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Biden’s Ukraine Response After-Party Produces Some Horrific Optics – Opinion

By Pluralist / February 22, 2022

US President Joe Biden issued a statement nearly 24 hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine. The president arrived almost two hours late to what was meant to be an urgent address. They even moved his start time forward, but he missed his target by one mile.

Biden wasn’t done for the day, though. He immediately entered a meeting about “green” energy initiatives, attended by California Gov. Gavin Newsom and others were also there. A side note: What genius thought that it would be a smart idea for the administration to hold such an event in a situation like this? Regardless, some of the worst optics I’ve ever seen for a president unfolded.

With an international crisis still playing out in real-time, Biden decided now was a good time to laugh about Russia’s invasion, hawk green energy voodoo, and mock reporters who were asking him questions. Amazing was the lack of self control.

Russia is invading Europe as I type this, and Joe Biden thinks he’s got Putin right where he wants him by joking about the size of his economy? It’d be one thing if Russia had not just thoroughly outmaneuvered the United States and NATO on the world stage, but given that’s what has occurred, these shots come across as desperate and pathetic.

They also show a profound lack of understanding regarding Putin’s motivations. He does not care whether Russia’s economy is smaller than California’s. He cares only about expanding his reach and keeping his domestic affairs in order. The foreign policy establishment‘s insistence on looking at everything through a Westernized, purely economic frame is part of why Putin has been able to take advantage to such an extent over the last decade. If you misunderstand and fundamentally underestimate your enemy you are able to open the door for being punched in the face, and Biden will not be able to do anything but bob and weave.

Past that, the president once again forgot who one of his cabinet members is, calling Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm “governor,” then “senator,” and then saying she was “my governor.” For the record, Granholm was the Governor of Michigan. She was never Biden’s governor, but these kinds of mental breakdowns are expected, at this point.

 

The roundtable ended with even more bizarre results. Biden is asked an obvious question regarding Putin. The president instead of responding, he starts smiling and picking at the teeth while looking blankly for 20 seconds. This was an extremely strange scene.

This guy was given food before going onstage.

But jokes aside, I don’t actually think Biden was blanking out mentally in that clip. Instead, it appeared that he was mocking journalists in the room. Imagine how horrible that is. This was after the president had essentially admitted that Putin had totally pantsed him.

I’m not pointing that out because I’m offended by Biden mocking reporters. I’m pointing it out because it’s incredible how bad he is at his job. This is the time to be stoic and at least pretend to care about the situation at hand — not just because of what it means for Europe, but because of what it means for Americans.

The stock market collapsed today, wiping out almost a year’s worth of gains for retirements and investments. Gas prices are continuing to skyrocket, and home energy prices aren’t far behind. These are big, relevant issues which are impacting middle-class. Biden, however, is laughing at it while hosting a green energy summit that ignores these concerns. Is this not a man who has advisors? Are they just not paying attention?

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