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.
Biden’s visit to Poland boosted morale in Europe and among US forces but verbal blunders have raised nagging questions about his leadership, fitness and stamina | 🗞️ The Times view https://t.co/LlUVMLimxa [1]
— The Times (@thetimes) March 28, 2022 [2]
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.”