I’ve got good news and bad news. The good news is that Biden won’t be spending his umpteenth weekend vacationing at his beach house in Delaware over the next few days. The bad news is that he’s spending that time in Europe attempting to diffuse a possible world war. So yeah, that’s not preferable for the rest of us given his track record.
A promotional video of the president’s arrival at NATO in Brussels has been released, and there are several noteworthy things about it. Here’s what that looked like.
Biden was at NATO when he refused to answer any questions.
Other world leaders also took part in the questioning. pic.twitter.com/vguCF1A5gG
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Can we start with the fact that he’s grinning like a Cheshire cat? Does he know where he’s at? Does he know why he’s there? Russia invaded Europe, in case he didn’t know. Russia again invaded Europe. Given that, why is the President of the United states preening for the cameras like he’s doing a red carpet walk? People are dying, partly because of his impotence as a leader, and he’s out here enjoying the view. It’s a really odd look and one that I find disturbing. Biden signaling to US adversaries that he’s just having a good time and isn’t taking this moment seriously is also harmful on a very practical level.
Then there’s Biden’s walk itself. I don’t know what they are giving him before these public appearances, but not only does he appear to be totally out of it, but his gate is one of a man that should be seeing a home health nurse, not attempting (and failing at) leading the free world. I know some people will think that’s petty to point out, but perceptions matter on the international stage. It is clear that our enemies see Biden as weak, mentally and physically, which has caused chaos around the world. And before someone says it, there’s a big difference between someone being physically handicapped (i.e. Texas Governor Gregg Abbott) is strong and sharp in comparison to Biden’s.
Biden, like almost all other leaders present, refused to answer any questions. Again, perceptions matter and the US president comes across as mentally and physically weak to our enemies when he can’t even manage to answer a few questions on the way into NATO.
I’ll say it for the third time: Russia has invaded Europe. This isn’t the time to play celebrity and soak in the perks of the office. It’s the time to be stern, serious, and present a real deterrent to tyranny. Instead, we are left with Biden, who constantly seems amused by the fact that he’s even up and walking around. Will you continue to be aggressive in this world? This is the way you can get it.
Trump’s years were a time when I was repeatedly told optics and perceptions count. It was a matter of survival and death for a president’s image, and adversaries are influenced by such elements. If that was true then, it’s true now, and Biden should be held to the same standard. It was an awful start to the European trip, watching Putin murder civilians and laughing his way through NATO.
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