http://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2022/09/18/wh-clarifies-that-bidens-statement-on-60-minutes-does-not-reflect-the-official-position-of-the-us-govt-and-so-much-more/
Not long ago we said that a clip that “60 Minutes” promoted for Scott Pelley’s interview with President Biden suggested the entire interview might consist of softball questions. The interview aired on CBS Sunday and while it wasn’t a super challenging time for Biden, there were some telling moments.
For starters, even “60 Minutes” had to note that Biden’s answer about the U.S. defending Taiwan in the event of a Chinese attack was not the official position of the country of which he’s the president:
60 Minutes (@60Minutes) ~ President Biden tells 60 Minutes that U.S. men and women would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion. However, after our interview, a White House official told us that U.S. policy on Taiwan has not changed.
http://cbsn.ws/3xvzbKQ
http://twitter.com/i/status/1571654050407337984
Steven Portnoy (@stevenportnoy) ~ [i]NEW: Asked on @60Minutes if US would defend Taiwan if it came under attack, Biden -- again -- says yes.
PELLEY: "To be clear, sir, U.S. forces, U.S. men and women, would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion?"
BIDEN: "Yes."
(WH again says US policy hasn't changed.)
RNC Research (@RNCResearch) ~ REPORTER: "But would U.S. forces defend [Taiwan]?"
BIDEN: "Yes!"
REPORTER: "After our interview, a White House official told U.S. policy has not changed. Officially, the U.S. will not say whether American forces would defend Taiwan."
http://twitter.com/i/status/1571666341295263749
Effectively, the staffers at the White House just told CBS, "Don't listen to Biden, he doesn't know what he's talking about." Woof! Is Biden the head of the Biden administration or isn't he? Well ... I think it's pretty damn obvious that Biden is just a wobbly figurehead and that's all.
"I'm Dr. Jill Biden, and I approve this message."
It’s always SO entertaining when the White House has to come out and say the comments from the US president do not represent the official position of the US government.
Biden also tackled the issue of inflation in the “60 Minutes” interview. How’s this for a giant pile of BS?
Greg Price (@greg_price11) ~ 60 Min: "What can you do better to lower inflation?"
Biden: "inflation rate month to month was just up an inch."
60 Min:"You're not arguing 8.3% is good news?"
Biden: "You're acting like all of a sudden 'my God it went to 8.2%'"
60 Min: "It's the highest rate in 40 years."
http://twitter.com/i/status/1571653897634353152
YIKES! At least Biden admitted inflation ticked up “an inch” instead of insisting it was “zero” just a few weeks ago.
John Hawkins (@johnhawkinsrwn) ~ Even the "good" economic news he tries to put at the end leaves off the fact that the Fed is deliberately trying to crash the economy right now to slow down inflation. Inevitably, they will succeed. They have to in order to control inflation and even that may not work.
Biden also defended his son Hunter, the smartest man he knows:
60 Minutes (@60Minutes) ~ “There’s not a single thing that I’ve observed at all that would affect me or the United States relative to my son Hunter,” President Biden tells 60 Minutes about his son Hunter Biden.
http://cbsn.ws/3DDT4D9
http://twitter.com/i/status/1571657573740290050
Yeah, Hunter is ruthlessly smaht ... that's why he is currently petitioning the court to reduce his child support payments for his daughter because he is ... wait for it ... financially destitute.
Well, what was Joe supposed to say? You’ll also notice that Pelley framed the whole question from a “Republicans pounce” angle instead of just going after the facts.
Here’s a good one: In the interview, Biden slammed Trump for making politics about “personal attacks”:
Greg Price (@greg_price11) ~ Biden: "We have not a president like [Trump] who has made politics" about "personal attacks."
http://twitter.com/i/status/1571659552390811648
Quite a claim coming from the guy who says millions of Americans are “threats to democracy” because of who they vote for.
MAGA Small Town Chick (@ejc9029) ~ "Semi-fascist" - "Domestic terrorist" - shall I continue?
Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) ~ Ok ... Joe ...
Fear the Young (@Suburban_Dad) ~ Biden is too stupid to see the contradiction in his own statement. Two weeks ago he called conservatives "extremists" who threaten our nation.
And Biden knows the interviewer wouldn’t call him out.
The entire interview was an exercise in projection, hypocrisy and denial.
Also, “the proof of the pudding is in the eating” made a resurgence after a question about Biden’s mental acuity and energy level:
Greg Price (@greg_price11) ~ 60 Min: "What do you think of people who say you are unfit for the job of president?"
Biden: "Watch me ... The proof of the pudding is in the eating."
http://twitter.com/i/status/1571657663234117632
We are watching you, Joe ... and you look and sound very feeble. And whenever you make a statement, your staff immediately tell everyone that you don't know what the hell you're talking about. So, Joe ... who is POTUS ... you ... or someone else?
Finally, will Biden run again in 2024?
Greg Price (@greg_price11) ~ 60 Min: "Are you committed to running again?"
Biden: "My intention, as I said to begin with, is that I would run again. But it’s just an intention. But is it a firm decision that I run again? That remains to be seen.”
http://twitter.com/i/status/1571657117399916545
Biden’s “intention” might conflict with those of the Democrats actually making the calls, which do NOT include Joe Biden.
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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