During a wide-ranging speech in Washington state, Biden foresaw a future in which the entire military fleet is environmentally friendly.
"We're going to start the process for every vehicle in the United States military, every vehicle is going to be climate-friendly," Biden said. "Every vehicle. I mean it. We're spending billions of dollars to do it."
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Before the statement, Biden cited the vast spending power of his office.
"One of the things I've found out as the President of the United States is I get to spend a lot of that money," he said.
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The President did not elaborate on facts or a timeline of how the military fleet’s green transition would happen.
Biden praised the promise of electric vehicles during the speech, joking that he'd like to buy the first electric Corvette and saying that tens of thousands of diesel school buses would be replaced, providing cleaner air for school children.
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Biden finished the speech by signing an executive order that the White House says will strengthen forests on federal lands and build resilience against wildfires.
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“We put environmental justice at the center of what we do, addressing the disproportionate health, environmental, and economic impacts that have been borne primarily by communities of color, places too often left behind," Biden said.
Biden slipped in reference to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's leaked recording during a speech in Washington state about Earth Day.
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McCarthy has come under fire for leaked audio of comments he made saying he would urge former President Donald Trump to resign after the Capitol riot.
"This ain’t your father’s Republican Party,” Biden said during a speech that otherwise focused on rainforests and gas mileage requirements. “All you’ve got to do is look at what’s being played this morning about the tape that was released. Anyway, all kidding aside, this is the MAGA party now."
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The recording is of McCarthy telling a group of Republicans on Jan. 10, 2021, that he would recommend Trump resign from the presidency after the events at the Capitol. It was played during the Rachel Maddow Show on Thursday evening. McCarthy has previously denied that he said this.
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"I'm seriously thinking of having that conversation with him tonight. I haven't talked to him in a couple of days," McCarthy said in response to Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming's question about whether Trump might resign as the impeachment resolution was set to pass.
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