Joe Biden lowered the tone and severity of his recent warning on Wednesday about how close we are to a "nuclear Armageddon" after Vladimir Putin's threats - so far supposedly credible for him - to use atomic weapons in the war in Ukraine. "I don't think he will," he clarified this time in an interview with CNN. And he explained that his apocalyptic statements five days ago "were directed at Putin himself."
The US leader noted that it is "irresponsible for Putin to talk about it." He added somewhat confusingly that "once you use a nuclear weapon, the miscalculations that can be made" can be catastrophic. "Who knows what?" would it happen?” he wondered. And he concluded that the Russian president "is a rational actor who has clearly miscalculated" by invading Ukraine.
As a suggestion as well as a hope, the North American leader exposed the possibility and the desire that Putin throw in the towel with Ukraine. "I don't know what's in his mind. But he could just walk away and probably still hold his position in Russia," he said.
Biden played down the fact that on November 20 he will turn 80 and thus become the first octogenarian president of the United States. "The question is: 'Can you do the job?' I think I can do the job "He replied to the corresponding question on the matter.
As for the possibility of running for re-election in the 2024 presidential elections, he repeated that he has not definitely decided, but he was convinced of his chances if he finally cheers up: "I think I can beat Donald Trump again," he said.
The president will make a decision on his possible candidacy after the mid-term legislative elections on November 8.
Biden made clear his paternal support for Hunter Biden after the latest information from the Washington Post in the sense that the federal agents investigating him would have enough evidence to charge him with alleged tax crimes and a false statement related to the purchase of a pistol and its abandonment. of drug addiction.
After pointing out that he knew nothing about the weapon, except that his son had denied the acquisition in writing, the president stressed: “I trust that what Hunter says and does is consistent with reality. I love him and I'm proud of him. He is on the right track, and he has been that way for a couple of years”.
