Biden blames unvaccinated for COVID-19 slog

There was a new tone from President Biden on the unvaccinated on Thursday.

He admonished elected officials who are “actively undermining” the COVID-19 vaccine as well as unvaccinated Americans for exacerbating the coronavirus pandemic as he laid out new, more aggressive steps his administration is taking to confront the virus.

What he said: “We have the tools to combat COVID-19, and a distinct minority of Americans, supported by a distinct minority of elected officials, are keeping us from turning the corner. These pandemic politics, as I refer to it, are making people sick, causing unvaccinated people to die,” Biden said in prepared remarks from the State Dining Room of the White House.

“We cannot let these actions stand in the way of protecting the large majority of Americans who have done their part and want to get back to life as normal,” he said.

Biden captured the frustration expressed by vaccinated Americans, saying the U.S. has made substantial progress against the virus but that the remaining 25 percent of eligible Americans — about 80 million people — who have not yet gotten vaccinated for COVID-19 threaten those gains. He went on to address unvaccinated people directly, telling them that his patience is “wearing thin.”