President Biden in the East Room of the White House on July 5. (Sarah Silbiger for The Washington Post)
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Here’s the deal, Democrats: You need to give Joe Biden a break.

For weeks, Democrats have arrayed themselves in traditional circular firing formation, complaining about the president’s failure to channel outrage about mass shootings, the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade and MAGA Republicans’ assaults on democracy. This produced post-Independence Day fireworks in a trio of news outlets: