Joseph Biden actually said...

"I said I would level with the American people from the beginning. And when I first spoke to this, I said defending freedom is going to cost. It`s going to cost us as well in the United States."

"This is a move that has strong bipartisan support the Congress and I believe in the country. Americans have rallied support the Ukrainian people and made it clear we will not be part of subsidizing Pu..."

"The United States will ban imports of Russian oil, which will further squeeze the Russian economy."

"Today, we remain united, we remain united and our purpose, to keep pressure mounting on Putin and his war machine."