President Joe Biden told Bloomberg’s Jennifer Jacobs that he’s “not supposed to take any questions” but then refused to answer her question on Afghanistan after saying, “go ahead”:
“I’m not supposed to take any questions, but go ahead,” @POTUS told me at FEMA HQ. I asked if there's still an acute risk at the Kabul airport. “I’m not going to answer on Afghanistan,” he said. pic.twitter.com/fZ8WL9gfWI
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) August 29, 2021
Watch for yourself:
Biden calls on a reporter following remarks about #HurricaneIda and the reporter asks him about his disaster in Afghanistan.
Biden immediately states he doesn't want to talk about Afghanistan and walks away. 13 U.S. troops were killed after a chaotic situation Biden caused. pic.twitter.com/mmNPlpciLZ
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) August 29, 2021
Yes, we get that there’s a hurricane going on devastating Southern Louisiana right now, but he *should* be able to talk about two crises at once:
I can't believe it has to be said — #HurricaneIda is a dangerous storm and the people of the Gulf Coast matter. As president, you're elected to multi-task… https://t.co/x9mvffHzaa
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) August 29, 2021
And who is the person who told the most powerful man in the free world that he’s not allowed to answer journo question?
Maybe a good follow-up for an actual journalist is, “Who then does the president take orders from?”
— Razor (@hale_razor) August 29, 2021
We believe the phrase they liked to use during the previous admin was, “democracy dies in darkness” or something like that:
What did he say when you asked why he's not supposed to take any questions, and by whose order?
If you didn't ask, why not? https://t.co/8yhnyupH2q
— jimtreacher.substack.com (@jtLOL) August 29, 2021
And why does he keep saying it?
I know it’s not new—but Biden’s act that he’s not the boss and somebody tells him when he can/can not take questions, is baffling https://t.co/FOcTPno0Cj
— Brent Scher (@BrentScher) August 29, 2021
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