{"id":311160,"date":"2021-03-25T17:00:56","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T21:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=311160"},"modified":"2021-03-25T17:01:04","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T21:01:04","slug":"biden-says-north-korea-top-foreign-policy-issue-casts-doubt-on-u-s-troop-withdrawal-from-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-north-korea-top-foreign-policy-issue-casts-doubt-on-u-s-troop-withdrawal-from-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden says North Korea top foreign policy issue, casts doubt on U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan"},"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\">32<\/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-says-north-korea-top-foreign-policy-issue-casts-doubt-on-u-s-troop-withdrawal-from-afghanistan%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=311160&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 id=\"attachment_2391748\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2391748\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joe Biden spoke during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 25, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 1:47 PM PT \u2013 Thursday, March 25, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Joe Biden delivered vague answers to a preapproved list of reporters during his first press briefing since taking office.<\/p>\n<p>From the East Room of the White House on Thursday, Biden blamed Trump and Republicans for several key issues facing his administration, including the border crisis.<\/p>\n<p>On foreign relations, Biden cast doubt on meeting the May 1 deadline set by President Trump to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden on possible troop withdrawl from Afghanistan:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s going to be hard to meet the May 1 deadline.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve been meeting with our allies \u2026 and if we leave we&#8217;re going to do so in an orderly way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jennifer Franco (@jennfranconews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jennfranconews\/status\/1375144227307331584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, he did not give an accurate timeline on a withdrawal and said it likely would not happen in the next year.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding North Korea, Biden said he considers it a top foreign policy issue for his administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are consulting with our allies and partners and there will be responses if they choose to escalate,\u201d Biden stated. \u201cWe will respond accordingly. But I am also prepared for some form of diplomacy, but it has to be conditioned upon the end result of denuclearization.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>North Korea has ramped up rhetoric against the U.S. in the past few weeks, and launched two ballistic missiles on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Biden has taken criticism recently for weak responses to challenges from China, Pyongyang and Russia. He now faces criticism for today\u2019s performance, after fumbling through sentences, appearing confused during parts of the briefing and losing his train of thought several times.<\/p>\n<p>Notably absent were any questions about the coronavirus pandemic, economy, gun control, his son Hunter or sexual assault allegations against his Democrat colleague Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Zero questions about the economy. Zero questions about COVID.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greta Wall (@GretaLWall) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GretaLWall\/status\/1375153986299293699?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/u-s-marshal-recovering-after-being-shot-while-serving-warrant-in-ohio\/\">U.S. Marshal Recovering After Being Shot While Serving Warrant In Ohio<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Biden spoke during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 25, 2021, in Washington. 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