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Joe Biden

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Joe Biden is the 46th President of the United States, having taken office on January 20, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as Vice President under Barack Obama from 2009 to 2017. Biden has focused on various key issues during his presidency, including economic recovery, healthcare, and climate change. His administration has emphasized 'Bidenomics,' which aims to address inflation and promote economic growth.

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Jun 15, 2021

I am a skilled practitioner of foreign affairs. I am going to lower the temperature, I am going to bring America's position in the world and back into something that you will find more recognizable to what it was before the era of Donald…

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Jun 15, 2021

I made it clear to him that I believe the consequences of that would be devastating for Russia. What do you think happens when he is saying it's not about hurting Navalny, all the stuff he says to rationalize the treatment of Navalny, and…

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Jun 15, 2021

I owe my last questioner an apology. I shouldn't have been such a wise guy with the last answer I gave.

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Jun 15, 2021

I said -- I said -- what I said was -- let's get it straight, I said what will change their behavior is if the rest of the world reacts to them, and it diminishes their standing in the world.

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Jun 15, 2021

You know, I am not confident he'll change his behavior. Where the hell -- what do you do all the time? When did I say I was confident?

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Jun 15, 2021

I don't think he is looking for a Cold War with the United States. I don't think it is about -- as I said to him, I said your generation and mine are about 10 years apart. This is not a Khumbaya moment as we used to say back in the '60s in…

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Jun 15, 2021

The bottom line is, I told President Putin that we need to have basic rules of the road that we can all abide by. I also said there are areas where there is a mutual interest for us to cooperate, for our people, Russian and American…

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Jun 15, 2021

Mitch has been nothing but no for a long time. And I’m sure he means exactly what he says.

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Jun 15, 2021

I’m not confident he’ll change his behavior. Where the hell -- what do you do all the time? When did I say I was confident?

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Jun 15, 2021

This is not about trust. This is about self-interest.

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Jun 15, 2021

I told President Putin my agenda is not against Russia or anyone else. It’s for the American people.

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Jun 15, 2021

For Biden, it`ll be Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.

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Jun 15, 2021

The bill will now go to the democratically controlled House, it is expected to pass in the House.

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Jun 15, 2021

Today, we are one step closer to a new federal holiday. They`re currently ten federal holidays that were recognized here in the United States but we will likely soon have 11. Senate today passed a resolution establishing Juneteenth as a…

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Jun 15, 2021

I would say that`s a ridiculous comparison. It`s one thing for literally criminals to break through, go into the Capitol, kill a police officer and be held unaccountable and that it is for people objecting and marching on the Capitol and…

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Jun 15, 2021

I made it clear that we will not tolerate attempts to violate our democratic sovereignty or destabilize our democratic elections and we would respond.

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Jun 15, 2021

Every generation has to reestablish the basis of this fight for democracy. I mean, for real, literally have to do it.

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Jun 15, 2021

I looked President Putin in the eye and said, do you want your infrastructure to be attacked? What would it be like if your oil fields were not working out?

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Jun 14, 2021

The chaos we're seeing in the U.S. where the former President, you know, essentially bent democracy near the point of breaking, it could happen anywhere.

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Jun 14, 2021

We have to prove to the world into our own people that democracy can still prevail against the challenges of our time and deliver for the needs of our people. We have to root out corruption that siphons off our strength, guard against…

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Jun 14, 2021

I think that Russia is sliding further away from genuine democracy and a free market system, and more toward a command economy and the control of a single man. So, I`m not a big fan of Putin`s. And I think we should have a direct…

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Jun 14, 2021

We faced a democracy crisis, when the president of the United States called Georgia`s secretary of state, on January 2nd, and told him to quote, find 11,780 votes.

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Jun 14, 2021

Everyone in that room today understood the shared appreciation, quite frankly, that America is back.

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Jun 14, 2021

I`m going to make clear to President Putin that there are areas where we can cooperate if he chooses. And if he chooses not to cooperate and acts in a way that he has in the past relative to cybersecurity and some other activities, then we…

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Jun 14, 2021

We will respond, Russia continues its harmful activities. And we will not fail to defend the transatlantic alliance or stand up for democratic values.

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