WaPo: How Biden sparked a global uproar with nine ad-libbed words about Putin
By HatetheSwamp March 27, 2022 5:09 pm Category: President (0.0 from 0 votes)
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Up yours, Curt. It's time you dropped the Good German shtick for Biden.
With nine ad-libbed words at the end of a 27-minute speech, Biden created an unwanted distraction to his otherwise forceful remarks by calling for Russian President Vladimir Putin to be pushed out of office.
It was a remarkable statement that would reverse stated U.S. policy, directly countering claims from senior administration officials, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken,...
Biden’s line was not planned and came as a surprise to U.S. officials, according to a person familiar with the speech who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive situation. In the immediate aftermath of the remark, reporters rushed to find Biden aides and seek clarity on the president seemingly supporting a regime change in Russia...
“The speech was quite remarkable,” said Aaron David Miller, a veteran diplomat and senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. “This is one of those speeches where the one-liner in many ways drowns out the intent of the speech. Because that’s exactly what people are focusing on...”
Biden’s comment was particularly striking because his administration has taken pains to avoid even implying that regime change is a goal of the Western response to Russia’s aggression...
...there is little any aide can do when the president decides to extend his remarks and tuck in, almost as an aside, a declaration that he wants to see Putin removed from power.
These times are calling for a hero, a significant figure in the Democrat Party, who will open their mouth and speak the words, "Twenty-Fifth Amendment..."
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Up yours, Curt. It's time you dropped the Good German shtick for Biden. 