ABC is not the same as ABC CBS Mornings on Friday actually called out the Biden administration’s hypocrisy over whether Russian sanctions work or don’t. ABC’s Good Morning America, however, pretended like Joe Biden hasn’t repeatedly contradicted his own White House on the issue.
On Friday, reporter Ed O’Keefe played a clip of the President responding to a question about whether sanctions will make Vladimir Putin change course. Biden responded with this incredibly claim: “I did not say that, in fact, the sanctions would deter him. Sanctions never deter.”
O’Keefe didn’t let that stand, noting: “He didn’t say it, but senior administration officials said before Russia invaded that’s what he believed.”
He played then a scene with administration officials, saying precisely that:
JAKE SULIVAN (National Security Advisor): The President thinks that sanctions have the intended effect of deterring.
ANTHONY BLINKEN (Secretary to State): Russia is not likely to go to war with sanctions.
Townhall found that at least six occasions when the administration specifically stated this was its goal, there were 6. ABC (and others) might be able to inquire if the White House failed.
“We want them to have a deterrent effect, clearly,” Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said of the Biden administration’s sanctions on Russia during an interview on Fox News.
“The President believes that sanctions are intended to deter,” said National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan.
In a press conference, Psaki stated that sanctions have a “deterrent effect”. She later emphasized “there is a deterrent” brought to bear with sanctions, claiming “we’ve seen the deterrent impact work at times. Right?”
There are more Good Morning AmericaCecilia Vega was able to let Biden get away without any consequences. She simply averted her gays to the flip flopping: “President Biden announcing new sanctions on more than 400 Russian lawmakers, state-owned defense companies and dozens more Russian elites. The President insisting NATO’s unity will defeat Putin.”
Kevin Tober (MRC analyst) noted Thursday that ABC had also failed to notice the White House’s backtracking.
Over on NBC’s Today, reporter Kristen Welker gently called out the hypocrisy, noting that “the Biden administration initially said was the goal” with sanctions.
KRISTEN WELKER – The President was still hesitant to answer questions about U.S. sanctions on Russia or whether they had deterred Putin from entering war. The goal was stated by the Biden administration at the beginning. The President’s message now?
JOE BIDEN: Sanctions never deter. That’s what you keep talking about. He will not be stopped by the maintenance of sanctions and increasing his pain.
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CBS Mornings
3/25/2022ED O’KEEFE: On Thursday the President and leaders of NATO, the G-7, and EU announced new sanctions on more than 400 Russian officials including more than 300 members of Russia’s parliament. They’ll be effective, Mr. Biden was asked.
CHRISTINA ROUFFINI: The deterrence method didn’t work. Based on what you did today, do you believe Vladimir Putin would change his course?
JOE BIDEN – I didn’t say that the sanctions would stop him. Sanctions never deter.
O’KEEFE: He didn’t say it, but senior administration officials said before Russia invaded that’s what he believed.
JAKE SULIVAN (National Security Advisor): The President thinks that sanctions have the intended effect of deterring.
ANTHONY BLINKEN (Secretary to State): Russia is not likely to go to war with sanctions.
Good Morning America
3/25/2022
7:07CECILIA VEGA: Allies in a united show of force against Vladimir Putin. Right now, President Biden is on his way to Poland and pushing European leaders towards further isolation of Putin by decreasing their dependence to Russian oil. Biden, along with European allies, made an important promise this morning that could benefit them both and hurt Moscow. The U.S. will increase gas supplies to Europe, so they are less dependent upon Russian oil.
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VEGA: The President Biden announces new sanctions against more than 400 Russian legislators, defense contractors owned by the state and many other elites. He insists that NATO’s unity can defeat Putin.
Today
3/25/2022KRISTEN WELKER : When asked about U.S. sanctions on Russia, the President was resolute. And whether the sanctions failed to stop Putin going to war. The goal was something the Biden Administration initially claimed. The President’s message now?
JOE BIDEN: Sanctions never deter. That’s what you keep on talking about. He will not be stopped by the maintenance of sanctions and increasing his pain.
WELKER
BIDEN: Both no.
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