Joe Biden let the truth slip in a speech meant to motivate people to vote for Democrats, saying the quiet part out loud, as you can hear in the audio link above.

Joe Biden celebrates coal plant workers losing their jobs.

“We’re going to be shutting these plants down all across America.” pic.twitter.com/0DZk0MZHa8

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) November 4, 2022

The White House went into attack-and-spin mode over this one, charging that the bumbler-in-chief’s words had been “twisted,” and the video doesn’t show him saying what he said.

White House says Biden’s coal comments have been “twisted” after Manchin criticism https://t.co/a0hv7LzTEQ pic.twitter.com/and2jF0hVn

— The Hill (@thehill) November 6, 2022

Fuel costs are skyrocketing as a direct result of Biden’s left-wing policies, and we get 80% of our energy from coal, but he wants to end it with nothing on the horizon as a replacement.

Here come the diesel shortages.. which will lead to countless other shortages. pic.twitter.com/Q44sUuhWf7

— Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) November 7, 2022

Senator Joe Manchin, a Democrat from coal-rich West Virginia, freaked out over Biden’s policy announcement. Do you think, as Clay and Buck do, that he’s likely to jump to the GOP rather than stay on a sinking ship for reelection in 2024? Tweet us your take @ClayAndBuck — or, if you’re a 24/7 VIP, send us an email.