{"id":2367893,"date":"2024-11-12T16:29:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T21:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-asked-if-hell-get-a-hostage-deal-by-the-end-of-his-term-and-his-response-is-telling\/"},"modified":"2024-11-12T16:30:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T21:30:44","slug":"biden-asked-if-hell-get-a-hostage-deal-by-the-end-of-his-term-and-his-response-is-telling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-asked-if-hell-get-a-hostage-deal-by-the-end-of-his-term-and-his-response-is-telling\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Asked If He&#8217;ll Get a Hostage Deal by the End of His Term, and His Response Is Telling"},"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\">38<\/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-asked-if-hell-get-a-hostage-deal-by-the-end-of-his-term-and-his-response-is-telling%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=2367893&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 \u200carticle discusses a recent interaction between \u2062President Joe Biden \u2062and Israeli \u200djournalist Neria Kraus,\u200b where she inquired about the possibility\u2063 of securing a hostage deal\u2062 before the end of his\u2063 term.\u2064 Biden&#8217;s \u2063flippant response, likening the\u2063 situation to a potential collision with a camera, has sparked criticism. The author argues that Biden&#8217;s behavior reflects a broader\u200d pattern of flippancy, \u2064which affects his leadership and administration. They <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">cite past instances<\/a> where Biden has responded to serious\u200d issues \u2064with a lack\u200b of \u2063concern, suggesting that this attitude, rather than\u2063 just\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/project-veritas-strips-cnn-naked\/\" title=\"Project Veritas Strips CNN Naked\">cognitive decline<\/a>, may be at the\u2062 root\u200d of the administration&#8217;s challenges. The \u2063overall tone conveys disappointment in Biden&#8217;s failure\u2064 to approach serious international \u200bmatters with the gravity they \u2062require.  <\/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><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Legendary Christian writer C.S. Lewis gave us an analogy to help explain otherwise inexplicable moments such as this.<\/p>\n<p>Tolerance, Lewis once <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cslewis.com\/be-careful\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>, &ldquo;parodies love as flippancy parodies merriment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In a clip posted to the social media platform X on Tuesday, Israeli journalist and White House correspondent Neria Kraus asked President Joe Biden whether he thought he could secure a hostage deal before the end of his term, prompting a reply from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-bidens-welfare-expansion-plans-undermine-americas-safety\/\" title=\"How Biden\u2019s Welfare Expansion Plans Undermine America\u2019s Safety\">octogenarian president<\/a> that should make decent people everywhere long for the not-too-distant day when Biden&rsquo;s reign of flippancy will come to a merciful end.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Do you think that you can get hit in the head by the camera behind you?&rdquo; the president replied.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Yes, he actually said that.<\/p>\n<p>To allay any confusion on the reader&rsquo;s part, the president did not make that comment as a show of concern. For instance, had Kraus&rsquo;s head appeared poised to collide with a camera, and had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-vs-sand-joes-decline-appears-getting-worse-beach-walk-jill-goes-wrong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden<\/a> spared her the collision by warning her of it before proceeding to answer her question, then he would have come across as human.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the next words out of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s mouth revealed his true intention.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All right. Thank you all,&rdquo; he said, thereby signaling the end of question-and-answer time.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dems-cant-ignore-sotomayors-health-age-reportedly-considering-giving-biden-treatment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden<\/a> asked Kraus about the camera as a show of disdain for her and her question.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I asked President Biden if he thinks that he can get a hostage deal done by the end of his term. He answered, commenting on the number of cameramen in the room: &ldquo;do you think that you can get hit in the head by the camera behind you?&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B3DCJoHdaw\">pic.twitter.com\/B3DCJoHdaw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Neria Kraus (@NeriaKraus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NeriaKraus\/status\/1856387921953128480?\">November 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Much has been written about Biden&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-he-wants-his-legacy-with-gen-z-to-be-he-cured-the-economy-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biden says he wants his legacy with Gen Z to be he \u2018cured the economy\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">cognitive decline &#038;mdash<\/a>; so much so, in fact, that it hardly bears repeating.<\/p>\n<p>By contrast, we have paid little attention to a toxic element in Biden&rsquo;s personality that manifests from time to time. Namely, the president has a flippant streak.