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Joe Biden’s first interview in over 200 days morphed into an unmitigated disaster after he declared the United States would go to war with China if Taiwan was invaded, prompting the White House to quickly walk back his comments.
Scott Pelley of “60 Minutes” asked Biden on Sunday if the U.S. would respond militarily if China invaded Taiwan.
“Yes, if in fact there was an unprecedented attack,” Biden responded.
President Biden tells 60 Minutes that U.S. men and women would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion. However, after our interview, a White House official told us that U.S. policy on Taiwan has not changed. https://t.co/ANg54LifSH pic.twitter.com/V5qjoqF36T
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) September 19, 2022
The White House soon after backtracked Biden’s comment, stating U.S. policy, which is to maintain “strategic ambiguity” towards Taiwan, has not changed.
Hunter Biden
Though the interview covered a number of topics, Pelley didn’t push back against anything Biden said, including his claims that his crackhead son Hunter Biden, who is currently under criminal investigation, is squeaky clean.
“There’s not a single thing that I’ve observed at all that would affect me or the United States relative to my son Hunter,” Biden claimed.
“There’s not a single thing that I’ve observed at all that would affect me or the United States relative to my son Hunter,” President Biden tells 60 Minutes about his son Hunter Biden. https://t.co/7SixTElqbt pic.twitter.com/6E6FlxhzYp
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) September 19, 2022
Cognitive Health and 2024 Prospects
Biden claimed his mental state is in peak form, but refused to confirm whether he’ll definitively run for president again in 2024.
“My intention, as I said to begin with, is that I would run again. But it’s just an intention. But is it a firm decision that I run again? That remains to be seen,” Biden said.
When asked about his age and mental acuity, President Biden tells 60 Minutes, “Watch me. If you think I don’t have the energy level or the mental acuity, then that’s one thing. It’s another thing, you just watch and keep my schedule.” https://t.co/7SixTE3OMT pic.twitter.com/bQFTHFYzbH
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) September 19, 2022
When asked if he thinks he’s fit for the job of president, Biden replied: “Watch me. If you think I don’t have the energy level or the mental acuity, then that’s one thing. It’s another thing, you just watch and keep my schedule.”
“My intention, as I said to begin with, is that I would run again. But it’s just an intention. But is it a firm decision that I run again? That remains to be seen,” President Biden tells Scott Pelley on whether he will run in 2024. https://t.co/yxmSENk4KK pic.twitter.com/mcTIRtkUBi
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) September 19, 2022
Low Approval Rating
Biden also blamed his low approval numbers on the American people’s broken “psyche” brought on by the “profound” COVID crisis.
REPORTER: “Your approval rating in the country is well below 50%. I wonder why you think that is.”
BIDEN: “The impact of the psyche of the American people as a consequence of the pandemic is profound. Think of how that has changed everything.”pic.twitter.com/H219cUlIc5
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) September 19, 2022
Mar-a-Lago Raid
Biden claimed he knew nothing about the FBI’s unprecedented raid of former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home beforehand, despite court documents revealing Biden essentially ordered the raid.
President Biden spoke about the classified documents the FBI found in former President Trump’s home. When Mr. Biden saw the FBI image of the documents he says he thought to himself, “How anyone could be that irresponsible?” https://t.co/7SixTElqbt pic.twitter.com/mD4OaDvSZo
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) September 19, 2022
U.S. Aid to Ukraine
Biden claimed the U.S. would continue providing financial assistance to Ukraine for “as long as they need help.”
“The price Ukrainian people are paying for this war is extremely high. But we’re going to stay with them as long as they need help,” Biden said.
“The price Ukrainian people are paying for this war is extremely high. But we’re going to stay with them as long as they need help,” President Biden says. The US has announced more than $15 billion to Ukraine, and Mr. Biden says US commitment is ironclad. https://t.co/7SixTElqbt pic.twitter.com/l3evApd4ey
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) September 19, 2022
Inflation
When confronted about facilitating the “highest inflation rate in 40 years,” Biden argued that the already hot inflation hasn’t risen higher over the several months.
“I got that. But guess where we are? We’re in a position where for the last several months it hasn’t spiked. It has just been barely, basically even,” Biden said. “In the meantime, we created all these jobs, and prices have gone up, but they’ve come down for energy.”
Biden on 60 Minutes talking about inflation is hilarious and sad pic.twitter.com/ZyFjkvvbOU
— Ahmed/The Ears/Symba Fan
(@big_business_) September 19, 2022
‘MAGA Republicans’
Biden also defended his infamous ‘blood red’ speech condemning “MAGA Republicans” as domestic extremists.
“Do you fear that speech created more division than unity in the country?” Pelley asked.
“No I don’t,” Biden replied. “I think a significant portion of mainstream Republicans know it to be true and agree.”
“MAGA Republicans are the people who refuse to acknowledge that an election took place and there was a winner. MAGA Republicans are those people who, in fact, say that the use of violence is a legitimate tool, like what happened to the Capitol,” President Biden told 60 Minutes. pic.twitter.com/ioqPSBXAi1
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) September 19, 2022
COVID-19
With the midterms fast approaching, Biden also declared that the COVID pandemic “is over.”
“The pandemic is over. We still have a problem with COVID. We’re still doing a lot of work on it. But the pandemic is over,” President Biden tells 60 Minutes in an interview in Detroit. https://t.co/7SixTE3OMT pic.twitter.com/s5fyjRpYuX
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) September 19, 2022
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