The White House has walked back on President Joe Biden’s latest remark about supply chain challenges, saying that the Biden administration is not planning to mobilize the National Guard to help unload container ships or drive trucks to deliver goods. During an Oct. 21 town hall meeting hosted by CNN, Biden was asked whether the federal government would send the National Guard to help ease the supply chain backlog. He replied that he was “absolutely” willing to take that option. “Yes, absolutely, positively, I would do that,” Biden said. “The answer is yes, if we can’t move to increase the number of truckers, which we’re in the process of doing.” The White House then clarified that if the National Guard does step in to help mitigate supply chain issues, it will be a decision made by individual states. “Requesting the use of the National Guard at the state level is …
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