JOE BIDEN: If you don't understand that, you're in the wrong business. So how does that account to a constructive meeting, as President Putin phrased it. KAITLAN COLLINS: But given his past behavior has not changed, and in that press conference after sitting down with you for several hours, he denied any involvement in cyber attacks. I said, what will change their behavior is if the rest of the world reacts to them and it diminishes their standing in the world. JOE BIDEN: What I said was- let's get this straight. KAITLAN COLLINS: You said in the next six months, you'd be able to determine. JOE BIDEN: When did I say I was confident? I said- I said. JOE BIDEN: Yeah, I'm not confident he'll change his behavior. KAITLAN COLLINS: Why are you so confident he'll change his behavior, Mr President? I am- I am not going to walk away on that. We're going to follow through with that discussion. JOE BIDEN: I said the families of the detained Americans came up, and we discussed it. What did Putin say about Paul Whelan and Trevor Reed? What did he say about Paul Whelan and Trevor Reed? Responding to her follow-up question about whether or not the summit was constructive, Biden said, 'If you don't understand that, you're in the wrong business.' He later told reporters that he owed an apology to Collins and he 'shouldn’t have been such a wise guy with the last answer I gave.' Video Transcript Biden turned around to address Collins with a raised finger. If the aim is to stoke resentment of this double standard, it’s an unqualified success.As he was leaving his press conference after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Biden had a tense exchange with CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins, who asked why Biden was confident that Putin would change his behavior. President Joe Biden was captured nearly tripping down a set of stairs while visiting Japan for the G7 summit on Friday. This predated the 24-hour news cycle, where every moment must be filled - now by commentary and political screeds masquerading as analysis.Īnd it’s not lost on the 74 million people who voted for Donald Trump that the press and entertainment industry is treating Biden with kid gloves. There was a time when the mainstream press just reported the news. Those were a steady drumbeat against Trump’s immigration policies, most notably his Remain in Mexico program. No pushback from outraged critics decrying this call for migrants to stay in the countries from which they may seek asylum, nor are there any slams for a lack compassion in not opening our doors to those seeking a better life. Joe Biden predictably had a terrible time as he attempted to hold the first press conference since his installation. on Thursday, March 25, 2021.Ê(Photo by Oliver.

“Don’t leave your town or city or community.” President Joe Biden speaks during the first formal press conference of his presidency in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. sorts out the surge at the southern border. This week, the president told potential immigrants “don’t come over” as the U.S. It’s par for the course that Biden gets a pass from the mainstream media for things his predecessor was mocked and excoriated for.Īnd not just being victim of life’s little stumbles. I almost fell coming up the steps myself,” White House deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters. The White House cited weather for Biden’s missteps.

It’s about how quickly he got back up,” tweeted DNC adviser Scott Dworkin.

“The story ain’t about President Biden tripping as he entered Air Force One. Trump did not get the same sort of “that’s not so bad” collegiality being shown to Biden. The late night talk show hosts had a field day with the clip. A CNN reporter dolefully intoned “you see him walking very haltingly, one leg at a time” - something we’re pretty sure all bipeds do. Imagine if affable jocularity accompanied Trump’s now-infamous walk down a West Point incline last summer. One person tweeted “Ok ok it makes sense now,” with a mashup clip of Trump hitting a golf ball that bonks Biden in the head, causing him to stumble. Of course, no one can pass up a chance to take a jab at Trump. New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman noted the thin-skinned nature of President Joe Biden and predicted his stumbles on the stairs to Air Force One will come up Thursday afternoon’s.

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