President Biden’s response to House Speaker Mike Johnson’s pushback against his radical changes to the Supreme Court baffled social media users Monday.
Biden penned a Washington Post op-ed on Monday, calling on Congress to impose term limits and a code of conduct on the Supreme Court while also drafting limits on presidential immunity.
Johnson was quoted as saying Biden’s proposal was "dead on arrival" in Congress. When asked about it, Biden turned the comment back on the speaker.
"That’s what he is," Biden said in a video posted by Washington Post reporter Matt Viser.
When pressed for clarification, Biden added, "He is. Dead on arrival."
President Biden was just asked on the tarmac about Speaker Johnson calling his Supreme Court reform “dead on arrival.” “That’s what he is,” Biden said. Asked for clarification, a reporter shouted, “That he is?” Biden responded: “He is. Dead on arrival.”
Biden reiterated this comment during his prepared remarks on his op-ed at the LBJ Presidential Library, in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act.
"The Republican Speaker of the House says whatever he proposes is dead on arrival," Biden said. "Well, I was thinking his thinking is dead on arrival!"
Biden’s comments were considered bizarre and slightly hypocritical by X users.
"’Put Trump in a bullseye’ has pivoted to the faux POTUS saying House Speaker Johnson is ‘dead on arrival.’ But JD Vance is weird. Or something," Fox News contributor Joe Concha remarked.
Conservative commentator Steve Guest said it sounded like Biden was threatening the Speaker.
The Federalist senior legal correspondent Margot Cleveland commented, "Our Commander-in-Chief just threatened to take out the Speaker of the House."
"Yeah, this guy definitely thought up and wrote the op-Ed in today's Washington Post," National Review writer Jeff Blehar joked. "what does this even mean?" Sen. Josh Hawley's press secretary Abigail Marone asked.
Targeted Victory vice president Matt Gorman noted, "Only one of them will have a job next year and it ain’t Biden…"
President Biden’s response to House Speaker Mike Johnson’s pushback against his radical changes to the Supreme Court baffled social media users Monday.
Biden penned a Washington Post op-ed on Monday, calling on Congress to impose term limits and a code of conduct on the Supreme Court while also drafting limits on presidential immunity.
Johnson was quoted as saying Biden’s proposal was "dead on arrival" in Congress. When asked about it, Biden turned the comment back on the speaker.
"That’s what he is," Biden said in a video posted by Washington Post reporter Matt Viser.
When pressed for clarification, Biden added, "He is. Dead on arrival."
President Biden was just asked on the tarmac about Speaker Johnson calling his Supreme Court reform “dead on arrival.” “That’s what he is,” Biden said. Asked for clarification, a reporter shouted, “That he is?” Biden responded: “He is. Dead on arrival.”
Biden reiterated this comment during his prepared remarks on his op-ed at the LBJ Presidential Library, in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act.
"The Republican Speaker of the House says whatever he proposes is dead on arrival," Biden said. "Well, I was thinking his thinking is dead on arrival!"
Biden’s comments were considered bizarre and slightly hypocritical by X users.
"’Put Trump in a bullseye’ has pivoted to the faux POTUS saying House Speaker Johnson is ‘dead on arrival.’ But JD Vance is weird. Or something," Fox News contributor Joe Concha remarked.
Conservative commentator Steve Guest said it sounded like Biden was threatening the Speaker.
The Federalist senior legal correspondent Margot Cleveland commented, "Our Commander-in-Chief just threatened to take out the Speaker of the House."
"Yeah, this guy definitely thought up and wrote the op-Ed in today's Washington Post," National Review writer Jeff Blehar joked. "what does this even mean?" Sen. Josh Hawley's press secretary Abigail Marone asked.
Targeted Victory vice president Matt Gorman noted, "Only one of them will have a job next year and it ain’t Biden…"
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President Biden’s response to House Speaker Mike Johnson’s pushback against his radical changes to the Supreme Court baffled social media users Monday.
Biden penned a Washington Post op-ed on Monday, calling on Congress to impose term limits and a code of conduct on the Supreme Court while also drafting limits on presidential immunity.
Johnson was quoted as saying Biden’s proposal was "dead on arrival" in Congress. When asked about it, Biden turned the comment back on the speaker.
