{"id":1948745,"date":"2023-06-15T22:53:05","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T02:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-snaps-at-reporter-asking-him-about-his-alleged-ukrainian-bribery-scheme\/"},"modified":"2023-06-15T22:57:01","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T02:57:01","slug":"biden-snaps-at-reporter-asking-him-about-his-alleged-ukrainian-bribery-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-snaps-at-reporter-asking-him-about-his-alleged-ukrainian-bribery-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden angrily responds to reporter probing alleged Ukrainian bribery."},"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\">18<\/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%2Fbiden-snaps-at-reporter-asking-him-about-his-alleged-ukrainian-bribery-scheme%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=1948745&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--><h2>President Biden Responds to Allegations of Bribery<\/h2>\n<p>President Joe Biden was not amused Thursday when he was asked about allegations of his involvement in a bribery deal. Biden held a White House meeting on so-called \u201cjunk fees,\u201d which are fees added on to such things as concert tickets that represent a hidden cost to consumers, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-junk-fees-pricing-livenation-airbnb-10c32ecf2306cad8123d55c392a8b887\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Biden made <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2023\/06\/15\/remarks-by-president-biden-on-protecting-consumers-from-hidden-junk-fees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opening remarks<\/a> at the event, during which he was asked by a reporter, \u201cWhy did the Ukraine and FBI informant file refer to you as the \u2018Big Guy,\u2019 President Biden? Why is that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-snaps-at-reporter-asking-him-about-his-alleged-ukrainian-bribery-scheme\/\" title=\"Biden angrily responds to reporter probing alleged Ukrainian bribery.\">term continuously applied<\/a>?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy do you ask such a dumb question?\u201d Biden replied.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">REPORTER: \u201cWhy did the Ukraine and FBI informant file refer to you as the Big Guy?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>JOE BIDEN: \u201cWhy\u2019d you ask such a dumb question?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LtHEgHQonM\">pic.twitter.com\/LtHEgHQonM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1669412899947704322?\">June 15, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/biden-lashes-out-reporter-fbi-informant-file-big-guy-dumb-question\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> noted that members of the media were escorted out of the room after Biden made the comment.<\/p>\n<h3>Allegations and References to the &#8220;Big Guy&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>As noted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/06\/15\/joe-biden-snaps-at-post-reporter-when-asked-about-big-guy-reference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>, Biden was referred to as the \u201cBig Guy\u201d in a 2020 file that contained allegations made to the FBI by an informant who was relaying comments made about Biden from the time in which he was vice president. The file was in the possession of the FBI and was recently shared with congressional Republicans investigating the Biden family\u2019s finances.<\/p>\n<p>The phrase \u201cbig guy\u201d was used in an apparent reference to Joe Biden in a May 2017 email found on the laptop computer of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-insider-played-key-role-business-deals-subpoenaed-significant-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hunter Biden<\/a>. Two of Hunter Biden\u2019s former business partners have also used the phrase in connection with Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s reply came two days after an interaction <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-strange-response-reporter-confronts-alleged-bribery-tapes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">with a reporter<\/a> on the same topic, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/06\/13\/biden-grins-chuckles-when-asked-about-alleged-tapes-of-him-getting-bribed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President Biden turned and grinned \u2014 without saying a word \u2014 tonight when I asked about <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChuckGrassley?\">@ChuckGrassley<\/a> saying alleged Ukrainian bribe-giver claims to have tapes <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R2mhPKUt3Y\">https:\/\/t.co\/R2mhPKUt3Y<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z8JI7pENzq\">pic.twitter.com\/Z8JI7pENzq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steven Nelson (@stevennelson10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stevennelson10\/status\/1668770157496348674?\">June 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Last week, Biden brushed off questions concerning allegations against him that were made to the FBI and reviewed by lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere\u2019s the\u00a0money?\u201d\u00a0Biden replied, adding, \u201cI\u2019m joking, it\u2019s a bunch of malarkey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Republican Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/burisma-exec-17-items-insurance-policy-joe-hunter-biden-senator-grassley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chuck Grassley<\/a> of Iowa claimed that a Ukrainian energy company executive who told a confidential FBI source of having bribed Hunter Biden and his father during the years Joe Biden was vice president has audio proof of dealings with them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/grassley-fbi-weaponization-like-fiction-spy-thriller-actually-happened\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grassley<\/a> said from the Senate floor the individual who paid the duo kept recordings of them \u2014 17 in total \u2014 as an \u201cinsurance policy\u201d in case they were needed in the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to the 1023, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grassleys-17-recordings-bombshell-brings-bidens-and-burisma-back-into-the-spotlight\/\" title=\"Grassley's revelation of '17 Recordings' puts Bidens and Burisma in the spotlight again.\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grassleys-bribe-recordings-revelation-is-bad-news-for-biden-but-even-worse-for-the-fbi\/\" title=\"Grassley's recordings reveal bad news for Biden and worse for the FBI.\">foreign national possesses<\/a> 15 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-gaetz-names-ex-doj-official-he-claims-tried-to-extort-millions-promised-biden-pardon\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Gaetz Names Ex-DOJ Official He Claims Tried To Extort Millions, Promised Biden Pardon\">audio recordings<\/a><\/a> of phone calls between him and Hunter Biden. According to the 1023, the foreign national possesses two audio recordings of phone calls between him and then-Vice President Joe Biden,\u201d Grassley said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/grassley-burisma-executive-who-allegedly-paid-biden-has-audio-recordings-of-conversations-with-joe-hunter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, referring to the FBI FD-1023 form that includes the unverified allegations about the deal.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-snaps-reporter-asking-alleged-ukrainian-bribery-scheme\/\">Biden Snaps at Reporter Asking Him About His Alleged Ukrainian Bribery Scheme<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>no comment on the bribery allegations during the meeting, showing his displeasure. 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