Tag: Joe Biden

Biden, Putin to Speak by Phone Amid Ukraine Tensions: Spokesman

President Joe Biden is scheduled to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, according to a top Kremlin spokesman on Friday. “Indeed, the U.S. side requested a conversation with President Putin, and the talks of the two presidents are planned to take place tomorrow in the evening,” Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. “The request was…


Biden: ‘I’m Rejecting’ Military’s Account of Afghanistan Evacuation Failures

President Joe Biden denied firsthand military accounts that were on the ground in Afghanistan during the August 2021 evacuation of Kabul. In an interview with NBC News’ Lester Holt, the president said he rejects now-surfaced accounts from military leaders who claimed the White House acted too slowly in its evacuation. An article from the Washington…


Biden Says US Troops Won’t Rescue Americans in Ukraine If Russia Invades

President Joe Biden in an interview released Feb. 10 urged Americans still in Ukraine to leave immediately. “American citizens should leave now,” Biden said in the interview, which aired on “NBC Nightly News.” Russia is on the brink of invading Ukraine, U.S. officials have repeatedly stated. Russia has not ruled out invading its neighbor but…


Biden Insists High Inflation Will Ease by End of 2022

President Joe Biden on Thursday admitted that rising inflation is creating “stress at the kitchen table” and said he believes price pressures will ease by the end of 2022. Responding to the latest Consumer Price Index that shows inflation is reaching highs not seen in decades, Biden issued a statement saying that he believes the…


Biden Admin: ‘No Active Planning’ for Evacuation of Americans from Ukraine

A top Pentagon spokesman confirmed Wednesday that there is “no active planning underway” for Americans who live in Ukraine amid heightened tensions between the West and Russia. “There is no active planning underway for what we would call a non-combatant evacuation inside Ukraine. There is no design to do this at this time,” Department of…


Biden Publicly Namedrops Tesla for First Time After Months of Musk’s Barbs

President Joe Biden on Tuesday publicly mentioned Tesla for the first time in his presidency, after multiple complaints from the company’s CEO Elon Musk, who carped on Twitter and in interviews that Biden seemed to be deliberately ignoring his firm’s trailblazing role in the electric vehicle market. Biden’s long-to-arrive shoutout to Tesla came at a…


Biden’s Top Science Adviser Resigns After Workplace Bullying Complaints

President Joe Biden’s top science adviser, Eric Lander, resigned on Monday night after a White House investigation found that he mistreated and demeaned his colleagues, violating workplace policies. An internal investigation by the White House found Lander, director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), violated its “safe and respectful workplace policy,” in…


Capitol Report (Jan. 7): Olympians Speaking Out Over Conditions

The new German leader is here in Washington for the first time Monday. His talks with U.S. President Joe Biden are dominated by one topic. Biden’s national security adviser warned over the weekend that a Russian invasion of Ukraine may be imminent. Congressman Michael Guest, vice ranking member of the Committee on Homeland Security, tells…


Biden: ‘There Will No Longer Be a Nord Stream 2’ If Russia Invades Ukraine

President Joe Biden said Monday “there will no longer be a Nord Stream 2” gas pipeline to Europe if Russia invades Ukraine. In a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Feb. 7, the two leaders showed a united front in posing the threat of “far-reaching, severe” sanctions against Russia if it moves…


Biden: ‘There Will Be No Longer a Nord Stream 2’ If Russia Invades Ukraine

President Joe Biden said Monday that there will no longer be a Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Europe if Russia invades Ukraine. In a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Feb. 7, the two leaders showed a united front in posing the threat of “far-reaching, severe” sanctions against Russia if it…