I&#39;ve had the good fortune of serving Michiganders on the local and national level.
After reflecting on my journey &amp; having conversations with my family, I&#39;m announcing that I will not be seeking re-election to Congress. <a href="https://t.co/QBmdExSKaj">pic.twitter.com/QBmdExSKaj</a>
&mdash; Brenda Lawrence (@RepLawrence) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepLawrence/status/1478553093684043777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 5, 2022</a></blockquote>
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“I am incredibly grateful for the people in Michigan’s 14th Congressional District, who placed their trust and vote in me — in me, just a little black girl from the east side of Detroit. You made me your congresswoman. It has been a tremendous honor and privilege to be your voice in Congress and to fight for our communities and issues in Washington, D.C., on a national platform,” she added.
The decisions leave the party&#8217;s razor-thin lead under House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) at risk of flipping under a &#8220;red wave&#8221; in November&#8217;s election. Obama&#8217;s movement appears to address the need to register more voters in key districts ahead of the midterms.
Stephanie Young, executive director of When We All Vote, also shared the <a href="https://whenweallvote.org/when-we-all-vote-leads-fight-for-our-vote-pledge-with-31-voting-civil-rights-organizations-ahead-of-midterms/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vision</a> of the new movement:
<blockquote>In 2020, we saw record voter turnout, especially among voters of color and young people, because of the work of these leading organizations. Now, a small group of elected officials fixated on maintaining their waning political power has purposely put up barriers to make it harder for some Americans to vote, jeopardizing our democracy. We will not back down. We are organizing and preparing to fight day in and day out in 2022. And that fight starts with our collective effort to press Congress to do the right thing and pass critical voting rights legislation to protect voters and their access to the ballot box. </blockquote>

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A new poll found that Vice President Kamala Harris and former first lady Michelle Obama are voters’ top two selections for the presidential nomination in 2024, should President Joe Biden decide not to run again.
The survey of 939 registered voters, conducted by <a href="https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/583018-poll-harris-michelle-obama-lead-for-2024-if-biden-doesnt-run">Hill-HarrisX</a> between November 18-19, found that Harris led all potential contenders with a 13% share of support from respondents. Mrs. Obama followed closely behind with 10% of the vote. The poll had a 3.2% margin of error.
Harris notably won the largest amount of support from voters who supported Biden in 2020, with 22% of the vote.
Other candidates who received 5% or less of voters’ support included Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Biden Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, former Mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg, and investor and former candidate for both President and New York City Mayor Andrew Yang.
Another 13% preferred a candidate not on the list. 36% responded that they were “unsure” who they would vote for if Biden decided not to seek re-election.
Members of the Biden White House have said that the president plans to run for re-election in 2024, but Biden would be 81 on Election Day 2024 and 82 upon his swearing in for a second term. Biden’s approval rating has also cratered following the administration’s mishandling of the Afghanistan withdrawal and the double-edged sword of inflation and the supply chain crisis, especially as the Christmas season approaches. Biden’s job approval rating stands at just 41.7%, according to the <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president-biden-job-approval-7320.html">RealClearPolitics</a> average of polls.
Voters are also skeptical of Biden’s ability to carry out another campaign and a second term. A <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2021/11/17/poll-biden-mental-fitness-job-approval-522785">Politico/Morning Consult</a> poll found that a near-majority of voters disagreed that Biden, the oldest person ever to serve in the Oval Office, was “in good health.” Fifty percent of voters disagreed, while 40% agreed, and only 10% did not know or had no opinion.
Biden himself received his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bidens-physical-reveals-multiple-health-issues-does-not-appear-to-have-gotten-cognitive-test-reports">annual physical</a> last week. His physician noted two outstanding health issues: Biden’s chronic cough, which the doctor said was “more frequent and pronounced” (though he noted that it could simply be a perception brought on by increased public scrutiny), and his walk, which the doctor said was noticeably “stiffer and less fluid.” Reports also suggest that Biden did not take a cognitive test during the exam.
