John Kerry: Biden 'literally, literally' had no clue about nuclear deal
By: Becket Adams (MSN)
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President Joe Biden "literally" had no idea Washington's secretive nuclear technology pact with the U.K. and Australia went over poorly in France, according to U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry.
In fact, Kerry alleged this week in an interview with the French news channel BFM TV, he personally had to bring the president up to speed on a diplomatic fiasco that saw the French government recalling its ambassadors to the U.S. for the first time in history.
His remarks, which were flagged Tuesday by National Review's Jim Geraghty, came amid a larger conversation about America's long-standing relationship with France.
Kerry was asked by his interviewer to address those who consider France's exclusion from the nuclear technology pact a betrayal of its friendship with the U.S. Kerry was also asked what he says to reassure the French people of the strength of the relationship between France and the U.S.
The finalized version of the nuclear pact was not a betrayal, Kerry responded. Rather, he added, it was merely a lack of proper communication, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken already made clear.
"President Biden asked me about it, and I told him, and expressed—" Kerry said, when the interviewer, surprised, interrupted him.
"You told Joe Biden that it was not right?"
"He asked me," Kerry said. "He said, 'What's the situation?' and I explained exactly, uh—he was, he had not been aware of that, he literally, literally had not been aware of what had transpired."
If he's telling the truth, it means the president of the United States had no idea France, one of America's oldest allies, was incensed when it learned it didn't make the cut for the U.S.'s nuke deal with the U.K. and Australia. And not just a little angry. France was so angry, in fact, it recalled its ambassadors to the U.S., an unprecedented and not-at-all-subtle act meant to express outrage and extreme disappointment.
And Biden apparently didn't know about any of this? It took a briefing from his climate envoy to make him aware of the situation on the other side of the Atlantic?
"I don't want to go into the details of it," Kerry continued, "but suffice it to say, that that the president — my president is very committed to, um, strengthening the relationship and making sure that this is a small event of the past and moving on to the much more important future."
So, who is actually in charge over there in the Oval Office? Because a growing number of anecdotes suggest that Biden is either out of the loop or being keyed into important events long after the fact.
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Indeed!!!!!!
Oh but he's on top of everything...................NOT!! Something with these ramifications he was not aware of??
Who the hell is pulling the strings in this administration? Anyone? Buehler???
AOC perhaps?
Everything is printed out for him on an idiot card.
I believe Biden told Ron Klain and Susan Rice that he would prefer they be called "cue" cards.
Klain said to him " Sorry Joe, I never thought of you as a "cue." /S
Talk about your unintended admissions of total incompetence
Unbelievable
The Aussies reached a contract "gate" in their dealings with the French and the new commander of the AU sub group balked.
From 2016 till today, the French submarine was over budget and still just a concept on a computer after 5 years?
The French were then fired by the AU. Period. Not something the POTUS should have been involved with.
The new commander reached out to the USA & UK and put a new deal together in a matter of weeks.
The French knew it.
The French reacted and behaved poorly for a week.
Biden talked to Machron.
The French ambassador then returned to Washington D.C. last week.
Water under a bridge.
Right...
If this had happened under Trump the left would be twice as outraged as the right currently is, and demand investigations be launched.
"Water under the bridge", "Turn the page", just spin, spin, spin, and when in doubt ignore it even though it hasn't gone away.
If it happened under trump, the right would be demanding we call french fries freedom fries...
So when are the Democrats going to impeach Trump again? We are all waiting with baited breath.
They don't seem to be able to do anything else these days.
I love the left. When a Democrat is President, they become the black knight.
No matter how badly the fuck up or how ridiculous Biden looks, "it's just a scratch"
The thing is that while something should have been done to assuage French feelings and maybe a different deal, it is clear the French were behind schedule and over budget and that for allied and Australian interests the nuclear submarines are a far better deterrent.
Morning split.. exactly....after the French chucked a wobbly, hissy fit, fall out of their tree and stamped their feet...guess whose ambassador is sneaking back into Australia..
We should be charging them for non compliance of the contract... typical of the the French play the victim and when it all turns to crap..It all goes dead quiet realising they have just made the biggest arses of themselves..
chucked a wobbly, lol.