Joe Biden Now Says He Was Not Calling for Regime Change in Russia; White House Walking Back Biden’s Remarks on Removing Putin From Power Doesn’t Quiet the Chatter
By Breitbart. President Joe Biden said Sunday he was not calling for Russian President Vladimir Putin to be removed from office, in a speech he delivered Saturday in Poland.
Back in the United States, reporters shouted a question to the president about his speech as he attended church Sunday evening in Washington, DC.
“Mr. President, do you want Putin removed? Mr. President, were you calling for regime change?” a reporter shouted.
“No,” Biden replied before entering his presidential limousine and motorcading back to the White House.
The president’s response is the first time he personally addressed his comment that shocked the world after he said Russian President Vladimir “cannot remain in power.” (Read more from “Joe Biden Now Says He Was Not Calling for Regime Change in Russia” HERE)
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White House Walking Back Biden’s Remarks on Removing Putin From Power Doesn’t Quiet the Chatter
By Townhall. After President Joe Biden during his Saturday speech in Warsaw called for removing Russia’s Vladimir Putin from power, the White House has since walked back the president’s remarks. “For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power,” Biden had said. These remarks came even after the White House, in the form of remarks from both White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Secretary of State Antony Blinken had earlier this month that it was not the administration’s position to support regime change.
Shortly after the speech, Wall Street Journal reporter Tarini Parti tweeted back a response from the White House. The response in part claimed that Biden “was not discussing Putin’s power in Russia, or regime change,” even Biden himself had clearly said “this man cannot remain in power,” referring to Putin.
From a White House official after Biden's speech: “The President’s point was that Putin cannot be allowed to exercise power over his neighbors or the region. He was not discussing Putin’s power in Russia, or regime change.”
— Tarini Parti (@tparti) March 26, 2022
In case there’s any question, Putin heard Biden’s calls for regime change, as Marisa Schultz reported for Fox News, citing Rebekah Koffler, a Russian-born former Defense Intelligence Agency officer, who said “Putin heard loud and clear a call for regime change.”
Tellingly, this line wasn’t even planned, and came as a surprise to more than those just following along on Twitter. Ed Wheelan highlighted as much at length in a Twitter thread, as he too raised concerns about the potential ramifications for Biden’s remarks.
I also love how the defenders of Biden's foolish remark haven't caught up with the news that the White House is trying (futilely) to walk back his remark. https://t.co/mfv5UtKx1q
— Ed Whelan (@EdWhelanEPPC) March 26, 2022
Love all the folks who don't understand that you can ardently support the defeat and displacement of Putin (as I do) without having a president say it out loud and risk provoking escalation into World War III.
— Ed Whelan (@EdWhelanEPPC) March 26, 2022
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