Confusion erupts after Biden initially declines to discuss Poland missile incident at emergency roundtable

Twitter users were bewildered after President Joe Biden declined to answer reporters’ questions about the missile that killed multiple people in Poland Tuesday.

According to Fox News correspondent Jacqui Heinrich, the White House had originally told the press pool that Biden would be taking time to answer questions. Though at a later event, the president spoke to the press about what he knew about the incident. 

During a roundtable discussion at the G20 Summit, journalists were denied answers when asking the president whether he could give them any information about the recent killings in the Eastern European country caused by a missile that allegedly originated from one of the sides in the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war.

Though Poland’s President Andrzej Duda claimed there was "no indication that this was an intentional attack on Poland," adding, "There are many indications that it was an air defense missile that unfortunately fell on Polish territory."

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President Biden, surrounded by Western government leaders including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President Emmanuel Macron, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and others, refused to give any updates on the developing story and let the G20 staff escort journalists from the meeting room.

Heinrich described Biden's refusal in a tweet, writing, "Exact question: ‘Mr. President can you tell us what you know so far about the explosion in Poland, sir?’ BIDEN: ‘No.’ it appears Biden was not aware he was slated to give remarks, as the WH announced to press." 

In a subsequent tweet, Heinrich added, "The White House announced Biden remarks at an emergency roundtable with world leaders -- but after group photo, journalist asked if POTUS can give us an update he's received on Poland--BIDEN'S ANSWER: ‘No.’ Travel pool video feed then cut, WH ushered pool out of the room."

According to a tweet from Politico White House bureau chief Jonathan Lemire, he was the one who asked Biden the question. Describing his experience, Lemire tweeted, "Biden and world leaders meeting here in Bali I asked if the president would supply an update on what they know about the explosion in Poland. Biden: ‘No.’ No other comments."

Video of the exchange depicted a stone-faced Biden staring at the reporter and responding with a simple but blunt, "No."

The rest of clip showed G20 staff immediately pushing the press pool out of the room without another question being fielded. 

Seemingly unconcerned, Biden and his colleagues watched as the journalists were escorted out.

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Quizzical observers on Twitter commented on Biden's abrupt dismissal.

Political content creator "Nuance Bro" sarcastically tweeted, "That’s reassuring lol."

Author and China expert Gordon Chang remarked, "#Biden’s response demonstrated an abject failure of leadership at a critical moment. We all have to be concerned at the next moves of #VladimirPutin and #XiJinping. #Russia #Poland #Ukraine #China #NATO."

Conservative radio host Nick Kayal quipped sarcastically, "Leadership personified."

Conservative influencer Stacy Rae commented, "Biden is clueless."

RedState columnist Buzz Patterson mocked Biden, writing, "He wasn’t programmed for that answer."

The Spectator contributing editor Stephen L. Miller joked, "This is fine."

White House Brags That Student Debt Relief Site Never Crashed As Taylor Swift Fans Struggle To Secure Concert Tickets

White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain has a message for Taylor Swift fans struggling to purchase tickets for her upcoming tour: the government does it better, apparently.

Klain took to Twitter bragging about the efficiency of the Biden administration’s student debt relief website, which was created for borrowers to take advantage of the president’s plan to cancel $10,000 or $20,000 worth of debt, depending on income level.

The White House staffer noted how well the application process worked.

Over my years in the public and private sectors, I've had people tell me: If only the government could work like business.

Well, the team at @USEdgov and @USDS built a Student Loan Forgiveness portal that processed 8 MILLION applications in the first 30 hours without a crash. https://t.co/VaaoTMVycg

— Ronald Klain (@WHCOS) November 15, 2022

 “Over my years in the public and private sectors, I’ve had people tell me: If only the government could work like business,” Klain shared on Twitter. “Well, the team at @USEdgov and @USDS built a Student Loan Forgiveness portal that processed 8 MILLION applications in the first 30 hours without a crash.”

With that, Klain shared the link to an Axios article titled, “Ticketmaster crashes during Taylor Swift ticket presale.”

Swift fans have become increasingly frustrated as they experienced technical difficulties trying to obtain tickets. Ticketmaster’s pre-sale tickets for Swift’s “The Eras Tour” opened to fans with registered codes on Tuesday. 

The ticket sales and distribution company explained why the site crashed, blaming the overloaded system on the sheer number of people trying to get on simultaneously.

Ticketmaster shared on Tuesday that “there has been historically unprecedented demand with millions showing up” to buy tickets. The company addressed fans waiting in the virtual queue, confirming that the line was moving and they needed to “hang tight.” They also defended themselves, saying “hundreds of thousands” of tickets had been successfully purchased. 

“The Eras Tour” tickets have been popping up on third-party resale sites for thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars. 

But at least fans will likely get to see a Taylor Swift concert if they jump through the hoops required to secure tickets. Unfortunately, the same can’t be said for applicants to the student debt relief website Klain is so proud of, as a federal judge in Texas ruled last week that Biden’s student loan bailout is illegal. 

The Biden administration is appealing the decision, but there are no guarantees that they’ll prevail, and the legal process will likely drag on for months. Meanwhile, the Education Department is not accepting any new applications for debt relief as these issues go to court. 

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