I will say I thought his speech was "homey." Sort of earnest and hoping to appear "human" to the listeners.
But evasive. Biden really didn't get close to the third rail of border, Afghanistan, Inflation, or even Hunter Biden's Laptop (which he was asked directly about - possibly the first time.)
Putting his arm across the podium top was a nice touch - but a bit "familiar" for what was probably his LAST Presidential News Conference.
Only once that I recall did Biden get "testy." Immediately backed off when he realized he was going off the rails. And a couple of times almost reverted to his "whisper" motif, but again a correction.
But - and Bannon says this well - he refused to admonish or even directly confront questions on Xi OR the Ukrainian Situation - didn't rule anything out but also made no comment about any line in the sand for either of them. Both were a conversational dead-end, and a Presidential waffling which the world stage was quick to notice.
Posobiec said it best: "You get to watch a Presidential 'sundown' in real time."
I sniggled when I heard that.
The Bannon/Posobiec commentary is well worth the hour listen.
Episode 1,575 – Bannon, Posobiec: Biden On Blast
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