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Biden mocks Trump with a brief question

Actually, Joe Biden doesn't have the floor at all.

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Biden mocks Trump with a brief question

Actually, Joe Biden doesn't have the floor at all. A TV reporter asks the President a lengthy question, adding a thesis: Donald Trump's political movement is "still very strong," says the reporter. “Oh yes?” Biden asks boldly, smiles and laughs.

Wednesday afternoon, Washington, White House, State Dining Room. While the USA is still counting the elections from the previous day, the President is asking for a press conference at short notice. Biden wants to get rid of a few messages. At one point, the performance seems as if it had been designed differently: namely for the scenario of heavy losses for the Democrats.

Even almost 24 hours after the first polling stations closed, the majority in Congress has not yet been determined. Republicans are nearing a majority in the House of Representatives. The future Senate? Might clear up after Georgia runoff on Dec. 6.

Nevertheless, the President “goes out”, talks for a few minutes and then takes questions from the journalists. In the front row, unusually at press conferences, is Jill Biden, the First Lady. Does her husband want to announce something personal? His wife, Biden says jokingly, is more popular in the Democratic Party than he is.

Yesterday there were elections, Biden begins laconically: "It was a good day for democracy. It was a good day for America.” The American people have spoken. Even if all the results are not yet available, he wants to say something about the known results.

For Biden, it's a small satisfaction. His Democratic Party has done better than previously thought. "While the press and pundits are predicting a huge red wave, it hasn't happened," Biden said. He doesn't blame anyone, he knows that many journalists can't stand his constant optimism. "But I felt good throughout the process." Wasn't Biden also predicted that he would never win the 2020 presidential election against Trump?

Biden said his party lost fewer House seats than any Democratic president in their first midterm election in the last 40 years. Later he even mentions the democratic hero John F. Kennedy. He had lost only four seats in the 1962 Midterms.

Biden himself has had other, more bitter experiences. He was vice president under Barack Obama when the Democrats lost a whopping 63 seats in the House in 2010.

In the event of a resounding defeat this week, the Democrats would have immediately asked whether Biden, 79, could run again in the 2024 election. The reporters ask the question. Interestingly, Biden answers a little less bindingly, a little more watered down than at a press conference in January. "Yes," was his answer.

Now he says: “Our intention is to run again. That has always been our intention. Regardless of the outcome of this election.” It is a “family decision”. You will probably see them early next year. Biden, you have to know, will be 80 years old on November 20th. Sometimes you can tell his age. At the end of a second term, he would be 86.

After a few minutes, Biden said Wednesday that he knew many voters were frustrated: "I get it." Behind a lot of Americans were "a couple of really tough years." Would he have opened his appearance with these words in the event of an election debacle?

In the matter, Biden wants to stay the course and does not announce a change in policy. "We're just getting started... It's just getting started," he says. The people want the government to do things. Regarding plans by Republicans for investigations into Biden, his family and even an impeachment trial, the president said it was "almost a comedy".

He wants to work with the Republicans. The "Super Maga Mega Republicans," as the president calls Trump's supporters, are "a minority in the Republican Party." Maga stands for Trump's motto Make America great again. The vast majority of Republicans, Biden says, disagree on "many issues, but they are decent, honorable people."

Biden stands behind the podium during his short speech and answers to the first two reporter questions. He then grabs a handheld microphone as he moves around the stage, leaning against the podium from time to time.

Biden announced that he would soon be talking to the Republican leadership. When asked about his relationship with Republican Kevin McCarthy, who would like to become Speaker of the House of Representatives, he is tellingly taciturn. "He's the Republican leader," Biden says. He does without a characterization or a good word. So far, there has been “little opportunity” for talks.

Biden has indirectly criticized McCarthy after he recently threatened that a Republican-led House of Representatives would “not give a blank check” to Ukraine. "We didn't give Ukraine a blank check," Biden said. One must help Kyiv in defense against Russia. Russia's war against Ukraine is the "ugliest aggression since World War II".

On Thursday, Biden will embark on one of his longest and furthest trips as President: first to the world climate conference in Egypt, then to the US-ASEAN summit in Cambodia and the G20 summit in Bali in Indonesia. After these midterms, Biden will be able to perform more confidently on the world stage than was assumed in Washington just a few days ago.

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