Blinken insists Biden 'makes the decisions' in US response to Russia

[mystery-ak]

February 23, 2023 1:47pm EST
Blinken insists Biden 'makes the decisions' in US response to Russia
Blinken made clear that 'the buck stops with' Biden

By Ronn Blitzer | Fox News

Secretary of State Antony Blinken, during a lengthy interview about Russia a year after the invasion of Ukraine, took a moment to insist that when it comes to how the United States handles the situation, President Biden is the one calling the shots.

Blinken was in the middle of discussing how Biden wants to continue supporting Ukraine but does not want to "broaden" the war, then made it clear that it is indeed up to Biden.

"And by the way, he’s the one who makes the decisions," Blinken told Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. "The rest of us, we can give him advice, recommendations, if you’re not in government you can opine and criticize, which is always what’s needed to make sure we’re doing the best that we can, but ultimately, as the saying goes, the buck stops with him. And that’s something that he takes very seriously."

The statement came at a time when it remains a question whether Biden will seek re-election in 2024. Members of both parties have expressed concern about the president's ability to win and serve a second term, as he recently turned 80.

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[mountaineer]

Putin and now-deposed Afghan president among top gift givers to Bidens in 2021
 February 23, 2023 / 5:28 PM / AP
CBS News

Russian President Vladimir Putin and the deposed leader of Afghanistan were among the top gift givers to President Joe Biden and his family in 2021, according to federal documents published on Thursday.

In happier diplomatic times between all three countries, Putin gave Mr. Biden a $12,000 lacquer writing box and pen when they met at a highly anticipated summit in Geneva, Switzerland in June 2021.

That month, then-Afghan President Mohammed Ashraf Ghani and his wife gave Mr. Biden and first lady Jill Biden silk rugs worth an estimated $28,800. ...

Later that month, well after the president had given the order for American forces to withdraw from Afghanistan in April, Ghani and his wife, Rula, gave Joe and Jill Biden two silk carpets: one valued $9,600 and the other $19,200, according to the list.

At the time, U.S. officials believed that Ghani's government and security forces could survive the withdrawal of American troops. ...

[GtHawk]

Blinken says pay no attention to the hand up Brandon's @$$.