{"id":2293250,"date":"2024-07-12T07:14:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T11:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-biden-says-he-follows-his-commander-in-chief-in-revealing-moment-at-big-boy-news-conference\/"},"modified":"2024-07-12T07:17:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T11:17:19","slug":"watch-biden-says-he-follows-his-commander-in-chief-in-revealing-moment-at-big-boy-news-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-biden-says-he-follows-his-commander-in-chief-in-revealing-moment-at-big-boy-news-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Biden Says He Follows His &#8216;Commander in Chief&#8217; in Revealing Moment at &#8216;Big Boy&#8217; News Conference"},"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%2Fwatch-biden-says-he-follows-his-commander-in-chief-in-revealing-moment-at-big-boy-news-conference%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=2293250&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>The article discusses President Joe Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-gov-cuomo-shunned-experts-embraced-lobbyists-drove-top-health-officials-to-quit-over-pandemic-response-report\/\" title=\"NY Gov. Cuomo Shunned Experts, Embraced Lobbyists, Drove Top Health Officials To Quit Over Pandemic Response: Report\">recent press conference<\/a>, where he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/weekend-media-wrap-vol-20-what-you-missed-if-you-werent-glued-to-the-sunday-shows\/\" title=\"Weekend Media Recap: Catch Up on Sunday Shows Highlights\">faced\u2064 tough questions<\/a> about the \u200dpossibility of allowing Ukrainians to\u2062 use American weapons to\u2063 strike Russian targets deep in Russian territory. Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-attends-bbq-after-americans-murdered-in-israel-blinken-urges-ceasefire\/\" title=\"Biden attends BBQ following American deaths in Israel; Blinken calls for ceasefire.\">response raised concerns<\/a> as he mentioned following the advice of his commander in chief, despite the fact\u2062 that he is the commander in chief himself. The article highlights this slip-up as just one of\u200d several gaffes made by Biden \u200cduring recent events. The\u200b potential shift in\u2063 policy regarding the\u2063 use \u2063of \u2062American missiles \u200bin\u200b Ukraine raises concerns about \u200descalating tensions with Russia. The \u2062article ends with a note \u2062from the deputy\u2064 managing editor emphasizing the importance \u2063of the upcoming 2024 election and the potential consequences if it is not held.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/cillianzeal\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/cillianzeal\/%20\"><span>C. Douglas Golden<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 12, 2024 at 3:56am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>During President Joe Biden\u2019s \u201cbig boy\u201d news conference on Thursday \u2014 the White House staff\u2019s words, not mine \u2014 he was supposed to come across as the guy in control.<\/p>\n<p>The event was ostensibly to be one about the NATO conference in Washington this week, but the real subtext was about Biden saving his hide as more and more Democrats call for him to step aside as their party\u2019s presidential nominee following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/msnbc-correspondent-breaks-bad-news-post-debate-polls-joe-biden-doesnt-lead-single-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">brutal June 27 debate<\/a> against former President Donald Trump and a series of similarly bad appearances on his rehabilitation tour.<\/p>\n<p>This time, he called on a list of pre-selected questioners \u2014 quelle surprise \u2014 who were a bit tougher than usual, if just because they can no longer lob softballs at the president.<\/p>\n<p>One of the questions, roughly 20 minutes into the briefing, dealt with reports that the Biden administration was considering letting the Ukrainians use American weapons to strike Russian targets deep in Russian territory.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has let the Zelenskyy government in Kyiv use American weaponry in the battle against the Russian invasion, but only to strike invading forces. Striking within Russia itself is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-official-hints-american-support-helping-ukraine-attack-russia-shocking-policy-shift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">whole different beast<\/a>, and would require approval \u2014 and an about-face \u2014 at the top levels.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, Biden assured us that someone was on top of it. If he only knew who.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe question is, what\u2019s the best use of the weaponry he has and the weaponry we\u2019re getting to him,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m following the advice of my commander in chief, my \u2014 my, my, of the chief of staff of the military, as well as the secretary of defense and our intelligence people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Just one problem with that statement, and it\u2019s not the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lifelong-stutterer-bidens-worrying-gaffes-aint-childhood-stutter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">childhood stutter<\/a>\u201c: Joe Biden <em>is<\/em> the commander in chief of the U.S. military.