Joe Biden’s Loose Cannon Mouth Strikes Again

The Biden administration’s strategy of minimizing the president’s sit-down interviews is not likely to be effective, because Biden can still do quite a bit of damage in the off-the-cuff comments from questions shouted by reporters. From this morning, as Biden was about to get on Marine One:

First, while it is true that the U.S. continues to have the “One China” policy and does not officially support a formal Taiwanese declaration of independence, Taiwan’s Lai Ching-te, who goes by William, deserved a kind word or two and congratulations. A U.S. ally conducted yet another free and fair election, while living under the constant threat of invasion by a hostile, nuclear-armed state across the narrow strait. The Taiwanese people deserved more than just a cursory “we do not support independence.” Secretary of State Antony Blinken offered the kind of statement that Taiwan deserved; at 81, Biden just can’t think on his feet anymore.

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The Biden administration’s strategy of minimizing the president’s sit-down interviews is not likely to be effective, because Biden can still do quite a bit of damage in the off-the-cuff comments from questions shouted by reporters. From this morning, as Biden was about to get on Marine One:

First, while it is true that the U.S. continues to have the “One China” policy and does not officially support a formal Taiwanese declaration of independence, Taiwan’s Lai Ching-te, who goes by William, deserved a kind word or two and congratulations. A U.S. ally conducted yet another free and fair election, while living under the constant threat of invasion by a hostile, nuclear-armed state across the narrow strait. The Taiwanese people deserved more than just a cursory “we do not support independence.” Secretary of State Antony Blinken offered the kind of statement that Taiwan deserved; at 81, Biden just can’t think on his feet anymore.