JOE Biden forgot a reporter’s question in his live speech on Afghanistan after the White House boasted about his interviews.
While answering questions from a handful of journalists, the president said: “The first part of your question was, I can’t remember now.”
It comes after the White House Communications Director said that the president “never shies away from questions.”
Kate Bedingfield made the comments during an MSNBC interview regarding the president’s handling of the situation going on in Afghanistan.
Asked about whether or not Biden will take questions following this afternoon’s press conference, Bedingfield said: “The president never shies away from taking questions.
“I’ll let him make a decision if he’s going to take questions this afternoon,” she said, adding he is “always willing” to answer.
However, just two days ago the president was seen ignoring reporter’s questions as he concluded a press conference.
“Thank you,” Biden said on Wednesday, shutting his notebook as he exits the building to heckles from reporters.
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Bedingfield has been mocked for her comments, as eagle-eyed Americans pointed out Biden’s previous avoidance.
“Omg he literally turns his back and walks away!!!” one Twitter user wrote.
“Kate being able to say that with a straight face is actually impressive,” another quipped.
‘F**KING LIE’
“By refusing to take them???” one asked, while someone else posted a meme saying “so that was a f**king lie.”
On Friday, Biden also admitted that the US does not “have the exact number of people who are Americans” that remain in Afghanistan.
Today served as the latest gaffe that Sleepy Joe has made during his coverage of the Afghanistan crisis.
In an interview with former White House Communications Director George Stephanopoulos, which aired yesterday, the president said “no one is being killed” in the chaos around Kabul airport.
It came just a day after Afghan health officials said one person was killed and six were wounded when the Taliban violently dispersed a protest as multiple others died trying to flee the country.
“No one’s being killed right now — we got 1,200 out yesterday, a couple thousand today. And it’s increasing. We’re gonna get those people out,” Biden said as he knocked on wood next to him.
Days before his interview, a 14-year-old girl was trampled to death in a stampede at Kabul airport when she tried to reach an evacuated flight, the Mail Online reported.
Biden’s bombshell interview came as:
- Afghan stowaway who was killed in plane’s landing gear is identified
- The Taliban is already offering ‘safe haven’ to Al Qaeda
- Biden is blasted for his ‘bald-faced lies‘ in car crash interview
- Mothers were throwing their babies over barbed wire in Kabul
- Afghan resistance say they are ‘ready to die with chest of 100 bullets’ to defeat Taliban
She is understood to be the youngest of the 12 victims who have died in and around the airport since Sunday, according to insurgent and NATO officials.
During the interview, Biden said that they are going to try and withdraw US citizens from Afghanistan before their pinned deadline of August 31.
“If we don’t, we’ll determine at the time who’s left and if there’s American citizens, we’re gonna stay and get them all out,” he added.
Last month, the president said the US’ military mission in the war-torn country would’ve ended by that date.
*story by The US Sun