"That’s what he is," Biden said in a video posted by Washington Post reporter Matt Viser.
When pressed for clarification, Biden added, "He is. Dead on arrival."
President Biden was just asked on the tarmac about Speaker Johnson calling his Supreme Court reform “dead on arrival.” “That’s what he is,” Biden said. Asked for clarification, a reporter shouted, “That he is?” Biden responded: “He is. Dead on arrival.”
Biden reiterated this comment during his prepared remarks on his op-ed at the LBJ Presidential Library, in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act.
"The Republican Speaker of the House says whatever he proposes is dead on arrival," Biden said. "Well, I was thinking his thinking is dead on arrival!"
Biden’s comments were considered bizarre and slightly hypocritical by X users.
"’Put Trump in a bullseye’ has pivoted to the faux POTUS saying House Speaker Johnson is ‘dead on arrival.’ But JD Vance is weird. Or something," Fox News contributor Joe Concha remarked.
Conservative commentator Steve Guest said it sounded like Biden was threatening the Speaker.
The Federalist senior legal correspondent Margot Cleveland commented, "Our Commander-in-Chief just threatened to take out the Speaker of the House."
"Yeah, this guy definitely thought up and wrote the op-Ed in today's Washington Post," National Review writer Jeff Blehar joked. "what does this even mean?" Sen. Josh Hawley's press secretary Abigail Marone asked.
Targeted Victory vice president Matt Gorman noted, "Only one of them will have a job next year and it ain’t Biden…"
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MSNBC isn't reporting any details but they are breathless with excitement and anticipation. That will be wonderful news if what's reported in that link is accurate!
All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to know that war is the surest and shortest means to accomplish it.
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MSNBC isn't reporting any details but they are breathless with excitement and anticipation. That will be wonderful news if what's reported in that link is accurate!
Apparently another high-profile person is being released, too. That would explain what Michael McFaul said about health issues possibly playing a role.
All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to know that war is the surest and shortest means to accomplish it.
Gershkovich, American veteran Paul Whelan and others are expected to be in U.S. custody soon as part of a massive swap of political prisoners involving the United States and Russia, a senior administration official confirmed to Fox News on Thursday morning.
Gershkovich, 32, was arrested on March 29, 2023, while reporting on a trip to the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg and accused of espionage. The Biden administration declared him "wrongfully detained" and The Wall Street Journal and U.S. government both emphatically denied the charges, calling them absurd on their face.
Whelan had languished in Russian custody for years. A well-placed source told Fox News that Turkish intelligence officials played a key role in mediating the prisoner swap.
After Gershkovich's pre-trial detention was extended repeatedly, he was convicted in a closed court of "gathering secret information" and sentenced to 16 years at a high-security penal colony on July 19. His conviction was expected and experts and officials repeatedly said his only hope for freedom was a prisoner swap after his court proceedings concluded.
Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour and Wall Street Journal Editor-in-Chief Emma Tucker blasted the "sham conviction" in a joint statement.
"This disgraceful, sham conviction comes after Evan has spent 478 days in prison, wrongfully detained, away from his family and friends, prevented from reporting, all for doing his job as a journalist," Latour and Tucker said.
"We will continue to do everything possible to press for Evan’s release and to support his family," they continued. "Journalism is not a crime, and we will not rest until he’s released. This must end now."
Prior to his conviction, Gershkovich languished for months at the notorious Lefortovo prison in Moscow. One Russian journalist who was subjected to interrogations there called it a psychologically torturous place meant to make prisoners feel isolated and abandoned.
Gershkovich was the first known Western journalist to be arrested on espionage charges in post-Soviet Russia. The American-born son of Soviet immigrants, Gershkovich had long nursed a fascination with his parents' home country.
With stints at The New York Times, Moscow Times and Agence France-Presse before joining The Wall Street Journal in 2022, Gershkovich developed a reputation as a savvy journalist and made friends around the world. Those same friends in journalism helped keep his grim ordeal in the spotlight; #FreeEvan hashtags were commonly shared on X and other social media profiles by journalists, and The Wall Street Journal dedicated considerable resources and ink to his plight.
The last time Russia exchanged prisoners with the U.S. was December 2022, when it freed basketball player Brittney Griner in exchange for arms dealer Viktor Bout. Griner was sentenced to nine years in prison in Russia for smuggling and possessing cananbis. Like in Gershkovich's case, Griner's harsh sentence was viewed as Russia effectively taking an American hostage to obtain leverage over the U.S.
