"It occurred to me he was not lying to me. He genuinely did not know what he had signed. I walked outta that meeting with fear and loathing because I thought, 'We are in serious trouble.'"
"In a shocking new interview with The Free Press, Speaker Johnson shares when he realized President Biden was no longer effectively leading the country.
"During the conversation with The Free Press’s Bari Weiss, Johnson recounts his observations and the struggles he faced with the administration, including difficulty securing a meeting with the White House.
"When he finally did, he was ambushed by Biden’s allies, including Vice President Kamala Harris, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Senator Chuck Schumer, and other staff members and aides.
"Johnson sought a meeting to address pressing national security concerns and issues related to liquified natural gas (LNG) exports, a significant concern for his constituents in Louisiana. However, he described President Biden as “stunned and surprised” by an executive order the president himself had signed, effectively killing LNG, appearing unaware of its implications.
"More details from The Free Press on the exchange:
“Can I ask you a question? I cannot answer this from my constituents in Louisiana,” Johnson recalled telling Biden. “Sir, why did you pause LNG exports to Europe? Liquefied natural gas is in great demand by our allies. Why would you do that? Cause you understand we just talked about Ukraine, you understand you are fueling Vladimir Putin’s war machine, because they gotta get their gas from him.”
Biden, according to Johnson, was stunned. “I didn’t do that,” Biden said. Johnson responded, “Mr. President, yes you did. It was an executive order like three weeks ago.” Biden continued to deny that he paused the LNG exports. At that point, Johnson suggested that the president ask the president’s secretary to print out the executive order, so the two could read it together.
"The conversation seemed to startle both the Speaker and the President, but for different reasons:
In this exchange, Johnson said he realized that Biden was not lying to him. “He genuinely did not know what he had signed,” Johnson said. “And I walked out of that meeting with fear and loathing because I thought, “We are in serious trouble—who is running the country?” Like, I don’t know who put the paper in front of him, but he didn’t know.”
"Here are Johnson’s comments in full:" . . .
Joe’s low blows: How lame-duck Biden has tried to trip up Trump on way out the door — with 32 executive actions "President Biden and his aides have spent their final days in office announcing 32 executive actions — on topics from immigration to offshore drilling — aimed at tying up President-elect Donald Trump’s administration.
"The lame-duck 82-year-old’s flurry of late moves to try to make himself a hero to Democrats and obstruct his successor’s agenda include: . . ."
Some may say it is only Biden's decreased mental state but we cannot forget the hate in his face when discussing Donald Trump, a look that comes from deep in the recesses of Biden's emotions.
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