Factbase Transcripts

Question

Neutral

00:00:00-00:00:03 (4 sec)

"Mr. President, how close are we to the ceasefire?" 1

Unidentified

Neutral

00:00:03-00:00:10 (7 sec)

"I can't hear you." 2

Joe Biden

Neutral

00:00:10-00:00:27 (17 sec)

"It's in the hands of Hamas right now. The -- the Israelis have been cooperating. There's an offer out there that's rational. We don't know what we're -- we'll know in a couple days if it's going to happen. But we need the ceasefire." 3

Question

Neutral

00:00:27-00:00:27 (1 sec)

"How close are we —" 4

Question

Neutral

00:00:27-00:00:30 (2 sec)

"[Inaudible] to the hostage deal?" 5

Joe Biden

Neutral

00:00:30-00:00:34 (4 sec)

"I was just saying that. The hostage deal is in the hands of Hamas right now —" 6

Question

Slightly Positive

00:00:34-00:00:35 (1 sec)

"Okay." 7

Joe Biden

Slightly Positive

00:00:35-00:00:43 (8 sec)

"-- because there's been an offer -- a rational offer. The Israelis have agreed to it and -- waiting to see what the -- Hamas does." 8

Question

Neutral

00:00:43-00:00:45 (3 sec)

"Do you think there will be a deal by Ramadan?" 9

Joe Biden

Negative

00:00:45-00:01:01 (16 sec)

"Well, I -- there's got to be a ceasefire because Ramadan -- if we get into a circumstance where this continues through Ramadan, Israel and Jerusalem [Inaudible] -- it could be very, very dangerous. So, we're looking -- we're trying hard for that ceasefire." 10

Question

Neutral

00:01:01-00:01:07 (6 sec)

"Mr. President, what's your message to Democrats who are concerned about your poll numbers?" 11

Joe Biden

Very Positive

00:01:07-00:01:19 (12 sec)

"My poll numbers -- the last five polls, you guys don't report, I'm winning. Five -- five in a row. You guys only look at the New York Times. They're a great paper." 12