I was expressing moral outrage that I feel - I make no apologies for my personal feelings.” More than a feeling Li Xueren/Xinhua/Sipa USAĪnd on Russia, Biden later insisted he meant what he said about Putin, with this caveat: “I’m not walking anything back … I want to make it clear, I wasn’t then, nor am I now, articulating a policy change. Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a video address at the opening session of the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on May 19, 2022. Given the many walk-backs, cleanups and clarifications during the brief Biden era, these two incidents would be fairly routine - and almost comical - except for the serious subject matters and the president’s own additional statements.įor example, the Tokyo remarks were the third time since he took office that Biden essentially said the same thing about militarily defending Taiwan. That set off a round of accusations that the unelected staff was subverting the commander in chief and added fresh impetus to questions of whether Biden is really running the White House. In both cases, their attempts amounted to denials the president said what he clearly said. They said the United States is still only committed to selling Taiwan military equipment to defend itself and claimed Biden was definitely not talking about “regime change” in Russia. The shocking remark in Tokyo came just two months after Biden, on a visit to Poland, insisted Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power” because of Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine.īoth bombshells sent the White House into DEFCON damage control as aides rushed out “clarifications” to insist there was no change in longstanding policies. That’s the question careening around the world after the president said last week that the United States would respond militarily if China invades Taiwan. Is Joe Biden crazy like a fox, or just crazy? Ron DeSantis shows he's future of the GOP Bore! Donald Trump has gone and lost his swingĪfter Kathy Hochul win, there's no end to a blue state in decline
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