Two days after Labor Day, President Joe Biden held an event for unions at the White House. Speakers hailed him, and he then praised himself as the “most pro-union president in history.”

“In my White House, you’ll always be welcome,” Biden told the adoring crowd. “You’ll always be welcome. Labor will always be welcome.” The next day, Biden followed up with a speech outlining his “six-pronged” approach to dealing with the coronavirus as the delta variant and stalled vaccination rates contribute to a resurgence of the pandemic.