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BIDEN: \u201cI\u2019m following the advice of my commander-in-chief\u201d \ud83d\ude33 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FdspE1UIQf\">pic.twitter.com\/FdspE1UIQf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1811548864047980942?\">July 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Well, one would hope those discussions with himself prove fruitful.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the full context, just in case you\u2019re curious. No, this is not a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/another-one-biden-seems-lock-trying-hop-suv-media-will-call-cheap-fake-real\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cheap fake<\/a>\u201d in any way:<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"President Biden Holds a Press Conference\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4YF3ksozMBw?start=1245&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This was one of several gaffes during the debate, most notably at the start of the Q-and-A when he confused his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> and his presidential rival, answering a question about Vice President Kamala Harris by saying, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/11\/us\/politics\/kamala-harris-biden-news-conference.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> reported, \u201cI wouldn\u2019t have picked Vice President Trump to be vice president did I think she\u2019s not qualified to be president\u201d:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The reaction from Biden\u2019s team when he called Kamala \u201cVice President Trump\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ABSOLUTELY PRICELESS \ud83e\udd23\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\udc80 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WLSFD2vDYp\">pic.twitter.com\/WLSFD2vDYp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/1811558859640627346?\">July 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And yes, that moment was far funnier than Biden forgetting that he is the commander in chief and that he wasn\u2019t consulting with himself. (Or else admitting what we know, for all practical purposes: That he isn\u2019t the one calling the shots these days.)<\/p>\n<p>However, this is a bit more serious on the Richter scale of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-declares-black-woman-bumbling-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bad-viral Biden moments<\/a> in terms of how it might come back to bite us in the hinder.<\/p>\n<p>When reports began to trickle out in May that the Pentagon and the State Department were considering changing the terms of use of American missiles in Ukraine from a mostly defensive role to an offensive one inside Russia, we didn\u2019t hear too much from Biden on this one.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-official-hints-american-support-helping-ukraine-attack-russia-shocking-policy-shift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an event in Moldova<\/a>, carefully noted the proposed shift in policy, saying Kyiv \u201chas to make its own decisions about the best way to effectively defend itself. We\u2019re going to make sure that it has the equipment it needs to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnother hallmark of our support for Ukraine over these, now, more than two years has been to adapt as conditions have changed and the battlefield has changed, as what Russia does has changed in terms of how it\u2019s pursuing its aggression and escalation,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve adapted and adjusted, too, and I\u2019m confident we\u2019ll continue to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That said nothing about missiles staying wholly within the confines of Ukraine, target-wise, so much as it could be helped. Instead, it was a hint that we\u2019d give the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/report-nato-meeting-discuss-allowing-ukraine-attack-targets-inside-russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukrainians free rein<\/a> to fire away \u2014 a go-ahead the more hawkish French government of Emmanuel Macron <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/24804516-b67c-40cc-8684-ccbf06b38268\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has already given<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>France isn\u2019t quite at the same level of concern that the United States is in these circles, however, and Vladimir Putin might not unreasonably see the deployment of U.S. missiles on Russian targets as an escalation in the war between Russia, Ukraine, and NATO\u2019s biggest power.<\/p>\n<p>Another little bit of restraint thus goes out the window for the Russian leader, who must see the Ukraine fighting as existential for his regime Moscow at this point. We see it as a matter of making victory as expensive as possible for Russia, meanwhile. That goes out the window once a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/putin-issues-nuclear-warning-west-draws-red-line-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wider war begins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But rest assured, Joe Biden is on top of it. He\u2019s getting advice from the top men in his administration, including the \u201ccommander in chief.\u201d Too bad nobody asked him a follow-up question as to <em>who<\/em> the commander in chief <em>is<\/em>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. 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