Morning Jolt: Biden’s Ad-Libbing Becomes More Dangerous

On the menu today: Will Smith slapped Chris Rock last night, and that may well generate more social-media commentary than the president of the United States deviating from his prepared remarks and declaring that Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power." But rewriting U.S. foreign policy off the cuff is a terrible approach and shows a president who really cannot decide what his goal is and what he prioritizes. Meanwhile, a Russian military church demonstrates how God and Putin are intertwined in that country; and more than two years after first encountering Covid-19, China is still shutting down cities.

The Dangers of Off-the-Cuff Foreign-Policy Comments

You can make the case that Putin has proven himself too dangerous and reckless — to Ukraine, to NATO, to the Russian people themselves — to be left in power. After the mass suffering unleashed by the Russian ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY March 28 2022 WITH JIM GERAGHTY March 28 2022 Biden's Ad-Libbing Becomes More Dangerous On the menu today: Will Smith slapped Chris Rock last night, and that may well generate more social-media commentary than the president of the United States deviating from his prepared remarks and declaring that Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power." But rewriting U.S. foreign policy off the cuff is a terrible approach and shows a president who really cannot decide what his goal is and what he prioritizes. Meanwhile, a Russian military church demonstrates how God and Putin are intertwined in that country; and more than two years after first encountering Covid-19, China is still shutting down cities. The Dangers of Off-the-Cuff Foreign-Policy Comments You can make the case that Putin has proven himself too dangerous and reckless — to Ukraine, to NATO, to the Russian people themselves — to be left in power. After the mass suffering unleashed by the Russian ...   READ MORE

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