{"id":1440607,"date":"2022-04-15T14:14:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T18:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1440607"},"modified":"2022-04-15T14:14:50","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T18:14:50","slug":"associated-press-calls-out-biden-for-describing-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-genocide-not-just-another-strong-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/associated-press-calls-out-biden-for-describing-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-genocide-not-just-another-strong-word\/","title":{"rendered":"Associated Press Calls Out Biden For Describing Russian Invasion Of Ukraine \u2018Genocide\u2019: Not \u2018Just Another Strong Word\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fassociated-press-calls-out-biden-for-describing-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-genocide-not-just-another-strong-word%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1440607&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1239982571.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s rare for mainstream media outlets to harshly criticize a Democratic president, so it was surprising to see the Associated Press take President Joe Biden to task for his use of the word \u201cgenocide\u201d when discussing Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen President Joe Biden declares Russia\u2019s Ukraine war \u2018genocide,\u2019 it isn\u2019t just another strong word,\u201d the AP <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-putin-united-nations-general-assembly-biden-boris-johnson-0203afd4e88249fb68c06f00a1686e27\">wrote<\/a> in an article titled \u201cEXPLAINER: Why the term \u2018genocide\u2019 matters in Ukraine war.\u201d \u201cA formal U.S. follow-up accusing Russia of a campaign aimed at wiping out a targeted group could carry obligations on the world to consider action. That\u2019s because of a genocide treaty approved by the U.N. General Assembly in the years immediately after World War II, signed by the United States and more than 150 other nations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That treaty declares that countries that commit genocide \u201cshall be punished,\u201d and if one of the signers acknowledges that a genocide is taking place, it means they are \u201ccommitted to ensuring investigation and prosecution, at the least,\u201d the AP reported.<\/p>\n<p>In another <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-putin-biden-europe-moscow-c3a7bc9ddc55cf8d06d8cfd20488f48e\">article<\/a>, written by two other authors, the AP chastised Biden for saying he was \u201cspeaking from the heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no such thing as a purely personal opinion from the Oval Office on policies that matter. Armchair quarterbacking when you\u2019re the president is fraught when you\u2019re the one with the ball. Armies can move on your words; markets can convulse; diplomacy can unravel,\u201d the outlet reported. \u201cThat has not stopped President Joe Biden from viscerally weighing in on the Ukraine war \u2014 labeling Russia\u2019s Vladimir Putin a war criminal, appearing to advocate an overthrow in Moscow, branding Russian war actions as genocide \u2014 then saying it\u2019s all his personal, not presidential, opinion. It\u2019s sowing confusion in dangerous times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hot Air\u2019s Jazz Shaw <a href=\"https:\/\/hotair.com\/jazz-shaw\/2022\/04\/14\/biden-thrown-under-the-bus-by-the-associated-press-n462256\">noted<\/a> that a scan of the AP news feed found \u201cmore overt criticism of Biden, or a least an acknowledgment that his efforts at leading the nation on the domestic front haven\u2019t been working out.\u201d The outlet also accused Biden of \u201cthinking small\u201d when it comes to his domestic agenda and \u201cscrounging\u201d for ways to salvage his falling poll numbers.<\/p>\n<p>The genocide criticism is key, however, as other international leaders have avoided the term. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, for example, said Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine \u201cdoesn\u2019t look far short of genocide,\u201d but his administration has not officially made a declaration.<\/p>\n<p>French President Emmanuel Macron has also refused to label Russia\u2019s actions as genocide, saying an \u201cescalation of words\u201d wouldn\u2019t help the situation, The Guardian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/apr\/13\/emmanuel-macron-genocide-ukraine-russia-biden\">reported<\/a>. Macron reportedly said that the Russian army had committed war crimes, but said he was \u201cprudent with terms today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGenocide has a meaning. The Ukrainian people and Russian people are brotherly people,\u201d Macron said, according to the Guardian. \u201cIt\u2019s madness what\u2019s happening today. It\u2019s unbelievable brutality and a return to war in Europe. But at the same time I look at the facts, and I want to continue to try the utmost to be able to stop the war and restore peace. I\u2019m not sure if the escalation of words serves our cause.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison also declined to say the current invasion was a \u201cgenocide,\u201d but said Russian President Vladimir Putin should be \u201cheld to account\u201d for his actions in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. Believe the same? <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">Become a member now and join our mission.<\/a><\/u><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s rare for mainstream media outlets to harshly criticize a Democratic president, so it was surprising to see the Associated Press take President Joe Biden to task for his use<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":126,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1440607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1440607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/126"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1440607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1440607\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1440607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1440607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1440607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}