Posted on 12/02/2022 3:29:59 AM PST by Libloather
WASHINGTON - President Biden ignored a reporter’s question Thursday about whether he had a message for protesters challenging China’s authoritarian government - while first son Hunter Biden reportedly still co-owns a Chinese state-backed investment fund.
NBC reporter Peter Alexander asked Biden at the end of a White House press conference with visiting French President Emmanuel Macron if he would share a message with demonstrators calling for an end to China’s COVID-19 lockdowns and, in some instances, the resignation of “president for life” Xi Jinping.
“Sir, do you have a message to protesters in China? You spoke about [recent protests in] Iran,” Alexander said from the front row of press seats about 15 feet from Biden.
The 80-year-old leader of the free world clearly heard the inquiry but didn’t respond, instead looking at his feet as he dismounted his podium and walked out of the White House East Room.
US presidents and visiting foreign leaders traditionally select two reporters each to ask questions. One of the two White House-chosen reporters was a US-based French journalist - meaning just one American reporter, Tamara Keith of NPR, was able to ask a question of Biden.
Alexander’s question was asked without the typical cacophony of shouted inquiries, ensuring it was heard by all in the room.
Nationwide protests gripped China over the weekend and have continued despite authorities’ attempts to stamp out dissent. The civil unrest, at points descending into near-riots, is the most serious challenge to Chinese Communist Party rule since the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre.
Hunter Biden, meanwhile, has been a pervasive presence by the president’s side since mid-November as House Republicans prepare to use their majority in January to launch aggressive investigations into Joe Biden’s role in his son and brother’s international influence-peddling enterprises.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Now I’m wondering if Brandon is even up to the task of answering questions on why he took Chinese bribes while vice-president. And Ukraine is on-deck.
The POTATUS isn’t a ChiCom.
He’s a ChiCom lackey.
Snubs? Or was he too busy trying to keep from pooping his pants?
i think he doubles as an Easter bunny.
“The 80-year-old leader of the free world clearly heard the inquiry but didn’t respond, instead looking at his feet as he dismounted his podium and walked out of the White House East Room.”
Tonight, people in Hua’anli, Wuhan pushed aside the separation wall and unblocked themselves
https://twitter.com/whyyoutouzhele/status/1598716466655891456
The Chicom foreign minister did the exact same thing. Just stared in to space for a long time when asked about the protests. Then finally said, can you repeat the question. It was repeated and he did the same thing until finally saying something that ignored the question about the rebellion.
It’s the Foreign Ministry spokesman.
Just ignored the question and stared.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6KRKrSymb0
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.