White House & 'fact-checkers' attempt to clean-up what Biden told US troops about Ukraine

Doug P. | 3:06 PM on March 25, 2022

Today while addressing US troops in Poland, President Biden let them know what “you’re going to see when you’re there”:

Why is Biden telling US troops what they’re going to see when they’re in Ukraine? When are they going to Ukraine? pic.twitter.com/dV9u2FISMY

— Arthur Schwartz (@ArthurSchwartz) March 25, 2022

It’s also in the White House transcript:

Official White House transcript just dropped pic.twitter.com/nlt7jRVDZZ

— Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) March 25, 2022

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The White House was asked for comment about what Biden said, and they cleared things up by not really clearing up anything:

UPDATE: A @WhiteHouse spokesperson tells me: "The President has been clear we are not sending U.S. troops to Ukraine and there is no change in that position."

— Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) March 25, 2022

“The president has been clear”? That doesn’t appear to be the case.

Actually no, what he just said is the OPPOSITE of clear pic.twitter.com/8fMIOZQ75k

— Abigail Marone 🇺🇸 (@abigailmarone) March 25, 2022

“Clear” in the same way Biden said sanctions are never a deterrent while others in his administration, including Kamala Harris, have said sanctions are a deterrent? This administration’s as “clear” as mud.

You know, for a guy who is always “clear”, the White House sure does need to do a lot of follow-up clarifications.

— Yeoman's Play (@YeomansPlay) March 25, 2022

They’re so “clear” they need to issue constant clarifications. But expect the “fact-checkers” to give Biden some assists like this one: