News

Foreign Press Asks “Could Biden Gaffe Us Into World War Three?”

The hits keep right on coming.

Say what you will about the previous administration, but they were respected on the world stage. Liked, maybe not. But more importantly, respected. The case has changed in the Biden administration.

FNC: “International media blasted President Biden for his unscripted remark Saturday when he declared Russian President Vladimir Putin ‘cannot remain in power,’ concluding it was a gaffe that hurt more than helped the effort to support Ukraine amid the ongoing Russian invasion.

Biden called the invasion a ‘strategic failure’ and pledged continued U.S. aide for Ukrainians in his address. But it was his off-the-cuff comment about Putin that made headlines.”

“Chaos as Joe Biden says Putin ‘cannot stay in power,’” a headline from The Telegraph read Sunday, with the subhead, “US policy in disarray as White House is forced to row back president’s call for Russian leader to be removed.” In a separate piece, The Telegraph’s Defense and Security Editor Dominic Nicholls described the scene: “Joe Biden’s gaffe is ‘a gift’ to an isolated and increasingly erratic Vladimir Putin.”

“Gaffe-prone Joe Biden leaves White House reeling after Putin remark -‘Cannot remain in power,” The Daily Express wrote, with a subhead reading, “Joe Biden was once again left red-faced after he mistakenly suggested a change in Russia’s regime while addressing the public in Poland on Saturday.”

“Joe Blunder,” The Sun declared. “Joe Biden sparked chaos with an unscripted gaffe vowing Vladimir Putin ‘cannot remain in power’ – which experts said risks prolonging the war in Ukraine,” the outlet added, saying the White House “frantically backtracked” in response to the confusion.

“Farce as White House clarifies Biden assertion that Putin must be toppled. President was not referencing ‘regime change’, says statement,” The Times of London wrote.

“Could Biden gaffe us into World War Three?” the Sunday piece from a deputy editor at the Spectator read. The magazine opined it wasn’t an isolated incident.

Der Spiegel had their say, “Yet this was Biden’s third potentially world war three-triggering blunder in as many days… Joe Biden has the special talent of tearing down with his loose mouth what he has previously worked hard to build up. But apparently Biden’s sentence wasn’t planned, it was one of those rhetorical blunders he’s been known for for decades and has gotten him into trouble on more than one occasion. But now it’s not about a failed election campaign slogan, but about war and peace.”

The opinions expressed by contributors and/or content partners are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Objectivist. Contact us for guidelines on submitting your own commentary.

Share your opinion

COMMENT POLICY: We have no tolerance for comments containing violence, racism, vulgarity, hard-core profanity, all caps, or discourteous behavior. Thank you for partnering with us to maintain a courteous and useful public environment!