The thankless task of cleaning up after Joe Biden

Republicans didn't cause Biden's predicament. They're just watching it. [View in browser]( [Image]( June 3, 2022 THE LATEST [Alternate text] //link.msnbc.com/click/27933202.77373/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi90cnVtcC1zLXJ1c3NpYWdhdGUtaG9heC1kaWVzLWR1cmhhbS1zLXN1c3NtYW5uLWZhaWwtbjEyOTU4OTI_Y2lkPWVtbF9tZGFfMjAyMjA2MDMmdXNlcl9lbWFpbD1kN2RjNzQ1MTcyOTdiMzk3MWFhMTRkNmYzMzExMzVhMDg3OGY4ZjY0MGZhMWExMDE5ZjE1N2I2NWMxYjVkZDFk/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914Bb1af0dd1[The thankless task of cleaning up after Joe Biden]( by Noah Rothman President Joe Biden is reportedly annoyed with his White House staff, in part because his communications staff, by rushing to clarify his confusing remarks, give the impression that he's not on top of things. But [Noah Rothman argues]( that Biden needs to be more critical of himself. After making what Rothman calls the "morally sensible but strategically parlous assertion" that Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power," even Biden "was perfectly aware that his comment was a gaffe." That's why he worked with his staff to write a clarifying statement. Read Noah Rothman's [full analysis](//link.msnbc.com/click/27933202.77373/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi93aHktdGV4YXMtc2Nob29sLXNob290aW5nLXdvbi10LXN0b3AtbnJhLWNvbnZlbnRpb24tbjEyOTU3MDI_Y2lkPWVtbF9tZGFfMjAyMjA2MDMmdXNlcl9lbWFpbD1kN2RjNzQ1MTcyOTdiMzk3MWFhMTRkNmYzMzExMzVhMDg3OGY4ZjY0MGZhMWExMDE5ZjE1N2I2NWMxYjVkZDFk/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914B7c119ace//link.msnbc.com/click/27933202.77373/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi9jZW5zdXMtb3ZlcmNvdW50cy11bmRlcmNvdW50cy1za2V3cy1jb25ncmVzc2lvbmFsLXJlcHJlc2VudGF0aW9uLW4xMjk1NTgzP2NpZD1lbWxfbWRhXzIwMjIwNjAzJnVzZXJfZW1haWw9ZDdkYzc0NTE3Mjk3YjM5NzFhYTE0ZDZmMzMxMTM1YTA4NzhmOGY2NDBmYTFhMTAxOWYxNTdiNjVjMWI1ZGQxZA/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914Bd56d7215 in your Friday [MSNBC Daily](. TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [Ja'han Jones]( [Barr still pushing lies about Russia probe despite Sussmann ruling]( It's wild to hear Barr continue to lie about the origins of the DOJ's Russia investigation.[Read More.]( [Zeeshan Aleem]( [As impatience and concern on Ukraine grow, Biden attempts a reset]( Biden wants the public to know what he won't do on Russia. [Read More.]( [Steve Benen]( [Jan. 6 committee tells Jim Jordan what he didn't want to hear]( At this point, there are a few remaining questions to keep in mind as the process advances. [Read More.]( [Hayes Brown]( [Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee should be Britain's last]( The monarchy is a vestige of a bygone era. [Read More.]( TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [All In]( ['Enough': Biden lays out specific gun reform measures for Congress]( [The Beat With Ari]( [Navarro speaks out for first time since criminal subpoena]( [Katie Phang]( ['NRA Republican' turns in his AR-15 after Uvalde shooting]( [The Mehdi Hasan Show]( [100 days: Will Russia-Ukraine conflict become a 'forever' war?]( MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text]   Sunday, MSNBC presents "Devil's Advocate: The Mostly True Story of Giovanni Di Stefano," a three-part Sky Original series following the famed attorney's journey to disgraced conman. The series explores Di Stefano's rise as a lawyer representing the who's-who of the criminal world, from Charles Manson to Saddam Hussein, and the epic investigation that unraveled his true identity hidden behind schemes, deception and lies. Watch episodes one and two of "Devil's Advocate: The Mostly True Story of Giovanni Di Stefano" Sunday at 10 p.m. ET on MSNBC and streaming on Peacock.   Freedom House's annual Freedom in the World survey notes that liberalism has rapidly declined each year for the last 16 years. Its precipitous downturn is more evident now than ever amid waning respect for individual rights, increased growth of autocracies and, most recently, in the seismic Russian invasion of Ukraine. Decades ago, political scientist and professor Francis Fukuyama was one of the preeminent scholars to predict the marked impending fall of liberal societies. He serves as a senior fellow at Stanford's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and is a bestselling author of numerous books, including one published in March 2022 aptly titled, "Liberalism and Its Discontents." He joins WITHpod to discuss why liberalism doesn’t always live up to its own principles, challenges from the right and the left and why our democracy will be under continued threat without a revitalized approach at its core. [Listen now](.     [Image] [Image]   [Privacy]( [Unsubscribe](listvar=sub_daily)