Biden snaps and lectures the PRESS for asking questions off topic as signs deal with Zelensky that will keep the US supporting Ukraine for 10 years
President Joe Biden snapped at a reporter at a press conference on Thursday for not following the rules when he asked about a stalled ceasefire agreement for the war in Gaza instead of Ukraine.
Biden lashed out at a Bloomberg News reporter who asked him about Gaza, even as he touted a 10-year U.S. security commitment. Ukraine next to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
“I wish you would follow the rules a little,” Biden grumbled.
There is no such agreement between the media to focus on a specific subject at press conferences.
“I’m here to talk about a critical situation in Ukraine, you’re asking me about another topic,” Biden complained.
The war in Gaza is a top issue among the US and key allies, and has been raised repeatedly over time White House press conferences, including one earlier Thursday.
Biden may have been angry with the previous reporter, who asked him if his son Hunter had been found guilty of a gun charger by a Delaware jury in federal court.
But even that question was framed as an inquiry into his family’s life and struggles, rather than the most inappropriate aspects of the trial.
Biden’s response indicated that it wasn’t a lack of fluency on the issue that forced him to vent.
He rightly noted that the latest plan for a phased ceasefire was supported by the UN Security Council and the G7.
“The biggest problem so far is that Hamas refuses to sign up even though they have submitted something similar,” he said.
