“ What’s getting walked back ?” Biden responded. might retaliate with a chemical weapon if Russia used one first, and alluded to the possibility of regime change in Russia.Įach time, the White House had to issue clarifications after the president’s comments - but when Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked Biden about the clarifications, he appeared to be completely unaware that his team had amended any of those statements, asking Doocy, “ What’s getting walked back ?”ĭoocy asked Biden if he was “ worried that other leaders in the world are going to start to doubt that America is ‘back’ if some of these big things that you say on the world stage keep getting walked back? ” troops that they were headed to Ukraine, suggested that the U.S. While in Europe in late March, the president appeared to tell U.S. The president has had a tendency to screw up key talking points which are later walked back by his staff, perhaps part of what these overly detailed notecards are hoping to prevent.ĭuring that same press conference where Biden got busted with Putin talking points, the commander-in-chief was asked point-blank about several foreign policy gaffes relating to Russia.

“ Biden had to have ‘I was not articulating a change in policy’ written verbatim on a notecard so he wouldn’t screw it up… and he still screwed it up ,” the GOP’s Jake Schneider tweeted. In late March, Biden was photographed with talking points on what to say about Russian President Vladimir Putin. Sadly, this is not even the first time that Biden has been caught using a notecard that walked him through every step he should take. His handlers just have to give him step by step directions for every single thing that he does. Greg Price, a conservative digital strategist, sarcastically said, “ Joe Biden isn’t senile, guys. Popular Twitter user and podcast host Comfortably Smug tweeted, “ Holy s*** This is unreal ” ”Ĭritics online swarmed after the images were released. “ YOU thank participants ,” the card concludes. The card tells Biden to ask a question of Liz Shuler, the president of the AFL-CIO, who made a virtual appearance in the meeting. Neurosurgeon Ben Carson recently told the Daily Caller News Foundation he has doubts about Biden’s mental capabilities, pointing to a string of recent Biden gaffes and his reliance on a teleprompter.Ī recent Harvard-Harris poll found 53% of registered voters polled have doubts about Biden’s mental fitness while 62% said Biden might be too old to be in office.The instructions continue for Biden, telling him to give brief comments for two minutes before the press leaves. When asked by CNN’s Don Lemon whether Biden has the “stamina, physically and mentally” to “continue on, even after 2024,” the press secretary said Biden is “the president of the United States” and that even she “can’t even keep up with him.” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre recently laughed off a question about Biden’s mental health, saying the question shouldn’t have been asked in the first place. The pamphlet included several possible questions and possible answers.īiden’s mental health has come under renewed scrutiny. While speaking in March about the war in Ukraine, Biden used a “Tough Putin Q&A” cheat sheet. This isn’t the first time Biden has used a cheat sheet of sorts. “YOU depart,” the final bullet appears to read.

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