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‘Biden just being Biden’: White House diffuses Russian ‘regime change’ gaffe
"Clean up in aisle three" is something that often has to happen with Joe Biden as the White House walks back comments the US President made suggesting a regime change in Russia, according to United States Study Centre CEO Simon Jackman. "The United States does not do regime change with nuclear armed powers," Mr Jackman told Sky News Australia. "Was Biden just being Biden? I think that's what often has to happen around Joe Biden and around any political leader from time to time – a little bit of cleanup in aisle three." The leader of the free world was in Warsaw, in the Polish capital, when he labelled President Putin a "butcher" who "cannot remain in power" due to his actions in the Ukrainian invasion. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov refuted the comments, saying it was not the decision of President Biden but of the Russian people. Hours later, the White House stressed President Biden's message did not signal a shift in its policy. "The President's point was that Putin cannot be allowed to exercise power over his neighbours or the region," an official said. "He was not discussing Putin's power in Russia, or regime change."
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