This week, President Joe Biden traveled to Brussels, Belgium for an emergency summit with fellow leaders of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries amid Russian President Vladimir Putin's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
There, Biden announced that the United States would admit 100,000 Ukrainian refugees and pledged $1 billion for food and other aid to resettling Ukrainians. He also reaffirmed the unity among NATO members in countering Putin's aggression.
In a press conference at the summit, Biden was asked about former President Donald Trump's potential candidacy in 2024. Though he said no election was important enough to interfere with delicate diplomatic agendas, Biden reiterated how the white supremacist violence in Charlottesville, Virginia early in Trump's presidency compelled him to run again in 2020.
Watch below.
"No election is worth my not doing exactly what I think is the right thing. Not a joke. I'm too long in the tooth to fool with this any longer." -- Biden pic.twitter.com/FnMUaXrutM
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 24, 2022
Biden said:
"I had no intention of running for President again until I saw those folks coming out of the fields in Virginia, carrying torches and carrying Nazi banners and literally singing the same vile rhyme they used in Germany in the early 20s, or 30s, I should say. And then when [Trump] was asked what he thought and a young woman was killed, a protester ... He said 'There are very good people on both sides.' And that's when I decided I wasn't going to be quiet any longer."
Fresh off of grilling Biden's Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in the Senate Judiciary Committee's confirmation hearings, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina blasted Biden on Twitter.
Graham blasted Biden, whom he once tearfully said was "as good a man as God ever created," for discussing "domestic politics" abroad.
As Ukraine burns, President Biden is talking about Charlottesville and domestic politics. Very sad.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) March 24, 2022
But social media users soon blasted Graham, with many recalling his (and his party's) frequent tangents.
As Ukraine burns, political slut and Trump sycophants like you are still expressing unwavering fealty to Trump who withheld aid to Ukraine for political extortion, parroted Putin talking points on Crimea, attacked & weakened NATO, and insisted Russia be allowed to rejoin G7. https://t.co/ThU4iULvKH
— Sol (@forwardarc) March 25, 2022
After three days of embarrassing themselves on television during the hearings for the next SC Justice...time to start pretending it never happened.
Fools. https://t.co/P3e32fIMEk
— The Glenn (@3TProductions) March 25, 2022
As Ukraine burns, Senator Graham is talking about whether a judge’s personal faith would rate as a 6 or a 7. Very sad. https://t.co/TiRQIkkv3w
— Frank Bishop (@Anappleada) March 25, 2022
As Ukraine burns, Lindsey Graham has been showing his racism in KBJ’s confirmation hearing and playing partisan politics. Very sad. https://t.co/79xhksnNnm
— Child of Hippies (@ChildofHippies) March 25, 2022
And you accosted a black woman on American soil. Where was that passion when Kavanaugh was in front of you? You showed your confederate flag underwear on that day. https://t.co/Vpl7lgY8ZU
— Kymm McGough (@cleo617) March 25, 2022
Even conservatives were frustrated with Graham.
Shut up Lindsey we all know that you support Biden you're a Traitor https://t.co/VviCx0UZTq
— Robert Payne (@RobertPayne34) March 24, 2022
What’s sad is Graham voting with the Democrats. What a RINO https://t.co/Ursrh3tZSU
— Rita Real (@ritareal) March 25, 2022
I’ve expressed my criticisms of Biden, but I don’t see how an American President focusing on America can be construed into something negative https://t.co/5Eq3RDk6x3
— Yvette Carnell🇺🇸 (@BreakingBrown) March 24, 2022
Our borders are open, inflation is soaring, and our society can’t define Woman, and Senator Graham is talking about Ukraine. Very sad. https://t.co/IaaMC88QEF
— Nathan (Classical Conservative)🇺🇸 (@TheClassicalCon) March 25, 2022
Biden now heads to Poland for a meeting with Andrzej Duda.
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