Online Public Relations Thoughts

It's hard to find anyone more outraged than a Congressman who has been ignored. And, they're angry with their own President in the White House.  Biden acted quickly as he needed to do, but in the process he flouted Article 1 of the Constitution as his angry Democratic critics are saying.  

Voters are sending a message to the White House.  It's not democracy which Biden says is threatened but the economy at the top of their minds.  Is Biden listening?  His recent major speeches have dwelled on the threat of Trump to the country.  Either Biden knows something that most voters don't or he is on the wrong track.  He is trying to change the terms of the discourse between him and voters, but so far they are having none of it.  It's a major PR problem for Biden and so far, he seems to be ignoring it.  

What kind of message and  impression does one send when he claims he is above the law and immune from its judgments?  This is the demand that former president Trump is making -- and there is a chance he might get away with it.  If the courts sustain him, they will have set the scene for a rogue president now and in the future.  

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has compromised his position and his reputation by failing to disclose his hospitalization for four days to anyone -- not the President, not Congress, not the press, not even his deputy.  There apparently is no good reason for why he remained silent but the fallout from his secrecy is severe.  Good PR demanded transparency, and he didn't have it.  It might not cost him his job but it certainly should earn him a dressing down by the White House.  Meanwhile, Republicans are charging it as a failure of the Biden administration, something Biden doesn't need right now.   

There are two messages about the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol -- Trump's and Biden's.  They are diametrically opposed and one will win on election day.  Meanwhile, Trump and Biden will try to motivate their followers with ongoing messaging about the insurrection.  Communications are well underway.  Trump  has Republican support.  Biden has Democrats and a significant number of independents.  In that light, Biden has an advantage because Republicans are a minority party as are Democrats but independents carry the day.  It is far too early to call an election, but look for the facts of Jan. 6 and the truth to be mangled in the coming months.