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, recall Biden&rsquo;s unfathomably callous &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-notices-nasty-thing-biden-giving-no-comment-rising-death-toll-maui\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no comment<\/a>&rdquo; when asked about the lethal August 2023 wildfires in Maui, Hawaii.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, remember the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-creepy-response-reporter-asks-trump-political-prisoner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">creepy smile<\/a> he flashed when told that former President Donald Trump had characterized himself as a political prisoner under the Biden regime.<\/p>\n<p>In short, the president&rsquo;s flippancy &mdash; perhaps more than any other aspect of his character &mdash; has shaped his failed administration.<\/p>\n<p>Kraus asked him about the hostages seized by Hamas at the outset of its ongoing war against Israel. Clearly, she expected the president to treat that subject with the seriousness it deserves.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, a president who worked hard to bring peace and to serve the country he loved &mdash; a serious man like Trump, for instance &mdash; would not rest until he reached the sort of deal Kraus described.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, a flippant man would treat his job flippantly. He might, for instance, spend most of his presidency on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fact-check-biden-vacation-two-weeks-straight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vacation<\/a>. Then, when forced to at least give the appearance of working, he might treat serious questions with disdain.<\/p>\n<p>Biden gives the impression of being a truly miserable man who conceals his deep unhappiness by trying to be funny at inappropriate times. Remember: Flippancy parodies merriment.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Biden administration has failed the entire world, including the people of the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>But we should not pretend that that failure stems primarily, or even largely, from the president&rsquo;s cognitive decline.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, we should view Biden&rsquo;s catastrophic presidency at least in part as an outgrowth of his flippancy.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Lewis provided an analogy to clarify moments that seem difficult to understand. He stated that &#8220;tolerance parodies love as flippancy parodies merriment.&#8221; In a video shared on the social media platform X, Israeli journalist and White House correspondent Neria Kraus inquired if President Joe Biden believed he could negotiate a hostage deal before his term ended. The president&#8217;s response was disheartening, suggesting a longing for the day when his dismissive attitude would come to an end: \u201cDo you think you can get hit in the head by the camera behind you?\u201d <\/p>\n<p>This comment was not made out of concern; had he warned Kraus about a potential collision with a camera, it would have shown empathy. Instead, Biden&#8217;s next words\u2014\u201cAll right. Thank you all\u201d\u2014indicated he was ending the Q&amp;A session and displayed contempt for both Kraus and her question.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s cognitive decline has been widely discussed, but less attention has been given to his troubling tendency towards flippancy. For example, he infamously responded with \u201cno comment\u201d regarding the deadly wildfires in Maui in August 2023 and smiled awkwardly when former President Donald Trump referred to himself as a political prisoner under Biden\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n<p>Kraus asked about hostages taken by Hamas during its ongoing conflict with Israel, expecting him to address this serious issue appropriately. A dedicated leader like Trump would strive tirelessly for such negotiations; however, someone who is flippant might treat their responsibilities lightly or spend significant time away from work while showing disdain for serious inquiries when they do engage.<\/p>\n<p>Biden often appears unhappy and masks this through inappropriate humor\u2014reminding us that flippancy can mimic genuine joy. The failures of his administration affect not just America but also global communities like those in the Middle East; these shortcomings should be viewed as partly stemming from his dismissive nature rather than solely from cognitive issues<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2367894,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Biden-Oval-Office-meeting.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,32133,34139,32603,35343],"class_list":["post-2367893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-current-events","tag-hostage-deal","tag-political-news","tag-u-s-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Biden-Oval-Office-meeting.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367893","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2367893"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367893\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2367897,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367893\/revisions\/2367897"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2367894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2367893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2367893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2367893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}