I stopped watching after 3 minutes, it's was so partisan and full of easily-debunked crap if you are not a know-nothing populist.
Now, it's not a surprise that a right-wing outlet (The Hill) is using a hard left pundit (Krystall Ball) to bash the moderate left (Biden).
Which is why a right-winger (KKKurczak
) is posting this, pissing off moderate leftists (Brutus, me), while the hard-left agrees (Monty).
Here are the three claims I managed to listen to, explained away or debunked, depending on your politics:
1. Biden failed to overrule/fire the Senate parliamentarian (non-partisan budget clerk) that ruled that the minimum wage increase can't be a part of the Covid package.
A clerk was fired only once before in 2001 (Repubs did it for tax cuts). Firing a non-partisan clerk to ram through an agenda that even doesn't have a full support among Democrat Senators is something very, very partisan and undermines the checks and balances in the Senate. Biden is not Trump and he'll look to get more, possibly bi-partisan, support around such bill before going through with it and would compromise by increasing the minimum wage gradually. The pundit claims just "he didn't want to" without any of these nuances. It's stupid outrage for simple and partisan folks.
2. Biden bombed Iran forces in Syria
Biden follows an established US foreign policy. He's not a Trump to do this on a whim. But why would he drop any bombs, asks the naive pundit and many on the populist left (this was also a popular subject for the alt-right, "see, your guy is going to START WARS, unlike the peace-loving Trump").
You only need a week or so of Iran-related news to get the context. Since Biden came to power and announced easing the Iran sanctions and getting back into the nuclear deal, Iran has been playing hardball across their fronts. Now why the hell would they do that with someone like Biden, who is far less hostile than Trump??
The answer is simple, they are improving their negotiating position before sitting with Biden and making deals. The bombing was more of a message than anything, as were their provocations (rocket attack in Iraq, IAEA breaches). Alternatively, it could be the Iranian hardliners trying to scupper a deal, but that AGAIN proves Biden did the right thing. You NEED to respond to provocations when they are testing you, or you'll show weakness.
3. Khashoggi: the Saude prince was not sanctioned
If you follow the news at all, you can see how much the Biden administration did to get out of bed with the Saudis where Trump and Kushner got them. The publishing of the intelligence report was unprecedented (Trump simply refused it) and 76 involved individuals were sanctioned. There was a very strong message in Biden talking to the king directly and bypassing the prince, even if he's the de-facto ruler.
Now the crazy left and the cynical right both want something impossible, for Biden to target the ruler of an important ally directly. This simply is very poor diplomacy. Biden already did more than would be expected from an establishment candidate.
So take your Krystall Ball and shove it up somewhere, this is pure propaganda and disinformation.