Biden heads to Pittsburgh to tout infrastructure after bridge collapse

Jan 28, 2022 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    10% Center

  • Reliability

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  • Policy Leaning

    -24% Somewhat Liberal

  • Politician Portrayal

    84% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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"Law enforcement told the president they weren't sure if the collapse was caused by a gas leak, or the leak was caused by the collapse."
Negative
-24% Liberal
"President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan infrastructure package into law in mid-November and is now traveling around the country touting its benefits."
Positive
32% Conservative
"Biden was greeted by Pesylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, on the tarmac, as well as Pesylvania Sen. Bob Casey."
Positive
28% Conservative
"Biden was greeted by Pesylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, on the tarmac, as well as Pesylvania Sen. Bob Casey."
Positive
28% Conservative
"'Biden's go-to image during the campaign was 'Joe from Scranton,'' said Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmouth University Polling Institute when it unveiled its latest poll this week."
Positive
28% Conservative
"'Biden's go-to image during the campaign was 'Joe from Scranton,'' said Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmouth University Polling Institute when it unveiled its latest poll this week."
Positive
28% Conservative
"Biden's visit was aounced at the start of the week."
Positive
26% Conservative
"Fetterman was in the audience for Biden's speech as well."
Positive
24% Conservative
"'Like every American should, Josh wants our president to be successful and we'll continue welcoming President Biden to his home state of Pesylvania,' he said."
Positive
20% Conservative
"Shapiro appeared with Biden three times last summer - when Biden's numbers were above water."
Positive
18% Conservative
"Shapiro appeared with Biden three times last summer - when Biden's numbers were above water."
Positive
18% Conservative
"President Joe Biden (right) greets Pesylvania's Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf (left) as he arrives at the Allegheny County Airport Friday."
Positive
16% Conservative
"President Joe Biden (right) greets Pesylvania's Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf (left) as he arrives at the Allegheny County Airport Friday."
Positive
16% Conservative
"Biden made much of his early life in Scranton, Pesylvania, during the 2020 campaign."
Positive
16% Conservative
"On a tour of the facility, Biden observed welding-based 3D printing machinery and a functioning robotic arm."
Positive
14% Conservative
"Biden had hoped to also get his 'Build Back Better' bill through Congress, which complimented the infrastructure bill, but with spending for social programs and climate change initiatives."
Positive
14% Conservative
"Both Monmouth University and Harvard CAPS/Harris found that only 39 percent of voters approved of Biden's performance in office, crashing from figures of 54 and 61 percent respectively after he was sworn in."
Positive
12% Conservative
"More than in Venice,' Biden remarked. '"
Positive
10% Conservative
"At the bridge site, Biden was also with Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, who's ruing for the U.S. Senate."
Positive
8% Conservative
"On the scene he was joined by Sen. Bob Casey (left), as well as Rep. Conor Lamb (second from right) and Lt. Gov. John Fetterman"
Positive
6% Conservative
"President Joe Biden (right) shakes the hand of Sen. Bob Casey (left) as he arrives in Pittsburgh Friday"
Positive
6% Conservative
"Last week, Beto O'Rourke, who carries party hopes of turning Texas blue with his campaign for governor, put distance between himself and the White House."
Positive
6% Conservative
"President Joe Biden departed the White House Friday morning for a quick trip to Pittsburgh, PesylvaniaBiden, boarding Air Force One, will talk tout his bipartisan infrastructure bill and talk about American manufacturing"
Positive
4% Conservative
"President Joe Biden departed the White House Friday morning for a quick trip to Pittsburgh, PesylvaniaBiden, boarding Air Force One, will talk tout his bipartisan infrastructure bill and talk about American manufacturing"
Positive
4% Conservative
"Biden is flying into the smaller Allegheny County Airport for this Friday trip."
Positive
4% Conservative
"Rep. Conor Lamb, who is ruing against Fetterman in the Senate Democratic primary, was also on hand - and had plaed to attend Biden's Pittsburgh speech."
Positive
0% Conservative
