Biden Admin ‘Not Pursuing’ Using National Guard to Help With Supply Chain Issues: White House

A cargo ship moves toward the Bayonne Bridge as it heads into port in Bayonne, New Jersey, on Oct. 13, 2021. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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.