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2021-10-07 Europe
Kerry claims Biden had no idea
  • [Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] US climate envoy John Kerry spoke to French television as Secretary of State Antony Blinken was to meet French President Emmanuel Macron

  • French government was seething after US announced new security deal with UK and Australia

  • It resulted in cancellation of multi-billion French submarine contract

  • France recalled its ambassador to Washington, but he has since returned

  • Biden 'literally had not been aware of what had transpired,' Kerry said
Posted by Fred 2021-10-07 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11163 views ]  Top

#1 I am willing to stipulate for the sake of argument that Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. is nominally President of the United States, but can we *please* dispense with the notion that he is anything other than a talking manikin? And not a very good one at that.
Posted by SteveS 2021-10-07 00:56||   2021-10-07 00:56|| Front Page Top

#2 "literally" - heh
Posted by Grinemp White5728 2021-10-07 01:07||   2021-10-07 01:07|| Front Page Top

#3 #1 - you talkin' bout Biden or Captain Botox here? They're both stiffs if ya ask me.
Posted by Raj 2021-10-07 01:27||   2021-10-07 01:27|| Front Page Top

#4 For those who have yet to view it....Weekend at Bidens mp4
Posted by Besoeker 2021-10-07 04:38||   2021-10-07 04:38|| Front Page Top

#5 Kerry and Biden, birds of a feather.
Posted by Besoeker 2021-10-07 05:34||   2021-10-07 05:34|| Front Page Top

#6 'Of course the President knew about France being displeased!': Psaki comes to Biden's defense after John Kerry said he had to EXPLAIN why blindsided France was upset about getting stiffed on submarine deal
Posted by Skidmark 2021-10-07 07:00||   2021-10-07 07:00|| Front Page Top

#7 If Kerry is the climate envoy or whatever, why is he even in this discussion at all?
Posted by Chris 2021-10-07 09:45||   2021-10-07 09:45|| Front Page Top

#8 "why is he even in this discussion at all?"

Because Kerry is a legend in his own mind and needs to share his self-importance.
Posted by Mullah Richard 2021-10-07 10:19||   2021-10-07 10:19|| Front Page Top

#9 Did anyone listen to Jen Psaki yesterday say Kerry didn't say what everyone heard him say?
Posted by Deacon Blues 2021-10-07 11:09||   2021-10-07 11:09|| Front Page Top

#10 ^ das why dey be like, "Baghdad Jen"
Posted by Diogenes 2021-10-07 11:31||   2021-10-07 11:31|| Front Page Top

#11 I remember tables being flipped and the ambassador recalled. The only way Kerry's statement could be more damaging is if what he is saying is true.

Of course, back when the dems tilted the game for Biden to win, the 'Burg put this up as a feature for the then nominated.

Did anyone listen to Jen Psaki yesterday say Kerry didn't say what everyone heard him say?

Kerry gets accused of this a lot. Remember back when Barry and McCain were itching for a shooting war with Russia and Iran - well, I think they were looking for a reason to provide air cover for their rebel forces to overthrow Assad - and Kerry accidentally said something to the effect, "Well, if they turn in their chemical weapons.." and Team Assad was like, "Deal!", and all the air went out of the orc drums, even though UK and France had fast tracked and passed war resolutions already and were just waiting on US Formalities?

Good Times.
Posted by swksvolFF 2021-10-07 12:26||   2021-10-07 12:26|| Front Page Top

#12 Kerry has always stuck his nose in where it does not belong...he could have been charged with treason over his talks with the North Vietnamese while on active duty. Then Iran now the French.
Posted by crazyhorse 2021-10-07 12:38||   2021-10-07 12:38|| Front Page Top

#13 The headline says it all about the current WH.
Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2021-10-07 17:02||   2021-10-07 17:02|| Front Page Top

#14 Sort of takes a little French heat off FJB in kind of weird "plausible deniability" way.
Posted by Anomalous Sources 2021-10-07 19:34||   2021-10-07 19:34|| Front Page Top

#15 Kerry claims... evergreen prelude to a fairy tale
Posted by magpie 2021-10-07 22:53||   2021-10-07 22:53|| Front Page Top

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