Talk of Biden’s successor has gained traction in recent months, but Harris is dealing with problems of her own, including bogged down approval ratings. A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/how-low-can-she-go-kamala-harris-approval-rating-plunges-to-just-28">recent poll</a> found that Harris’ job approval rating sits at a paltry 28%, ten points lower than Biden’s in the same poll. Two of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-kamala-harris-aide-resigns-as-veeps-polling-tanks-rumors-swirl">Harris’ aides</a> have moved on amid the low approval rating and rumors of a rift between her and Biden.
Harris’ floundering poll numbers have led to some speculation about a possible run from Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, especially after a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/despite-approval-rating-of-just-38-legacy-media-pushes-presidential-buzz-for-mayor-pete">Politico/Morning Consult poll</a> found he had a higher approval rating than many other members of the Biden cabinet.

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Former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama turned off social media comments on Instagram for hours on Monday.
According to a spokesperson, the change was not &#8220;intentional,&#8221; though no explanation was given.
The timing comes as President Biden, Obama&#8217;s former Vice President, remains silent on the Taliban taking over Afghanistan after he promised months ago that was highly unlikely.
&#8220;Obama’s <a href="https://www.instagram.com/barackobama/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram</a> posts said, &#8216;Comments on this post have been limited&#8217; for roughly two hours Monday morning,&#8221; a Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/barack-obama-instagram-comments-afghanistan-collapse">report</a> said. &#8220;His most recent post, a video Thursday touting his All on the Line redistricting campaign, garnered 885 comments before it was shut down Monday.&#8221;
Mrs. Obama&#8217;s comments were turned off for the same time period. When asked about the curious social media move, an Obama spokesperson told Fox News the commenting pause had &#8220;no intentionality on our side.&#8221; There was no explanation given for why it happened, however.
Fox News outlined some of the comments the former president received before the comment section was briefly shut down:
<blockquote>&#8220;Afghanistan needs your help. Please please help Afghanistan,&#8221; one commenter wrote.
&#8220;The blood of the #Afghan people is on the hands of those who have remained silent in the face of oppression and have made friends with the Taliban,&#8221; wrote another. &#8220;History will not forget your crime.&#8221;
&#8220;What did we accomplish in Afghanistan if we turn tail and run now?&#8221; asked another. &#8220;They need us! That is not the American way! We do not surrender and run! We stay and fight and until the issues are resolved which is true independence!&#8221;
Commenters posted the hashtags #help_afghanistan and #afghanistanisbleeding, among others, before being cut off.</blockquote>
President Biden on Monday ordered 1,000 more U.S. troops into Afghanistan, bringing a total of 7,000 U.S. troops in the country since the U.S. launched pullout operations early this year. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-orders-more-troops-into-kabul-after-airport-overrun-with-afghans-evac-flights-suspended">The Daily Wire</a> reported on the rapidly deteriorating developments on Monday:
<blockquote>The United States, which took control of airport operations on Sunday, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-u-s-suspends-flights-at-kabul-airport-after-afghans-swarm-runway-cling-to-departing-planes">suspended</a> flights out of the airport on Monday morning after thousands of Afghans broke through security and crowded on the airfield. Desperate Afghans attempted to cling to the outside of departing planes, causing some to later fall to their deaths or be run over.
A U.S. official said that U.S. troops <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-u-s-troops-kill-two-armed-men-at-kabul-airport-as-evacuation-stalls-amid-chaos">killed</a> two armed men at Karzai amid the chaos. The official did not go into any more detail about the men killed. Taliban fighters have been seen in Karzai International Airport, some travelers <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/three-killed-in-kabul-airport-as-afghans-scramble-to-escape-taliban-11629096273">said</a>.
The international evacuation plan has been bottlenecked at Karzai International Airport. Bagram Air Base, located north of Kabul, was overrun with Taliban militants over the weekend after the U.S. turned the base over to the Afghan military last month.</blockquote>
The U.S. is currently scrambling to evacuate thousands of personnel, diplomats, and Afghan visa holders following the Taliban takeover of Kabul.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-orders-more-troops-into-kabul-after-airport-overrun-with-afghans-evac-flights-suspended">Biden Orders More Troops Into Kabul After Airport Overrun With Afghans, Evac Flights Suspended</a>

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President Joe Biden will not be attending former President Barack Obama&#8217;s star-studded, 700-person birthday party Wednesday on Martha&#8217;s Vineyard.
