The Biden Administration Is Still Scrambling to Clean Up for Joe Biden

With just nine words uttered on Saturday, President Biden turned what was already a gaffe-filled trip into something more resembling an international incident, and even after Biden returned to Washington, D.C., his administration continued trying to tamp down his escalatory remarks that contradicted previously stated policies.

Biden's statement - apparently an off-the-cuff moment not written in his prepared remarks - about Putin being in power caused the biggest headache for, and most scrambling by, his administration.

Blinken's focus on cleaning up for President Biden - taking attention away from other U.S. priorities abroad - came after the White House scrambled to set the record straight on Saturday.

Even CNN noted Biden's trip was filled with "Big gaffes" and The Washington Post pointed out that it was Biden who frequently said on the campaign trail that "The words of a president matter" as an attack on President Trump.

During his presidential campaign, President Biden often reminded his audience about the heavy weight that the words of a president can carry.

The Post continued by underscoring the work facing the Biden administration as it continues to do cleanup for... Joe Biden: "It is unclear what the full impact of the comment may be in coming days" as a new week begins for Biden in Washington, Putin in Moscow, and Ukrainians under Russia's onslaught.

At another point, Biden told reporters that U.S. sanctions on Russia were not meant as a deterrent - an exasperated outburst - that directly contradicted what the administration has been saying for more than one month about the purpose of financial penalties levied on Putin's regime, as Townhall covered here.
 

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