First appearance of Fox: Republican lawmakers have lashed out at President Biden’s alcohol czar comment that he might advise Americans to limit themselves to two beers a week, with one lawmaker calling it “absurd.”
After George Kove, director of the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), said in an interview that the U.S. could follow Canada in updating recommended drinking, several Republican lawmakers expressed an opinion.
Canada recently changed its national alcohol recommendation from two drinks a day to two drinks a week for men, sparking a backlash.
Biden avoids recommending no more than two beers a week for Americans
“Democrats are trying to control every aspect of people’s lives,” Senator Ted Cruz told Fox News Digital. (Anna Rose Layden/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“Democrats are trying to control every aspect of people’s lives,” Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz told Fox News Digital.
“We’ve seen this, especially during COVID-19, and it’s continued during the Biden administration,” Cruz said. “It just undermines trust in public health officials.”
Tennessee Republican Rep. Tim Burchett, who doesn’t drink alcohol himself, said the prospect of recommending two beers a week was “ridiculous.”
“This is what happens when 30 million Americans don’t vote,” Burchett said. “Unelected bureaucrats stick their noses where they don’t belong and are overpaid.”
“I don’t drink alcohol, but this is ridiculous,” he added. “If you want to look at abuse, look at Washington spending and White House excesses.”
Rep. Tim Burchett, who doesn’t drink alcohol himself, said the prospect of recommending two beers a week was “ridiculous.” (Fox News)
Several Republican lawmakers also spoke out online, with Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst calling the potential recommendation “absurd.”
“Another Biden ‘Emperor’, this one wants to take beer away from Americans,” Ernst wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “Absurd”
Republican Florida Rep. Brian Mast likened potential alcohol endorsements to “prohibition” and quipped, “There’s a reason we’re repealing Prohibition.”
“We tried something similar to this before. It was called Prohibition,” Mast wrote to X.
“There’s a reason we ended it. It was terrible,” the Florida Republican continued.
“Let the people drink beer,” he added.
Lawmakers’ comments came after Cove spoke. daily mail Last week, reports surfaced that the United States could follow Canada’s on alcohol guidelines.
American guidelines now recommend that men limit themselves to: 2 drinks per day Ladies, please have one drink. The US recommendation will be reviewed in 2025.
Coob, who drinks a few glasses of “buttery California chardonnay” a week, said he’s watching Canada’s “great experiment” with interest.
Coob, who drinks a few glasses of “buttery California chardonnay” a week, said he’s watching Canada’s “great experiment” with interest. (Getty Images/HBO)
“I think people will start re-evaluating where we are if there are health benefits,” Cove said.
Cove said he was “convinced” that there were no “benefits” to physical health from drinking and that the recommended amount of drinking in the United States would not be “raised.”
“So if [alcohol consumption guidelines] Whichever way you go, you’re going to Canada,” Cove said.
The White House on Monday declined to say whether it would support the recommendation for Americans to drink no more than two beers a week, but White House press secretary Carine Jean-Pierre said that Biden was an “expert.” suggested that it may follow the judgment of
Fox News’ Peter Doucy asked Jean-Pierre if Biden wanted to “limit Americans to two beers a week,” but a spokesman did not respond.
FOX News’ Peter Doocy cites White House press secretary Carine Jeanpierre on recent reports that President Biden’s heavy drinkers may be encouraging Americans to limit themselves to two beers a week. asked a question. (Getty Images)
Doocy rephrased the question and asked Jean-Pierre how dropping the recommendation to drink alcohol would “sound” with the American public.
“Tell me about something I don’t want to get involved in. That’s the question,” replied Jean-Pierre. Doucy went on to ask if Biden was “okay” when Americans are encouraged to drink up to two glasses of beer a week.
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“I’ll leave it to the experts,” replied Jean-Pierre. “I’m not going to comment on that.”
Mr. Biden, who doesn’t drink, has previously encouraged Americans to join Anheuser-Busch’s promotional campaign to increase the number of vaccines against the new coronavirus.