“While President Biden is unable to attend this weekend, he looks forward to catching up with former President Obama soon and properly welcoming him into the over 60 club,” a White House official said Monday, according to <a href="https://www.axios.com/obama-plans-birthday-bash-amid-covid-concerns-26278329-43be-473d-bf16-80b025e03912.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Axios</a> and <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/565900-biden-not-attending-obamas-60th-birthday-party" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Hill</a>.
Though the president will be traveling to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, that day, Obama&#8217;s 60th birthday party will reportedly be attended by celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, and George Clooney. Axios originally reported that Pearl Jam was slated to perform, but a spokesperson for the band has since told <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/pearl-jam-not-performing-barack-obama-60th-birthday-bash-marthas-vineyard">Fox News</a> that the group will not be performing.
More than 60,000 people congregated in nearby Provincetown, Massachusetts, on the Fourth of July weekend, most of whom partied maskless, according to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/31/us/covid-outbreak-provincetown-cape-cod.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The New York Times</a>. &#8220;Scientists have traced 965 cases to those gatherings; 238 of them involved residents of Provincetown itself,&#8221; per Axios.
&#8220;The recent breakthrough cases in nearby Provincetown, Massachusetts, after the July Fourth holiday showed the continued risk of spread even between vaccinated people — <a class="gtm-content-click" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/07/29/cdc-mask-guidance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-vars-link-text="prompting new masking guidelines" data-vars-click-url="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/07/29/cdc-mask-guidance/" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link">prompting new masking guidelines</a> from the CDC,&#8221; Axios continued.
Axios quoted Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, who said Sunday on CNN, &#8220;If you&#8217;re talking about a small party like I might have at my house for six or eight people who are all fully vaccinated, I do not believe, at this point, we need to put masks on to be next to each other,&#8221; adding, &#8220;But if there were 100 people, and, of course, how are you really going to be sure about people&#8217;s vaccination status?&#8221;
&#8220;A person with knowledge of the Obama party protocols said all guests will have to be COVID-tested, although they didn’t say when, where or what proof they would have to offer,&#8221; according to Axios.
In addition to being held outdoors, all guests at the event are asked to be vaccinated and reportedly there will be a &#8220;COVID-coordinator&#8221; to police proper protocols.
A source familiar with the event told Axios that instead of bringing gifts, &#8220;guests are being asked to consider giving to programs that work to support boys and young men of color and their families here at home in the United States, empower adolescent girls around the world, and equip the next generation of emerging community leaders.&#8221;
Obama&#8217;s party will be held at his $12-million, 30-acre estate overlooking the ocean in Edgartown, Massachusetts, on Martha’s Vineyard. The former first family <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/real-estate/elite-street/ct-re-1205-elite-street-obamas-20191205-tpd3s54jenffrjyc7ucr3ef53a-story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">purchased</a> the 6,892-square-foot mansion for $11.75 million in 2019, which includes seven bedrooms.
As The Chicago Tribune reported regarding the Obamas&#8217; other homes, &#8220;The other two properties that the Obamas own are their six-bedroom, 6,243-square-foot mansion <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-obamas-kenwood-home-1209-chicago-inc-20161208-story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">in the South Side Kenwood neighborhood</a>, which they purchased for $1.65 million in 2005, and their nine-bedroom, 6,441-square-foot mansion <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-obamas-buy-washington-home-20170601-story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">in Washington, D.C.’s, Kalorama </a><a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-obamas-buy-washington-home-20170601-story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">neighborhood</a>, which they purchased from onetime White House press secretary Joe Lockhart and his wife, Giovanna, in 2017 for $8.1 million.&#8221;
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/d-c-mayor-muriel-bowser-caught-violating-own-rules-on-first-day-of-new-mask-mandate" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Caught Violating Own Rules On First Day Of New Mask Mandate</a>

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