Morning Jolt: ‘Armageddon’: Biden’s Blurting Is a Danger to Us All

On the menu today: Our president and his less-than-careful mouth did it again, this time warning that the U.S. faces the risk of nuclear "Armageddon" in off-the-cuff remarks during a private fundraiser for Democratic Senate candidates at the Manhattan home of James and Kathryn Murdoch. It's another cringe-inducing case of Biden blurting out whatever's on his mind, with the potentially huge consequence of implying that Ukraine is covered or protected by the U.S. nuclear umbrella, which would represent a major change in U.S. defense posture.

President Biden Warns of 'Armageddon'

My first thought is that if the president of the United States is genuinely worried that a regional conflict in eastern Europe is leading us toward a nuclear exchange and "Armageddon" — Joe Biden's words, not mine — then he probably should not announce it in off-the-cuff remarks during a private fundraiser for Democratic Senate candidates at the Murdochs’ Manhattan home. That seems like the sort of thing that warrants an Oval Office prime-time address.

And yet, here we are ...

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WITH JIM GERAGHTY October 07 2022 WITH JIM GERAGHTY October 07 2022 'Armageddon': Biden's Blurting Is a Danger to Us All On the menu today: Our president and his less-than-careful mouth did it again, this time warning that the U.S. faces the risk of nuclear "Armageddon" in off-the-cuff remarks during a private fundraiser for Democratic Senate candidates at the Manhattan home of James and Kathryn Murdoch. It's another cringe-inducing case of Biden blurting out whatever's on his mind, with the potentially huge consequence of implying that Ukraine is covered or protected by the U.S. nuclear umbrella, which would represent a major change in U.S. defense posture. President Biden Warns of 'Armageddon' My first thought is that if the president of the United States is genuinely worried that a regional conflict in eastern Europe is leading us toward a nuclear exchange and "Armageddon" — Joe Biden's words, not mine — then he probably should not announce it in off-the-cuff remarks during a private fundraiser for Democratic Senate candidates at the Murdochs’ Manhattan home. That seems like the sort of thing that warrants an Oval Office prime-time address. And yet, here we are ...   READ MORE

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