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STEPHANOPOULOS: You talked a lot about your successes in—at the beginning of this interview. And—and I don't want to dispute that, I don't want to debate that. But—as you know, elections are about the future, not the past. They're about tomorrow, not yesterday. And the question on so many people's minds right now is, "Can you serve effectively for the next four years?" BIDEN: George. I'm the guy that put NATO together, the future. No one thought I could expand it. I'm the guy that shut Putin down. No one thought could happen. I'm the guy that put together a South Pacific initiative with AUKUS. I'm the guy that got 50 nations out—not only in Europe, outside of Europe as well to help Ukraine.bloomberg | Yen's 'One Sided' Tumble to 1986 Low Boosts Intervention Risk (27.06.24)I'm the guy that got Japanese to expand their budget. I'm the—so I mean, these—and, for example, when I decided we used to have 40% of computer chips. We invented the chip, the little chip, the computer chip. It's in everything from cell phone to weapons. And so, we used to have 40%, and we're down to virtually nothing. So I get in the plane, against the advice of everybody, and I fly to South Korea. I convince them to invest in the United States billions of dollars. Now we have tens of billions of dollars being invested in the United States making us back in a position we're gonna own that industry again. We have, I mean, I— I just— anyway. I'm—I don't wanna take too much credit. I have a great staff.
bloomberg | Yen's 'One Sided' Tumble to 1986 Low Boosts Intervention Risk (27.06.24)
And so, we used to have 40%, and we're down to virtually nothing. So I get in the plane, against the advice of everybody, and I fly to South Korea. I convince them to invest in the United States billions of dollars. Now we have tens of billions of dollars being invested in the United States making us back in a position we're gonna own that industry again. We have, I mean, I— I just— anyway. I'm—I don't wanna take too much credit. I have a great staff.
White House efforts to shield Biden's missteps are unraveling | The Guardian |
For three and a half years, Joe Biden was wrapped in a metaphorical ball of cotton wool by an anxious White House staff eager to protect him from the worst of himself. Worried about signs of ageing and an increasing propensity for verbal missteps, they cut press conferences and media interviews to a minimum. 'Sapere aude'
Worried about signs of ageing and an increasing propensity for verbal missteps, they cut press conferences and media interviews to a minimum.
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Vance is now the first millennial to join a major-party ticket, addressing concerns about the advanced age of America's political leaders.
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