Biden Asked Point Blank How He Can Reassure Americans That He Is 'Up To The Task' Of Being President

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At a press briefing on Thursday, President Biden was asked about his ability to be president.

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00:00I'm sorry.

00:06Zeke Miller, Associated Press.

00:07Thank you, Mr. President.

00:10Two questions for you first.

00:13On the NATO summit, President Zelensky, in your meeting with him, he pressed you to lift

00:18your limitations on the Ukrainian use of American weapons, saying that – in his public remarks

00:22afterwards saying that Ukraine cannot win the war unless those limitations are lifted.

00:27How are you reconsidering your position on that?

00:30And then secondly, following up on Felicia's question there, leaders of your own party

00:33have said that they're not worried about that debate.

00:38They're worried about the next bad night and the bad night after that.

00:41How can you reassure the American people that you are up to the task and that there won't

00:46be more bad nights at a debate stage or somewhere else?

00:51First thing about Zelensky asking for the ability to strike deep into Russia, we have

01:01allowed Zelensky to use American weapons in the near term, in the near abroad, into Russia.

01:10Whether or not he has, he should be attacked – for example, should Zelensky – he's

01:16not – if he had the capacity to strike Moscow, strike the Kremlin, would that make

01:22sense?

01:23It wouldn't.

01:24The question is, what's the best use of the weaponry he has and the weaponry we're

01:30getting to him?

01:31I've gotten a more high – I got a more long-range capacity as well as defensive capacity.

01:38And so our military is – I'm following the advice of my commander-in-chief, my – the

01:46chief of staff of the military, as well as the Secretary of Defense and our intelligence

01:51people.

01:52And we're making a day-to-day basis on what they should and shouldn't – how far they

01:56should go in.

01:57That's a logical thing to do.

01:59Second question related to – Bad nights, sir, how can you reassure the American people

02:05that you won't have more bad nights, whether they be on a debate stage or it's a matter

02:09of foreign policy?

02:10Well, I tell you what, the best way to assure them is the way I assure myself, and that

02:17is, am I getting the job done?

02:19Am I getting the job done?

02:22Can you name me somebody who's got more major piece of legislation passed in three

02:26and a half years?

02:27I got – created 2,000 jobs just last week.

02:31So if I slow down, I can't get the job done, that's a sign that I shouldn't be doing

02:37it.

02:38No indication of that yet.

02:40None.

02:41Um, what do I got here?

Biden Asked Point Blank How He Can Reassure Americans That He Is 'Up To The Task' Of Being President

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