President Biden’s prime-time speech about the current state of the coronavirus pandemic seemed to set artificially low expectations for the country, in the hope that the White House would surpass them, according to former Trump speechwriter Stephen Miller.
Miller told Fox Business’ “Kudlow” that while President Trump exuded positive energy and optimism in his statements to the public, Biden painted a bleak picture that he would not recommend Americans to celebrate Independence Day unless the mitigation limits are met. government viruses were hit.
“It was so bleak. It didn’t inspire or elevate anything,” said Miller. “Let’s pull the curtain up a little bit. Here’s what’s going on for you, your audience and everyone who is listening: they are deliberately setting ambitious and uninspiring goals based on the theory that they can overcome these incredibly dark objections.”
Miller said Biden’s comments on Independence Day could be one of the “least inspiring calls to action in human history”.
“If we stay closed, if we suffer, if we fight, if we sacrifice, if we hurt, then maybe, just maybe, Larry, on July 4th, you can have dinner with your own family in your own backyard. I don’t believe it, “he said.
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In response, host Larry Kudlow noted that Biden appeared to inject some “Jimmy Carter discomfort speech” from his 1970s into his Thursday speech.
“Exactly, that was it,” commented Miller.
“John F. Kennedy said we are going to put a man on the moon. Donald Trump said we are going to put a man on Mars. Joe Biden said we are going to see if you can eat barbecue ribs with your own relatives and loved ones on July 4th.”
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“News for the Biden government: people have been doing this during the pandemic with their own family members.”
Miller added that he also detected a tone of “… or else” in the speech, regarding the possibility of a return to the more rigid national blockades.
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“Speech writers clearly thought it would be an effective club to threaten people with an ‘or else’. That’s not how you inspire people … It’s not the American rhetorical tradition. People respond to positive energy, to optimism, to paint a picture of what can be achieved in the best of circumstances, “he said.
“Threatening people with punitive measures and saying that if you don’t, I will turn everything off – it is stingy.”