"Rep. Conor Lamb, who is ruing against Fetterman in the Senate Democratic primary, was also on hand - and had plaed to attend Biden's Pittsburgh speech."
Positive
0% Conservative
"And we're sending the money,' Biden said."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"Biden then toured Mill 19, a redeveloped steel mill that is being used as the headquarters for Carnegie Mellon University's Manufacturing Futures Institute."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"Biden had plaed to be in Pittsburgh to talk infrastructure - touting the $1.2 trillion bill passed in November that was supposed to finance repairs for the nation's bridges, among other things."
Negative
-4% Liberal
"President Joe Biden told reporters, 'You're going to see in a minute,' when asked if he plaed to visit the site of the bridge collapse, which is just two miles away from there he's slated to speak"
Negative
-4% Liberal
"President Joe Biden arrived in Pittsburgh Friday afternoon and immediately went to the site of the Forbes Avenue bridge that had collapsed earlier that morning."
Negative
-8% Liberal
"'If state Republicans continue to run on being the last line of defense against President Biden's failed leadership and promote policies that stimulate the economy and ease the cost of living, make their communities safer, and empower parents to have more control of their children's educations, they will have a major advantage on the issues in 2022 in battleground states,' an accompanying memo said."
Negative
-10% Liberal
"However, because of the bridge collapse, Fetterman, the former mayor of nearby Braddock, Pesylvania, was photographed with Biden."
Negative
-14% Liberal
"Earlier this month, Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams, a leading candidate for governor in another swing state, also claimed a scheduling conflict when Biden came to town to deliver a voting rights speech."
Negative
-14% Liberal
"Biden's trip comes just hours after a bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh's East End, crumbling a portion of Forbes Avenue"
Negative
-16% Liberal
"Pesylvania Lieutenant Governor and U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman (left) and Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro (right) said they plaed to skip Biden's event, but now Fetterman will be in Pittsburgh due to the bridge collapse"
Negative
-16% Liberal
"Earlier, Biden called Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey."
Negative
-20% Liberal
"Shapiro and Fetterman's initial snubs is another hint that Biden is seen as a liability by candidates who would otherwise soak up the exposure and fundraising opportunities that accompany a presidential visit."
Negative
-20% Liberal
"President Joe Biden visits the site where the Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed over Frick Park Friday morning in Pittsburgh"
Negative
-22% Liberal
"President Joe Biden (left) stands alongside Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey (right) at the site of the Forbes Avenue bridge collapse Friday"
Negative
-22% Liberal
"President Joe Biden traveled to Pittsburgh, Pesylvania Friday with plans to talk infrastructure just hours after the city suffered a bridge collapse"
Negative
-22% Liberal
"He had called Wolf earlier to talk to him about the Pittsburgh bridge collapse"
Negative
-24% Liberal
"Biden once thought of as his own."
Negative
-24% Liberal
"President Joe Biden's first stop in Pittsburgh was to the collapsed bridge site."
Negative
-28% Liberal
"Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey (left) and President Joe Biden (right) take in the collapsed bridge over Frick Park in Pittsburgh Friday"
Negative
-32% Liberal
"Two high-profile Democratic candidates in Pesylvania plaed to skip Biden's visit, in the latest sign that his dire poll numbers could be disastrous in November's midterm elections."
Negative
-34% Liberal
"In an interview with Politico, Steny Hoyer, the third most senior Democrat in the House, would not be drawn on whether candidates should run as 'Biden Democrats."
Negative
-36% Liberal
"In an interview with Politico, Steny Hoyer, the third most senior Democrat in the House, would not be drawn on whether candidates should run as 'Biden Democrats."
Negative
-36% Liberal
"A poll commissioned by the Republican State Leadership Committee gave GOP candidates a six-point advantage because of Biden's unpopularity, among other factors."
Negative
-36% Liberal

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38% : Law enforcement told the president they weren't sure if the collapse was caused by a gas leak, or the leak was caused by the collapse.

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