The consequences and chilling effect on journalism caused by Gershkovich's arrest and detainment have been far-reaching. With western outlets already wary of Vladimir Putin's authoritarian regime in the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Gershkovich's plight sent a clear message that no reporter was safe from being snatched — or worse.
On Wednesday, Wall Street Journal chief digital editor Grainne McCarthy sent a memo to staffers noting that Gershkovich had been detained for "70 long weeks" and thanked colleagues for continuing to keep Evan’s name at the forefront.
This is a developing story and will be updated. Fox News' Nick Kalman contributed to this report.
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This is a BFD. And a fired-up Michael McFaul is the best McFaul.
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Biden was on the phone with the president of Slovenia securing this deal while isolating with Covid; he finished the call and then said he was stepping down.
All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to know that war is the surest and shortest means to accomplish it.
Biden was on the phone with the president of Slovenia securing this deal while isolating with Covid; he finished the call and then said he was stepping down.
Biden was on the phone with the president of Slovenia securing this deal while isolating with Covid; he finished the call and then said he was stepping down.
“Why was Brandon on the phone with the weak president of Slovenia? I would have spoken to Putin on the ritz so he could hear the toughness in my voice. I would have had all the hostages, and future hostages to be named later, home before they were taken hostage because many people are saying that Putin on the ritz is tough, which is true, he’s not as tough as me and he likes deals, ok? Like Let’s Make a Deal, Wheel of Fortune or The Price Is Right because of course it’d have to be because we’re not going to pay a lot for that muffler, I’ll tell you. No, the price has to be right because Putin on the ritz is a very smart man, a lot like my uncle, who went to MIT by the way, and the way you deal with smart people is you talk to them and explain things with your hands. Have you ever seen that? Like those magic guys in Laaaas Vegas, what’s their names? Penn & Teller. You know why they’re called Penn & Teller? I’ll tell you why. It’s because Penn is like using his hands, see, to write things down and by doing so, they’re telling, Tell er, see, they’re telling you what their going to do but more importantly, what you’re going to do, see? That’s the beauty of having that skill. I used to do magic but not so much anymore. It’s boring and I don’t need it. Know why? Because I’m tough and not soft like that magic duo, particularly that skinny silent one. How are you going to negotiate with a very tough Putin on the ritz with no heft and keeping quiet all the time? It’s a disgrace. This country is going to hell. H-E-L-L. Hell I tell you.”
I expect the angle to be that Biden only did it because Trump mentioned it in May and that it was for political reasons due to the upcoming election. Makes the dems look better. There's plenty of arguments and hypotheticals to be made that are actually plausible and that can't be proven/disproven either way.
I heard somewhere that this might relate to some medical issue but we'll see.
The dems should use the "Putin is afraid of Harris" angle
I believe Vladimir Kara-Murza is very ill.
I also think it was suggested in Jake Sullivan's press conference that Navalny was supposed to be part of this exchange but he died before negotiations could be concluded.
All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to know that war is the surest and shortest means to accomplish it.
I heard somewhere that this might relate to some medical issue but we'll see.
The dems should use the "Putin is afraid of Harris" angle
I believe Vladimir Kara-Murza is very ill.
I also think it was suggested in Jake Sullivan's press conference that Navalny was supposed to be part of this exchange but he died before negotiations could be concluded.
Unfortunately, I don't believe Navalny was ever leaving.
I heard somewhere that this might relate to some medical issue but we'll see.
The dems should use the "Putin is afraid of Harris" angle
I believe Vladimir Kara-Murza is very ill.
I also think it was suggested in Jake Sullivan's press conference that Navalny was supposed to be part of this exchange but he died before negotiations could be concluded.
Unfortunately, I don't believe Navalny was ever leaving.
Yeah, no way they would have let him go. He was always going to "die" if he was a part of negotiations.
It's a hopeless situation...
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Well, let me rephrase:
The Biden administration was negotiating for the release of Navalny, they were trying to free him.
Whether or not Putin would have honored any such agreement is a different matter. And for all we know (and we'll never know for sure), Putin caused Navalny to "fall ill" because these talks were happening (they were already happening when Navalny died).
