Jennifer Rubin might have given President Joe Biden an A- for his press conference Wednesday, but it didn’t play so well in Ukraine:
CNN quotes Ukrainian official saying: “This remark potentially gives the green light to Putin to enter Ukraine at his pleasure. Putin senses weakness.”
— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) January 19, 2022
Re: Biden in press conference suggesting a "minor incursion" by Russia into Ukraine would be met with a lesser response, CNN's Matthew Chance (who's in Kyiv) just reported that Ukrainian officials "watched those remarks with horror"
— Steve Lookner (@lookner) January 19, 2022
Source close to Zelensky admin on Biden’s Russia/Ukraine remarks: “The fallout [in Kyiv] will be nuclear.”
— Alex Ward (@alexbward) January 19, 2022
CNN chyron: "Ukrainian official 'shocked' Biden would give 'green light' to Putin"
— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) January 19, 2022
A Ukrainian official told CNN's Matthew Chance that he is "shocked that the US President Biden would distinguish between incursion and invasion."
"This gives the green light to Putin to enter Ukraine at his pleasure," the official said. "Kyiv is stunned."https://t.co/zj22MovJp4
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) January 19, 2022
Biden saying that we might not respond disproportionately to a "minor incursion" by Putinin Ukraine is the worst foreign policy blunder since…Biden surrendered Afghanistan to the Taliban and got 13 Americans killed and left hundreds more behind. So yeah, he sucks at this.
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) January 19, 2022
Biden just chuckled when he was reminded about greenlighting an invasion of Ukraine a few minutes ago. OK…
— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) January 19, 2022
I am deeply troubled by @POTUS' comment insinuating that a Russian invasion may just be “a minor incursion.”
This is the wrong way to view this threat.
Any Russian military incursion into Ukraine should be viewed as a major one that could likely destabilize Ukraine and Europe.
— Rob Portman (@senrobportman) January 19, 2022
Joe Biden’s impotence emboldened Vladimir Putin and now he just green-lighted Putin to invade Ukraine.
— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) January 19, 2022
Imagine being Vladimir Putin and contemplating invading Ukraine. Then you see this train wreck of a press conference broadcasting Biden’s weak leadership. Biden is emboldening Putin. This is so embarrassing.
— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) January 19, 2022
Here are the remarks everyone is referring to:
Biden on Russia invading Ukraine:
"It's one thing if it's a minor incursion…" pic.twitter.com/BFp5jnJYPI
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) January 19, 2022
— Högerextrem Rekryterare Alberto Salustri 🏴☠️ (@SalustriCarlo) January 19, 2022
It’s OK, though. Press secretary Jen Psaki was on it and had a statement out in no time cleaning up Biden’s remarks:
— Jen Psaki (@PressSec) January 19, 2022
Psaki cleans up Biden's ridiculous statement on allowing a small incursion into Ukraine: "If any Russian military forces move across the Ukrainian border, that's a renewed invasion, and it will be met with a swift, severe, & united response from the United States and our Allies."
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) January 19, 2022
CLEAN UP ON AISLE 46 😂😂😂
— Justin Estes (@Brocksdaddy09) January 19, 2022
You certainly do a lot of instant clarifying. Is there any adult vetting his talking points?
— TheRealMirCat (@TRMirCat) January 19, 2022
Jesus what a mess to try and clean up, good luck. 🤣
— Wade (@W_Wade__) January 19, 2022
Huh…wonder why this is necessary?
— Chips O'Toole (@ChipsOToole6) January 19, 2022
The fact that this needs to be said by you, says a whole lot. Take that for what it’s worth.
— Mike Conpropst (@MConpropst) January 20, 2022
Were they typing this while he was still speaking?
— mitrebox (@mitrebox) January 19, 2022
— 40 year bad mood (@ouiser_b) January 19, 2022
Yeah definitely had to circle back on that one
— mary (@mary05241053) January 19, 2022
Spin it how you want, we all heard him give the green light. Countdown is on…
— Smason (@JasonPoynter21) January 19, 2022
https://twitter.com/DavidRemus/status/1483948690171641858
If the president has always been clear, why the need for a statement to clarify where he stands?
Related:
‘Testy!’ Biden berates reporter for quoting what he said about opponents of ‘voting rights’ bill https://t.co/jDhmIyuKXg
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 19, 2022