Things went a little bit sideways on Thursday when President Joe Biden spoke to reporters about recovery efforts in the aftermath of two hurricanes that hit Florida in the past two weeks — first Helene, which also cut a wide path of devastation across the southeastern United States, and then Milton.
Biden was taking questions from the press when AFP White House correspondent Danny Kemp asked for an update on hostilities between Israel and Lebanon — specifically whether Biden had spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about what he planned to do next.
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A little quip from Biden here….
AFP’s @DannyCTKemp: “Mr. President, what did you — what did Prime minister Netanyahu tell you about his plans relating to retaliation against –”
BIden: “He’s coming over to help with the storm.” pic.twitter.com/dG6w0qkuCV
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