Biden Walks Back Impromptu Comments That Imperiled Bipartisan Deal

The admission was an attempt by the White House to salvage what had been one of the signature successes for a president who hopes to cement a legacy as a bipartisan deal maker.

By Michael D. Shear

WASHINGTON — President Biden backed away on Saturday from comments that imperiled a bipartisan deal for $579 billion in new infrastructure spending, saying in a statement that he had “left the impression that I was issuing a veto threat on the very plan I had just agreed to.”

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