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Kerry claims Biden had no idea
2021-10-07
  • [Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] US climate envoy John Kerry spoke to French television as Secretary of State Antony Blinken was to meet French President Emmanuel Macron

  • French government was seething after US announced new security deal with UK and Australia

  • It resulted in cancellation of multi-billion French submarine contract

  • France recalled its ambassador to Washington, but he has since returned

  • Biden 'literally had not been aware of what had transpired,' Kerry said
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Posted by:Fred

#15  Kerry claims... evergreen prelude to a fairy tale
Posted by: magpie   2021-10-07 22:53  

#14  Sort of takes a little French heat off FJB in kind of weird "plausible deniability" way.
Posted by: Anomalous Sources   2021-10-07 19:34  

#13  The headline says it all about the current WH.
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839   2021-10-07 17:02  

#12  Kerry has always stuck his nose in where it does not belong...he could have been charged with treason over his talks with the North Vietnamese while on active duty. Then Iran now the French.
Posted by: crazyhorse   2021-10-07 12:38  

#11  I remember tables being flipped and the ambassador recalled. The only way Kerry's statement could be more damaging is if what he is saying is true.

Of course, back when the dems tilted the game for Biden to win, the 'Burg put this up as a feature for the then nominated.

Did anyone listen to Jen Psaki yesterday say Kerry didn't say what everyone heard him say?

Kerry gets accused of this a lot. Remember back when Barry and McCain were itching for a shooting war with Russia and Iran - well, I think they were looking for a reason to provide air cover for their rebel forces to overthrow Assad - and Kerry accidentally said something to the effect, "Well, if they turn in their chemical weapons.." and Team Assad was like, "Deal!", and all the air went out of the orc drums, even though UK and France had fast tracked and passed war resolutions already and were just waiting on US Formalities?

Good Times.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-10-07 12:26  

#10  ^ das why dey be like, "Baghdad Jen"
Posted by: Diogenes   2021-10-07 11:31  

#9  Did anyone listen to Jen Psaki yesterday say Kerry didn't say what everyone heard him say?
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2021-10-07 11:09  

#8  "why is he even in this discussion at all?"

Because Kerry is a legend in his own mind and needs to share his self-importance.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2021-10-07 10:19  

#7  If Kerry is the climate envoy or whatever, why is he even in this discussion at all?
Posted by: Chris   2021-10-07 09:45  

#6  'Of course the President knew about France being displeased!': Psaki comes to Biden's defense after John Kerry said he had to EXPLAIN why blindsided France was upset about getting stiffed on submarine deal
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-10-07 07:00  

#5  Kerry and Biden, birds of a feather.
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-10-07 05:34  

#4  For those who have yet to view it....Weekend at Bidens mp4
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-10-07 04:38  

#3  #1 - you talkin' bout Biden or Captain Botox here? They're both stiffs if ya ask me.
Posted by: Raj   2021-10-07 01:27  

#2  "literally" - heh
Posted by: Grinemp White5728   2021-10-07 01:07  

#1  I am willing to stipulate for the sake of argument that Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. is nominally President of the United States, but can we *please* dispense with the notion that he is anything other than a talking manikin? And not a very good one at that.
Posted by: SteveS   2021-10-07 00:56  

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