Even his own Secretary of State couldn’t help but cringe at President Biden’s statements during summit with Xi Jinping.
During a press conference, Biden, first of all, blabbered on about secret ongoing negotiations related to the Israeli hostages held by the Palestinian military group Hamas in Gaza. These talks are apparently being mediated by the Qataris, according to Biden, but he did not give more details as his secretary of state, Antony Blinken, was shaking his head in an apparent plea for him to can it. A journalist also asked Biden if he stood by his previous statement that Xi Jinping is a dictator, to which the US leader replied that, indeed, he does believe that. Blinken visibly cringed on cameraafter the comment.
But it’s worth remembering why these people supported Trump (at first) and Biden, and it’s paradoxically for their incompetence. A competent government that does anything besides cut taxes and effectively project American influence abroad is what is most detrimental to the interests of the elite. Yet, such a system, where the less-than-remarkable rise to top positions, is fundamentally unsustainable. This has led to self-cannibalizing political leadership, hence the rapid decline of American power over the past decade – and the fact that a bumbling moron like Biden can be anywhere near the Oval Office in the first place.
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Do you believe visible reactions from officials, like Secretary Blinken's cringe, impact public perception of government competency more than official statements?
No, he was simply demonstrating an emotion although it was not the right situation to do such a reaction.
No, he was simply demonstrating an emotion although it was not the right situation to do such a reaction.
It does impact public perception to the extent that it just undermines the attempted illusion of cohesiveness amongst the party in power.
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