President Biden yesterday said that he would consider having the National Guard help deal with the current supply chain issues, The Hill reported. “Yes, absolutely,” the president said at a CNN town hall yesterday when asked if he would consider bringing in the National Guard to help. The White House last week announced that the Port of Los Angeles, as well as FedEx, UPS and Walmart, will rev up operations to 24 hours a day, seven days a week to tackle the supply chain disruptions. “I had a timetable for, first of all, I want to get the ports up and running,” Biden said on Thursday, adding that he got commitments from Walmart and others. The American Trucking Associations said this week the trucking industry is short 80,000 drivers, which is a record high. CNN’s Anderson Cooper asked Biden on Thursday whether he would consider having people serving in the National Guard drive trucks. “The answer is yes, if we can’t move to increase the number of truckers, which we’re in the process of doing,” the president said. The White House this week also addressed the shortage of truck drivers, noting that California Gov. Newsom (D) signed an executive order to tackle the shortage by increasing cargo space and identifying the best routes for trucks.
