White House official confronted on international blunders under Biden: 'Got your hands full'
A White House official was confronted by Fox News' Bill Hemmer Monday on a long list of foreign policy blunders under President Biden's leadership following Iran's direct attack against Israel.
Biden had warned Iran not to attack Israel over the weekend, saying, "Don't," but the Islamic Republic fired 170 drones, more than 30 cruise missiles and more than 120 ballistic missiles towards Israel on Saturday, according to the IDF.
"Joe Biden said, don't do it. But [Iran] did anyway. John Kirby is with us now," Hemmer, co-anchor of Fox News Channel's "America's Newsroom," said while introducing the White House national security communications advisor onto the show.
"You got your hands full," Hemmer said.
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"I was looking back at the track record for President Biden. Here's what sticks out: The Afghanistan withdrawal was a mess. We failed to stop Putin from going into Ukraine. The war with Israel and Hamas has been absolutely dreadful and destructive. Again, it's the first time Iran has aimed at Israel. China's military buildup is substantial. And that was just this morning what I came up with. Can you argue that American strength and persuasion is better today than it was four years ago globally?" he continued.
Kirby responded, "Oh yeah. Yeah, 100% I can do that very comfortably."
"Where?" Hemmer followed-up.
"This is a president who understands American leadership on the world stage. He has devoted additional resources, not just militarily, but diplomatically, economically, around the world to advance our national security