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Ilhan Omar attacking Joe Manchin 'proves he's right': Ex-Rep. Peter King
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Former New York Republican Congressman Pete King praised his former colleague, Sen. Joe Manchin, after the West Virginia Democrat declared on Fox News that he would not support President Biden's socioeconomic overhaul bill dubbed "Build Back Better."
"Joe Manchin not only saved the country but may have saved the Democratic Party," King said Monday on "The Story."
"This gives the Democrats the opportunity to retreat gracefully. Maybe they can blame it on Joe Manchin, but that bill was a disaster economically. And as Joe Manchin said, besides the money involved, it was going to restructure American society; restructure our economy. To do that in a giant bill like this was irresponsible."
King called Manchin a "great guy to work with" across the aisle, and remarked of the onetime governor, "what he says is what he does."