Transcript - Press Gaggle: Joe Biden Speaks to Reporters After Pilates Class in Tahoe - August 25, 2023 | Factba.se

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Mr. President, are you concerned about a potential UAW strike, sir? [Pause] Mr. President --

Joe Biden

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I've been talking to the UAW. Obviously, I'm concerned. I think that there should be a circumstance where the jobs that are being displaced and replaced with new jobs, they should go to the -- the first choice should go to the UAW members that have had the job and the salary should be commensurate.

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Mr. President --

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Have you seen Donald Trump's mugshot yet?

Joe Biden

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Mr. President, are you worried at all about the --

Joe Biden

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I -- I did see it on television.

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What did you think?

Joe Biden

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Handsome guy. Won- -- wonderful guy.

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With Prigozhin, what -- what brought down his airplane? Have you gotten any solid information about that?

Joe Biden

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I'm not at liberty to speak to that precisely. But as you know, because you and I have talked about this --

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Joe Biden

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-- I find no surprise in what happened. But we're trying to nail down precisely. I don't have anything to say to you about that right now.

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Mr. President, can you say anything about the uptick of COVID cases and the new variant?

Joe Biden

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Yes, I can. As a matter of fact, I signed off this morning on a proposal we have to present to the Congress a request for additional funding for a new vaccine that is ne- -- necessary -- that works. And tentatively -- not decided finally yet -- tentatively, it is recommended that -- it will likely be recommended that everybody get it no matter whether they've gotten it before or not.

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What was your take of the Republican debate on Wednesday night?

Joe Biden

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Let me choose my words. I -- I don't -- I don't remember them speaking to any of the issues. I mean, there was a lot of talk, but what are they going to do to deal with economic growth? What are they going to do to deal with the notion that -- maintaining the job pace that we have now? What are they going to do deal with education? They talk about education like it was a -- I mean, [inaudible] getting rid of the Department of Education, cut 100,000 teachers. I mean, I don't -- I don't quite get where they're going.

Joe Biden

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I kept trying to figure out -- I didn't watch the whole debate. I was on a phone call for part of it. But I -- I didn't learn much.

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Did you watch Trump's speech with Tucker Carlson?

Joe Biden

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No, I didn't. I didn't have -- [laughs] -- I didn't have an interest or an inclination.

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Mr. President, on your -- on your supplemental request to Congress, there are some Republicans who want to split up the disaster aid and Ukraine aid. Is that a possibility to you at all to make sure some sort of money passes Congress? Because they have a concern with the Ukraine aid.

Joe Biden

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Mr. President, are you planning to sit for an interview with the special counsel looking into the documents matter?

Joe Biden

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I have -- there's no such request and no such interest.

Olivia Dalton

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Joe Biden

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How much of the debate did you see, Mr. President?

Joe Biden

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I probably di- --

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Joe Biden

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I mean, I was in and out, getting a call. But probably what I saw consecutively -- I probably saw at least an hour and 20 minutes of it.

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Well, that's about most of it. You got the gist of it.

Joe Biden

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Well, you know what I mean. You know -- no, I got the gist. [Laughter]

Olivia Dalton

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How are you liking Tahoe, sir? How are you liking Tahoe?

Joe Biden

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I tell you: If I had your biceps, I would feel better. [Laughter]

Olivia Dalton

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Okay. Truly, thank you.

Joe Biden

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I've been to Tahoe before. Not here, but I've been out here a number of times when Harry Reid was the Leader and a senator campaigning for a lot of the candidates.

Joe Biden

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It's magnificent. It's magnificent.

Joe Biden

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Thank you all so very much.

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Thank you. Thank you sir.