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Is This the Time for Wisecracks? Snarky President Says 'You'll Be the 1st Person I Call' to Reporter Asking What he'll do if US citizens are Still on the Ground After August 31
Daily Mail UK ^ | 08/26/2021 | Emily Goodin

Posted on 08/26/2021 5:05:28 AM PDT by sevinufnine

President Joe Biden on Wednesday joked with an NBC reporter about the evacuation in Afghanistan as thousands, including many Americans, struggle to get out of the war-torn country as the Taliban takes over. Biden, after he made remarks at cybersecurity summit featuring several prominent business executives, was asked by NBC's Peter Alexander what he would do if Americans are still in Afghanistan after the August 31st deadline to withdraw U.S. troops. 'You'll be the first person I call,' Biden joked in response.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki defended Biden's remarks pointing out he has given numerous updates and gotten many briefings on the situation in Afghanistan. 'He has also highlighted the fact that we are closely watching closely following the threats from ISIS,' she said at her daily press briefing.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: afghan; afghanistan; biden; bidenforeignpolicy; dementiajoe; dumbkirk; tonedeaf; wediditjoe
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To: China Clipper

“ Hmm.. Daily Mail site has already muted the last part of the comment. You can’t hear it..but you can see his lips move... Probably just a mistake...”

The White House cut off the audio feed as reported yesterday


41 posted on 08/26/2021 7:48:38 AM PDT by NWFree (Somebody has to say )
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To: sevinufnine

Why should he or pyssaki care? They will be getting the payoff no matter how many Americans have their necks sliced by the taliban. They are obeying the orders of their new masters: out by Aug 31 or we kill Americans.

pyssaki is a useless piece of trash, but biden is a traitor.


42 posted on 08/26/2021 8:08:00 AM PDT by I want the USA back (We have more to fear from our government than from the bug that the chicoms made for us. )
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To: sevinufnine

Our white house leaders are a bunch of pre-teens, unsure of what to “get away with” first, other than the opposite of everything the parents (Trump admin) did or didn’t do.


43 posted on 08/26/2021 8:45:42 AM PDT by ro_dreaming ("XX = female; XY = male. Who's the science deniers now?" - Me)
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To: Made In The USA

If he didn’t have dementia he would still be totally unfit in every manner of speaking.


44 posted on 08/26/2021 6:38:11 PM PDT by sevinufnine
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