White House press secretary Jen Psaki responded to two reporters’ questions at a Friday press briefing regarding Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham’s calls to take out Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The first reporter asked Psaki whether the White House has an opinion on Graham calling Thursday for the Russian people to ‘take this guy our’ referring to Putin.
“That is not the position of the United States government and certainly not a statement you’d hear come from the mouth of anybody working in this administration,” Psaki responded.
A second reporter followed up, asking if President Joe Biden shares Graham’s view that there is “no peaceful resolution” to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
“The president believes there continues to be a diplomatic path forward. That is the path forward that will help resolve what we’re seeing on the ground,” she said. “President Putin has the ability to de-escalate, we have left the door open for months now to be engaged through de-escalation if de-escalation occurs. Obviously humanitarian corridors, a ceasefire, those would all be steps that would be welcomed.”
“But no, we are not advocating for killing the leader of a foreign country or regime change.” Psaki added. “That is not the policy of the United States.”
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This is an excerpt from the Daily Caller.
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