In the early days of his presidency during the pandemic, President Joe Biden brought concerns about young people’s loneliness to the surgeon general.
Biden questioned how young people could “make love” during the pandemic, according to the Washington Post. Two aides heard Biden use the phrase multiple times in the first year of his presidency. He asked Surgeon General Vivek Murthy to prioritize the problem of loneliness, particularly since Murthy had written a book about it, after speaking with his grandchildren on the topic.
Biden often relies on casual, personal interaction with the public to bring their concerns to his office. Biden uses conversations with fellow churchgoers and his grandchildren to break himself out of the Washington bubble.
Biden aides have said they brace themselves for Monday mornings, when Biden has returned from his usual weekend trip to
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