Does President Biden want a regime change in Russia?
This month, President Biden visited Poland in a effort to show his support for the Ukrainian people who were at war with Russia. At the end of a fiery speech, President Biden referred to Russia's leader Vladimir Putin by saying, "For God's sake, this man cannot remain in power." Many people thought President Biden was calling for a regime change in Russia. The White House quickly walked back the President's comments stating the President was referring to Putin exercising power outside of Russia.
One of the rules in Statement Analysis is that people mean exactly what they say. They may not have meant to say it, but they did mean it. Saying, "This man cannot remain in power" means just that; Vladimir Putin cannot remain in power. It doesn't matter where he is or who he has authority over. He cannot remain in power. President Biden did not mention Putin having power over other people outside of Russia. What he said was, "This man cannot remain in power." That sounds like he was calling for a regime change.
Lately, the White House has been doing a lot of back peddling.
March 24, 2022 - President Biden was asked if the U.S. would respond if Russia used chemical weapons in its invasion of Ukraine. Biden said that such a move by the Russians would
"trigger a response in kind." That sounds like the U.S. would also use chemical weapons. The White House had to walk that back.
March 25, 2022 - In speaking to the 82nd Airborne Division about Ukraine, President Biden said, "And you're going to see when you're there...you're going to see women, young people standing -- standing -- in front of a damn tank, just saying, 'I'm not leaving. I'm holding my ground.'" That sounds like the U.S. is going to send troops to Ukraine. The White House had to walk that back.
March 26, 2022 - "For God's sake, this man cannot remain in power."