President Biden’s goal is to create ‘A Bipartisan Consensus Army’

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President Biden seeks to work
with moderates in Republican
Party

When verifying the content of
President Biden’s speech, he often says
“Being ready to cooperate with the
Republican Party.”
The President knows well the fact
the American people want Democrats
and Republicans to work together
bipartisanly to pass policies and
legislation that will benefit for the
lives of American citizen.

However, President Biden Views
on the “Republican Party'” can be
divided into Moderates and Radicals.

Moderates are Republicans who shy
away from traditional “Extremist
thoughts and actions,” and hold talks
with Democrats when necessary.
These Republicans are the mainstream
and majority within the Republican
Party.

On the other hand, the Radical 
Republican Party is a member of
the Republican Party who believes
that the “2020 presidential election
was rigged.” They were endorsed by
former President Trump in the midterm
elections. Also known as the MAGA
Republican Party.
However, even if the MAGA Republican
Party, they are not united as one and
today show signs of splitting up.

* MAGA: “Make America Great Again”

For instance, currently, the US House of
Representatives can not be decided on
a speaker, and in fact, it became
the longest House Speaker election
in 164 years.
As of January 7th, 11th votes have
already been taken, but no candidate has
yet reached a majority, and no chair has
been decided. 
However, it was finally decided on
the 15th time.

The reason why the chairman was
not decided for a long time is that
about 20 lawmakers who were
elected with the support of former
President Trump did not vote for
McCarthy, the front-runner for House
Speaker.
Former President Trump supported
McCarthy, but they did not vote for
McCarthy. However, in the end,
a compromise was reached through
discussion.
In any case, in such a point, there can
be seen a sign of division among
Radical Trump faction lawmakers.
I would like to see the future progress
in this regard.

“The image of Republican Ideals” 
Always in President Biden’s Mind

I will return the story. Among these
Republicans, what President Biden
wants is cooperation with the
moderate Republican party to the last.
On the other hand, President has
decided that the “cooperation with
the MAGA Republican Party is
almost impossible.”
President made that decision just
before the 2022 midterm elections.

The 2022 midterm elections has
become a fierce battle between
Democrats and Republicans.
While fighting in such midterm
elections, what was the “Ideal image
of the Republican party” that has
always been in President Biden’s mind?

I am thinking that it was, as the
“Republicans of common sense” and
the “Republicans that can talk with
the Democrats”, an image of
the deceased Senator John McCain (1).
Senator McCain is unique among
Republican lawmakers, and his
greatest feature was that having
a consistent mentality to consult with
the Democratic Party and decide,
when dealing with any problem. 
President Biden had also appreciated
that point.

(1) John McCain
John Sidney McCain III (Born 29
August 1936, Died 25 August
2018) As a conservative politician
who spoke frankly and emphasized
“Common sense and distinction”
and “a sense of balance,” he did
not hesitate to criticize the
Republican government harshly.
For that reason, he also often
clashed with ideological
Republican lawmakers and called
“Maverick” and he liked to be
called himself so.
During the Vietnam War,
he served in the Vietnam War
as a United States Navy Aviation
Officer.
He was shot down while flying
over Hanoi in 1967 and spent
five years as a prisoner of war
of the Democratic Republic of
Vietnam in Hoa Lo POW Camp
(aka Hanoi Hilton) in Hanoi.
During his first two years,
he endured severe torture from
North Vietnamese soldiers. As a
result, his popularity from the
American public led to him being
nominated as the Republican
presidential nominee in the 2008
US presidential election.
Against US President Donald Trump,
Senator McCain had a history of
continuing to criticize him intensely
since the middle of his presidential
campaign. / He is a practical,
results-oriented, and in order to get
results, he was valued as a master
negotiator, negotiating and making
“Talks and Concessions” not only
within his party but also with rival
Democratic Party.

President Biden said at a press conference
at the White House on November 9, 2022:

I’m prepared to work with my Republican
colleagues. The American people have
made clear (through this election,) I think,
that they expect Republicans to be
prepared to work with me as well.

Questions from reporters

You’ve often talked about breaking
the fever – the fever of Radical MAGA
Republicans – or kind of a transition
from this moment that we faced over
the last several years.
Do you feel like the election is
what represents that?  
Do you feel like the fever has broken,
I guess?

President’s Answer

Well, I’m not — I don’t think we’re
going to break the fever for
the super mega MAGA Republicans.  
I mean — but I think they’re a minority 
of the Republican Party.  
I think the vast majority of the
members of the Republican Party,
we disagree strongly on issues but
they’re decent, honorable people.  
We have differe- — differences of
agreement on — on issues.

But they — you know, I — I worked
with a lot of these folks in the Senate
and the House for a long time.  And,
you know, they — they’re — they’re
honest, and they’re — and they’re
straightforward.  They’re different
than mine, but they’re — you know,
they’re — they’re decent folks. 

(Omission)

And let me say this: Regardless —
regardless of what the final tally in
these elections show — and there’s
still some counting going on —
I’m prepared to work with my
Republican colleagues.  
The American people have made
clear, I think, that they expect
Republicans to be prepared to work
with me as well.

When I return from the G20
meetings in Indonesia with other
world leaders, I’m going to invite
the leaders of both political parties,
as I’ve done in the past on my foreign
trips, to the White House to discuss
how we can work together for the
remainder of this year and into the
next Congress to advance the
economic and national security
priorities of the United States.

(Omission)

I will veto any attempt to pass
a national ban on abortion.
But I’m ready to compromise with
the Republicans where it makes
sense on many other issues.
And I’ll always put the needs and
interests of the American people first.
*
And – I know it is still very hard —
I’m going to do everything in my
power to see through that we unite
the country.
It’s hard to sustain yourself as
a leading democracy in the world,
if you can’t generate some unity.
So, I’m not going to change anything
in any fundamental way.

(Omission)

And I especially want to thank the
young people of this nation, who —
I’m told; I haven’t seen the numbers
— voted in historic numbers again
and — just as they did two years ago.  
They voted to continue addressing
the climate crisis, gun violence,
their personal rights and freedoms,
and the student debt relief.

(Quotations from the speech end
here)