Joe Biden’s own short fuse with troublesome reporters was on display last week
He may not attack the “Fake News Media” like President Trump, but Joe Biden’s own short fuse with troublesome reporters was on display last week. Pressed at a pre-holiday briefing about whether the Afghan government would survive the pullout of US troops, he retorted, “I want to talk about happy things, man.”
Biden’s evasions on a matter of crucial national security were greeted by mere media grumbles, not the avalanche of condemnation that his predecessor could have expected. But if the Taliban advances inexorably and threatens the Kabul government, collegial relations with the media won’t help.
After 20 years of “Forever War,” Americans want peace and quiet, but a repeat of the fall of Saigon and the sight of the mullahs running amok again might have pesky reporters asking unhappy questions.
Uh-oh, Israeli foreign minister (and alternate prime minister, noch) Yair Lapid might have a problem with his social media team. In a tweet congratulating the US on July 4, he posted an emoji of the Israeli flag next to a red, white, and blue, star-spangled banner. Problem was, the banner was suspiciously short of stars and shorn of stripes.
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