All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to know that war is the surest and shortest means to accomplish it.
The Biden administration was negotiating for the release of Navalny, they were trying to free him.
Whether or not Putin would have honored any such agreement is a different matter. And for all we know (and we'll never know for sure), Putin caused Navalny to "fall ill" because these talks were happening (they were already happening when Navalny died).
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He was riding his bike on a Sunday what was lard ass doing? He couldn’t even get on a bike let alone ride one 😂 go ahead tell us how great in shape tubby is in!
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well, he can do that now. as an official act.
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he got this done great news!
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Apparently another high-profile person is being released, too. That would explain what Michael McFaul said about health issues possibly playing a role.
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is free, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Gershkovich, American veteran Paul Whelan and others are expected to be in U.S. custody soon as part of a massive swap of political prisoners involving the United States and Russia, a senior administration official confirmed to Fox News on Thursday morning.
Gershkovich, 32, was arrested on March 29, 2023, while reporting on a trip to the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg and accused of espionage. The Biden administration declared him "wrongfully detained" and The Wall Street Journal and U.S. government both emphatically denied the charges, calling them absurd on their face.
Whelan had languished in Russian custody for years. A well-placed source told Fox News that Turkish intelligence officials played a key role in mediating the prisoner swap.
RUSSIA RELEASES FORMER MARINE PAUL WHELAN IN PRISONER SWAP
After Gershkovich's pre-trial detention was extended repeatedly, he was convicted in a closed court of "gathering secret information" and sentenced to 16 years at a high-security penal colony on July 19. His conviction was expected and experts and officials repeatedly said his only hope for freedom was a prisoner swap after his court proceedings concluded.
Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour and Wall Street Journal Editor-in-Chief Emma Tucker blasted the "sham conviction" in a joint statement.
"This disgraceful, sham conviction comes after Evan has spent 478 days in prison, wrongfully detained, away from his family and friends, prevented from reporting, all for doing his job as a journalist," Latour and Tucker said.
"We will continue to do everything possible to press for Evan’s release and to support his family," they continued. "Journalism is not a crime, and we will not rest until he’s released. This must end now."
Prior to his conviction, Gershkovich languished for months at the notorious Lefortovo prison in Moscow. One Russian journalist who was subjected to interrogations there called it a psychologically torturous place meant to make prisoners feel isolated and abandoned.
Gershkovich was the first known Western journalist to be arrested on espionage charges in post-Soviet Russia. The American-born son of Soviet immigrants, Gershkovich had long nursed a fascination with his parents' home country.
With stints at The New York Times, Moscow Times and Agence France-Presse before joining The Wall Street Journal in 2022, Gershkovich developed a reputation as a savvy journalist and made friends around the world. Those same friends in journalism helped keep his grim ordeal in the spotlight; #FreeEvan hashtags were commonly shared on X and other social media profiles by journalists, and The Wall Street Journal dedicated considerable resources and ink to his plight.
The last time Russia exchanged prisoners with the U.S. was December 2022, when it freed basketball player Brittney Griner in exchange for arms dealer Viktor Bout. Griner was sentenced to nine years in prison in Russia for smuggling and possessing cananbis. Like in Gershkovich's case, Griner's harsh sentence was viewed as Russia effectively taking an American hostage to obtain leverage over the U.S.
The consequences and chilling effect on journalism caused by Gershkovich's arrest and detainment have been far-reaching. With western outlets already wary of Vladimir Putin's authoritarian regime in the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Gershkovich's plight sent a clear message that no reporter was safe from being snatched — or worse.
On Wednesday, Wall Street Journal chief digital editor Grainne McCarthy sent a memo to staffers noting that Gershkovich had been detained for "70 long weeks" and thanked colleagues for continuing to keep Evan’s name at the forefront.
This is a developing story and will be updated. Fox News' Nick Kalman contributed to this report.
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The dems should use the "Putin is afraid of Harris" angle
The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)
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2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
2020: Oakland, Oakland: 2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana; 2025: Pitt1, Pitt2
The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)
1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
2020: Oakland, Oakland: 2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana; 2025: Pitt1, Pitt2
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The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)
1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
2020: Oakland, Oakland: 2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana; 2025: Pitt1, Pitt2
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."