A cantankerous President Biden snapped at a reporter Wednesday during the annual NATO summit in Lithuania’s capital, this coming on the heels of a report that Biden often displays an ugly temper behind closed doors that’s contrary to the ice-cream-eating “kindly uncle” public image his handlers have cultivated.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy received a rock star welcome at the summit and he said at one point that he wanted an invite to NATO for the “signal” it would send the Kremlin. This prompted a question from the media during a public meeting with Biden.
“How soon after the war would you like to join NATO?” a reporter asked.
But before Zelenskyy could respond, the old cuss Biden jumped in to ridicule the reporter for the question, “An hour and 20 minutes –you guys ask really insightful questions.”
Q: “President Zelenskyy, how soon after the war would you like to join NATO?”
Biden: “An hour and 20 minutes. You guys ask really insightful questions.” pic.twitter.com/BXS3ePoJAA
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) July 12, 2023
Another remark from Biden directed at Zelenskyy stood out, given the outcome of many of the U.S. government’s interventionist policies over the years.
“The bad news for you is we’re not going anywhere. You’re stuck with us,” Biden told the Ukrainian president in the clip below — and while everyone laughed, history will tell how humorous the remark truly is.
“The bad news for you is we’re not going anywhere. You’re stuck with us.”- Biden to Zelenskyy pic.twitter.com/JUDCWLQm8A
— BizPac Review (@BIZPACReview) July 12, 2023
Another noteworthy moment occurred during a joint press conference when the 80-year-old U.S. president referred to Zelenskyy as “Vladimir,” as in Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia.
Biden addresses Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as “Vladimir,” then says he “shouldn’t be so familiar” pic.twitter.com/lhNSY194fO
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) July 12, 2023
Here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story from Twitter:
Maybe Joe can have the ZeeMan shine off the tips of his shoes while he’s sitting there doing nothing. The D-ementia S-huffle is quite obvious.
— BossyMother (@BossyMother) July 12, 2023
Why is he answering for Zelensky?
— Susan Hilbers (@HilbersSusan) July 12, 2023
I will never understand how a free press allows this abhorrent treatment. Herded like cattle, disrespected, yelled over…
— NewtonLeroy (@NewtonLeroy1) July 12, 2023
After the war there will be no more Ukraine and possibly no Nato, but very icy days
— Chris P (@Chris_J_A_C) July 12, 2023
Haven’t we been embarrassed enough by this guy and his family? There should be 81 million “people” walking around with paper bags over their heads
— Sanity Assassin (@geeb1015) July 12, 2023
He is really a nasty, mean old man
— Coloradodeputy (@joyelleng) July 12, 2023
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Tom Tillison grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills. Tillison also contributes to BizPac Review.
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