Question of the Day #577

"When Biden calls a 'lid,' Democrats wet the bed — and Trump starts mocking "

From the headline of this article at Politico.

上記の文で、lidの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "lid" mean?

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解答

意味：
the Political Dictionaryによると、

Lidとは、ホワイトハウスの報道官が、その日にはもうニュースはない時に使う用語です。Full lidと言うこともあります。

ある日に大統領候補がもう公のイベント等がない場合にも、その選挙組織が使用する場合があります。

Answer

According to the Political Dictionary:

A “lid” is what White House press secretaries use to indicate that there will be no news coming out of the White House that day. It can also be called a “Full Lid.”

A presidential campaign can also call a lid when their candidate does not plan any more public events or appearances for the rest of the day.

Examples

• It's "Debate Tuesday" and assuming the Biden campaign doesn't call a lid on the day at 4:00 PM Eastern, we will finally have a presidential debate.
• Each candidate can call what is known as a “lid” each day, which means they will be doing nothing all day and no press should be around, Trump has yet to call a “lid during the last 90 days, whereas Biden has called 9 of them in the last 30 days.
• Someone should start asking because you cannot 'Call a Lid' at 9:30AM when you're president.
• LindseyGrahamSC Needs to 'Call a Lid' on Committee Hearings for SUPCO Nominee! 

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