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Dementia-ridden Joe Biden suffered a number of embarrassing moments in front of reporters. At one point, he couldn’t quite remember if his secretary of energy is Governor Granholm or Senator Granholm or Secretary Granholm or former governor.
Perhaps the most alarming moment was when a reporter asked, “Do you think you may have underestimated Putin?”
Biden’s blank stare sparked an onslaught of negative reactions on social media. Watch the 22-second clip below:
REPORTER: “Do you think you may have underestimated Putin?”
BIDEN: *stares blankly, picks at his teeth* pic.twitter.com/tRVewZbwFc
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) February 22, 2022
Biden proceeded to pick his teeth and refused to answer. It appears that reporters were told to stop asking questions so this is surely his excuse for failing to answer. “What is he smiling about?” one person responded.
“We are getting embarrassed on the world stage and Russia is rolling through Europe… so what is there to smile about?”
“I’ve never seen anyone look simultaneously smug and confused,” another person commented. “He wears that expression a lot.”
Here’s a look at some of the responses:
What is he smiling about? We are getting embarrassed on the world stage and Russia is rolling through Europe… so what is there to smile about? 🤦🏻♂️
— Caleb (@YankGeordie) February 22, 2022
I’ve never seen anyone look simultaneously smug and confused. He wears that expression a lot.
— Emerald🐝 (@Wait888Up) February 22, 2022
“He does not think he underestimated Putin and he can’t answer that question, because Joe is thinking about how many more Americans he has to force vaccinations on to reach his vaccination goal.”
He does not think he underestimated Putin and he can’t answer that question, because Joe is thinking about how many more Americans he has to force vaccinations on to reach his vaccination goal.
— Randy (@Randy0Randy) February 23, 2022
“Well, nothing instills confidence like petulance (assuming he heard the question) and old man tooth picking.”
He does not think he underestimated Putin and he can’t answer that question, because Joe is thinking about how many more Americans he has to force vaccinations on to reach his vaccination goal.
— Randy (@Randy0Randy) February 23, 2022
More on the recent developments via Fox News:
Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is warning its citizens across the border in Russia to depart “immediately” Wednesday as uncertainty surrounds Russia’s next military moves.
“In connection with the intensification of Russian aggression against Ukraine, which, among other things, may lead to significant restrictions on the provision of consular assistance in the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends that Ukrainian citizens refrain from any trips to the Russian Federation,” it said in a statement.
“We emphasize that ignoring these recommendations will make it much more difficult to ensure proper protection of Ukrainian citizens in the Russian Federation,” the statement added…
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a video address Wednesday, asserted that the country’s core interests were “non-negotiable” amid tensions with Ukraine – and with the U.S. and other Western nations.
But Putin also said Russia was “always open for direct and honest dialogue,” and was willing to address “the most difficult issues” through diplomacy, according to reports.
Putin’s remarks came on Defenders of the Fatherland Day, the Russian equivalent of Veterans Day in the United States, according to Max Seddon, Moscow bureau chief of The Financial Times of Britain.
