USA TODAY ASK "What happened to 'Honest Joe'?

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USA TODAY What happened to 'Honest Joe'? President Joe Biden's promises are turning into lies. President Joe Biden started a tweet Sunday with: “I give you my word as a Biden” He was making a lofty promise about his signature legislation: that no one making less than $400,000 a year would see a tax increase. I laughed out loud at Biden’s tweet, because A) to what other name would he attach to his word? and B) Biden’s word has never been worth less. ***Furthermore, the promise was laughably false, disproven by the nonpartisan Committee on Taxation, which found taxpayers in every income bracket – yes, every single one – would see a tax increase by 2023. Read it for yourself.*** And it followed a series of falsehoods told by this president that makes Biden seem like everything he railed against in the 2020 campaign. “The words of a president matter,” Biden used to say. With a straight face. But less than a year in, what’s become clear is that Biden’s “word” means virtually nothing, and that he lies with the same ease as his predecessor. Biden promised to “always level with you." He centered his campaign around restoring the “soul of the nation.” He has violated – repeatedly – that pledge. I’m continually amazed at how low Democrats are willing to set the bar for Biden by simply screaming “But Trump!” every time the new president does something they hated about the old one. It seems, however, that the American people are catching on. A tracking poll from YouGov says 46% of Americans say Biden is dishonest versus just 41% who say he is honest.