Ukraine war briefing: Biden, Starmer stop short of announcing Storm Shadow permission | Ukraine
Keir Starmer and Joe Biden have discussed allowing Ukraine to fire Western-supplied long-range missiles at Russia.But no formal announcement has been made. President Vladimir Putin has warned that NATO would be involved. The British prime minister told reporters at the White House that he had had “broad discussions about strategy” with the US president but […]
Biden scolds reporter asking about Putin’s threat of war with US: ‘You be quiet’
President Biden on Friday scolded a journalist who asked him to comment on President Vladimir Putin's comments that the United States and Russia would effectively be at war if America's commander in chief lifted restrictions on Ukraine's use of long-range missiles on Russian soil. “Stay quiet until I speak, OK? That's what I'm saying. That's […]
Joe Biden dismisses Russian threats during meeting with Keir Starmer | Keir Starmer
U.S. President Joe Biden dismissed military threats made by Russian President Vladimir Putin as he met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House on Friday. Biden said he couldn't accept the idea that Ukraine using Western-made Storm Shadow missiles to bomb Russian targets was the same as NATO going to war with […]
Biden congratulates McBride: 'Beau's looking down from heaven'
President Biden called Delaware Sen. Sarah McBride (Democrat) on Wednesday to congratulate her on her victory in the primary for Delaware's only House seat, making her virtually certain to be the first transgender person elected to Congress in November. “I called her and said, 'Sarah,' and I said, 'Beau is looking down from heaven and […]
Biden uses first interview with newspaper after years of snubs to discuss son Beau’s link to trans candidate
WASHINGTON — In what appeared to be his first formal interview with a journalist since taking office, President Biden focused on the ties between his late son Beau and a transgender congressional candidate. Biden, 81, spoke to Chris Cain, a reporter for the Washington Blade, a Washington, D.C.-based LGBTQ newspaper, on Thursday. Preview released Biden's […]
President Biden Uses the Term ‘Black Jobs’ at African-American Event
President Joe Biden on Friday used the phrase “black jobs,” a phrase criticized as racist by Democrats and journalists when former President Donald Trump described African-American immigrants as taking jobs. Biden and Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris set Speaking at an event. Biden said in his speech: Thank you for all that you […]
Kamala Harris Struggles with Young Voters Compared to Joe Biden in 2020
CNN analyst Harry Enten found Thursday that Vice President Kamala Harris' approval rating among voters under 30 is 13 points lower than President Joe Biden's approval rating in 2020. The findings are bad news for Democrats, who are also taking hits from several other demographics that have historically voted overwhelmingly Democratic, including working-class and Jewish […]
Biden stumbles with ‘Black jobs’ gaffe
President Biden on Friday appeared to stumble while referring to the phrase “Black jobs,” a term Democrats have criticized former President Trump for using, before pivoting to attack Republicans. “With your help, in just three and a half years, we've created more than 2 million new black jobs for black people, black Americans,” Biden told […]
Biden slams Trump for claiming Haitian migrants are eating pets in Springfield, Ohio
WASHINGTON — President Biden on Friday blasted former President Donald Trump for claiming that Haitian immigrants were eating dogs, cats and waterfowl in Ohio, noting that his chief press secretary's family is from the impoverished Caribbean country. Biden, 81, spoke at a “Black Excellence” brunch on the White House lawn, where in his opening remarks, […]
Trump-backing Pa. teen, 13, who shot viral video of Biden in MAGA hat met both presidents
A Pennsylvania teenager had the “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” to meet President Biden and President Donald Trump within minutes of each other on Wednesday, going viral after recording a video of the commander in chief wearing a “Trump 2024” hat. Schools in Shanksville were closed Wednesday as roads were closed for Biden and President Trump to visit […]