http://redstate.com/nick-arama/2024/05/23/biden-ruto-presser-n2174571
By Nick Arama
RedState
May 23, 2024
Joe Biden and Kenyan President William Ruto made some remarks and held a press conference on Thursday afternoon. As often happens with Biden, the event was an hour late.
Can't interrupt nap time, don'tcha know.
Their remarks were each about five minutes.
The topics on the table? Kenya providing people to help bring some order to Haiti and dealing with African nations saddled with debt.
RNC Research (@RNCResearch) ~ A slurring Biden unveils the "Nairobi-Washington Vision" to help other "countries saddled with debt."
Video ~ http://twitter.com/i/status/1793697211806609781
Now, I'm fine with "private sector financing," but we know that's never all it is with Democrats, as he talked about providing more government money for such countries. It's funny talking about "countries saddled with debt" when he doesn't seem to care about our own debt.
Then, Biden seemed confused about what Kamala Harris' title was, again calling her "President."
RNC Research (@RNCResearch) ~ "Our nation's first black vice president, President Kamala Harris." ðŸ§
Video ~ http://twitter.com/i/status/1793697545622815101
He also was confused about how many people were in Africa, saying it would soon hit a billion people so he doesn't know why anyone would ignore it. (Who's ignoring it?)
RNC Research (@RNCResearch) ~ Biden tells the Kenyan president "the African continent will have a billion people not too soon."
(Africa's population is already ~1.4+ billion)
Video ~ http://twitter.com/i/status/1793699528039600553
That's wrong; the continent already has more than a billion people. So once again, Biden says something embarrassing that shows he doesn't know what he's talking about.
Then they took questions for about 15 minutes and, of course, Biden had his prepared list of people on whom to call.
Brandon NEVER knows what the hell he's talking about - he's a unrepentant, serial fabulist.
RNC Research (@RNCResearch) ~ Biden calls on a reporter from a pre-selected list at his "press conference," then tells the reporter he can only ask one question.
Video ~ http://twitter.com/i/status/1793699722751815730
But apparently the reporter crossed him up by saying he wanted to ask two questions. Biden snapped at him and said, "One." He probably only has one answer in his notes to read from and doesn't want to have to deal with anything else.
But the reporter asked a second one on the ICC move against Israel anyway. You can hear Ruto answering the first question here and then Biden referencing that second question at about 2;35, "You guys never keep the deal" and then he doesn't really answer it.
He's basically acknowledging there that they have a deal and this guy violated the deal by trying to slip in another question. He accidentally gave it all up because he couldn't control his own anger.
It did not go unnoticed as a White House producer with NHK observed.
Daniel Okay (@DanielOkayDC) ~ After begrudgingly acknowledging the second question, Biden said, "You guys never keep the deal." (2/3)
Daniel Okay (@DanielOkayDC) ~ While it’s well known to many reporters and onlookers that press conference questions are selected by the WH ...
This IS a tacit, public confirmation that there are active agreements between reporters and the White House when asking Biden questions. (3/3)
Biden also was just confused about if he was supposed to be responding to questions.
RNC Research (@RNCResearch) ~ BIDEN (confused): "Okay, next, I, uh — do I ask the next question, as well?"
Video ~ http://twitter.com/i/status/1793700878970458150
He also got confused about what his question was when April Ryan asked one of him and one of Ruto.
RNC Research (@RNCResearch) ~ BIDEN: "What was my question?"
Video ~ http://twitter.com/i/status/1793702890273448380
Then in answering questions about Haiti, he says it was unnecessary to go into Afghanistan to control ISIS. Um, does he known what he's talking about? The answer is no. That wasn't about ISIS. Then at about 1:37 he confuses Haiti and Kenya when he says that one country "stepped up" to help Haiti and that was "Haiti" when he meant Kenya.
Conservative War Machine (@WarMachineRR) ~ A Kenyan reporter calls out Joe Biden for committing Kenya to the aid of Haiti:
Joe Biden: “It’s a logical thing.â€
Video ~ http://twitter.com/i/status/1793701997239312584
Finally Biden wrapped it up, with a weird "WHOA" remark and White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tried to rush the reporters out.
RNC Research (@RNCResearch) ~ BIDEN (confused): "WHOA!"
KJP: "This concludes the press conference. Thanks, everybody. Thanks you, everybody. This concludes the press conference. Thank you. Thanks, everybody."
*shuffles away*
Video ~ http://twitter.com/i/status/1793704529139048464
RNC Research (@RNCResearch) ~ 😬
Video ~ http://twitter.com/i/status/1793707564670075150
Just a drooling dementia patient standing at the POTUS podium suddenly realizing that he is ten minutes behind the time for his next pudding pop.
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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