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Press Gaggle: Joe Biden Speaks to Reporters After Marine One Arrival - February 28, 2023
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Joe Biden Person
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Question Person
Question
Neutral
00:00:00-00:00:06 (7 sec)
"If China starts arming Russia in Ukraine, what are you going to do?"
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Joe Biden
Neutral
00:00:06-00:00:08 (2 sec)
"You think I'd tell you if I -- if they did, you think I'd announce it ahead of time?"
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Question
Somewhat Negative
00:00:08-00:00:10 (1 sec)
"Well, that would be bad, right?"
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Question
Slightly Negative
00:00:10-00:00:12 (2 sec)
"Are you worried that China is going to partner with Russia in this war?"
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Joe Biden
Neutral
00:00:12-00:00:12 ( sec)
"Say again?"
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Question
Slightly Negative
00:00:12-00:00:15 (3 sec)
"Are you worried that China will side with Russia in this war?"
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Joe Biden
Leans Negative
00:00:15-00:00:33 (18 sec)
"There's no evidence of that so far. And, by the way, I had a long conversation with Xi about this in the summer. And I said, "Look, this is not a threat. It's just a statement. When, in fact, Europeans saw what was happening, and Americans saw what's happening in Russia -- in Europe, guess what? Six hundred corporations pulled out."
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Joe Biden
Slightly Negative
00:00:33-00:00:39 (6 sec)
"They left. They didn't want to be associated." I said, "You told me that the future of China rests on investment from the Western world. And that matters." I said, "I'd just keep on eye that." There's no evidence he's done it yet."
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Question
Neutral
00:00:39-00:00:40 (2 sec)
"What did you tell Zelenskyy in Kyiv about the possibility of providing F-16s?"
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Joe Biden
Slightly Positive
00:00:40-00:00:43 (2 sec)
"Well, that's a private discussion."
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Question
Neutral
00:00:43-00:00:44 (2 sec)
"But are you open to it? Are you open to it, sir?"
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Question
Neutral
00:00:44-00:00:48 (4 sec)
"Will you go to East Palestine, Ohio? Are you planning to travel to East Palestine, Ohio?"
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Joe Biden
Very Negative
00:00:48-00:00:50 (2 sec)
"This time, I'm not. I was -- I did a whole video -- I mean -- you know, the -- what the hell -- on --"
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Question
Neutral
00:00:50-00:00:50 ( sec)
"Zoom?"
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Joe Biden
Neutral
00:00:50-00:00:51 (1 sec)
"Zoom! Zoom. All I can hear every time I think of Zoom is that song of my generation, "Who's Zoomin' Who?""
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Question
Neutral
00:00:51-00:00:52 ( sec)
"Sir --"
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Question
Neutral
00:00:52-00:00:52 ( sec)
"Have you --"
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Joe Biden
Neutral
00:00:52-00:00:59 (7 sec)
"Guys, wait, wait, wait. Let me answer the question. The answer is that I -- I had a long meeting with my team as to what they're doing. You know, we were there two hours after the train went down. Two hours. I've spoken with every single major figure in both the Uni -- in both Pennsylvania and in O -- and in Ohio."
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Joe Biden
Leans Negative
00:00:59-00:01:24 (25 sec)
"And so, the idea that we're not engaged is just simply not -- not there. And, initially, there was not a request for me to go out, even before I was heading over to Kyiv. So, I'm keeping very close tabs on it. We're doing all we can."
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