{"id":2221865,"date":"2024-04-15T21:09:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T01:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-anchor-grills-john-kirby-can-you-argue-that-american-strength-and-persuasion-is-better-today\/"},"modified":"2024-04-15T21:10:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T01:10:05","slug":"fox-news-anchor-grills-john-kirby-can-you-argue-that-american-strength-and-persuasion-is-better-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-anchor-grills-john-kirby-can-you-argue-that-american-strength-and-persuasion-is-better-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Fox News anchor questions John Kirby about the current state of American strength and persuasion"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Ffox-news-anchor-grills-john-kirby-can-you-argue-that-american-strength-and-persuasion-is-better-today%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=2221865&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--><p>During a Monday \u2063interview,\u200b Fox News anchor Bill \u2064Hemmer challenged Security Council spokesman John Kirby to identify improvements in &#8220;American \u200dstrength and persuasion&#8221; under President Joe Biden. \u2064Hemmer\u200b cited various\u200c global conflicts mishandled\u2062 by the Biden administration, including\u2063 the troop withdrawal from Afghanistan and Iran&#8217;s actions. To read more, click the &#8220;Read more&#8230;&#8221;\u200d button \u2064below. Your\u2062 version is concise and clear. \u2063It effectively summarizes the interview between Fox News anchor\u2063 Bill \u2062Hemmer\u2063 and Security\u200b Council spokesman John\u2062 Kirby, highlighting the discussion\u2064 about American strength and persuasion under President Joe Biden.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Fox News anchor Bill Hemmer grilled Security Council spokesman John Kirby during a Monday interview, asking him to point to anywhere that he could say that \u201cAmerican strength and persuasion\u201d had improved since President Joe Biden took office.<\/p>\n<p>Hemmer laid out a list of global conflicts and situations that he said appeared to have been mishandled by the Biden administration \u2014 from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mitch-mcconnell-on-afghanistan-withdrawal-debacle-not-only-foreseeable-but-foreseen\/\" title=\"Mitch McConnell On Afghanistan Withdrawal \u2018Debacle\u2019: \u2018Not Only Foreseeable\u2019 But \u2018Foreseen\u2019\">disastrous troop withdrawal<\/a> from Afghanistan in 2021 to Iran\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-shot-down-nearly-half-of-the-drones-iran-launched-in-israel-attack\/\" title=\"The US successfully intercepted almost half of the drones Iran deployed during the attack on Israel\">unprecedented direct attack<\/a> on Israel over the weekend \u2014 and then asked Kirby whether he could really say that the United States\u2019 stature had really improved on the world stage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BILL HEMMER: &#8220;Can you argue that American strength and persuasion is better today than it was four years ago globally?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>JOHN KIRBY: &#8220;Yeah, 100%&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>HEMMER: &#8220;\u2026..where?&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kuxx7gIUrX\">pic.twitter.com\/kuxx7gIUrX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1779862263895040347?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI was looking back at the track record for President Biden,\u201d Hemmer began. \u201cHere\u2019s what sticks out: the Afghanistan withdrawal was a mess, we failed to stop Putin from going into Ukraine, the war with Israel and Hamas has been absolutely dreadful and destructive \u2014 again, it\u2019s the first time Iran has aimed at Israel \u2013 China\u2019s military buildup is substantial \u2026 and that was just this morning, what I came up with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan you argue that American strength and persuasion is better today than it was four years ago globally?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, yeah,\u201d Kirby replied. \u201cYeah, 100% I can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hemmer\u2019s follow-up question was just one word: \u201cWhere?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kirby skirted the direct question and did not give any specific instances or locations, instead offering the vague claim that the Biden administration had displayed \u201cleadership\u201d and built the kind of global ties that were necessary to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-war-with-china-in-taiwan-to-protect-semiconductor-production-really-necessary\/\" title=\"Is War with China in Taiwan to Protect Semiconductor Production Really Necessary?\">bolster national security<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can do that very comfortably. After serving for as long as I did in uniform, I\u2019ll tell you, this is a president who understands American leadership on the world stage,\u201d Kirby said, adding that Biden had made the right connections \u201cnot just militarily but diplomatically, economically \u2014 around the world to advance our national security interests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a Monday interview, Fox News anchor Bill Hemmer questioned Security Council spokesman John Kirby about the progress of &#8220;American strength and persuasion&#8221; under President Joe Biden&#8217;s administration. 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