'President Joe Biden had one single and simple goal at his press conference in the wake of his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva: Project absolute and utter normality,' writes ChrisCillizza | Analysis
Did Biden engage in any threats? No, he said.Was there hyperbole on either side? No, he said. Did Biden revisit his past comment that Putin was a"killer?" No comment, Biden said."I did what I came to do," Biden offered at one point, a succinct, if vague, assertion of success.
In each episode of his weekly YouTube show, Chris Cillizza will delve a little deeper into the surreal world of politics. Click to subscribe! Even in Biden's tone, he appeared to be making a concerted effort to be dispassionate -- rarely showing off the animation that he regularly displays when jousting with the American press corps stateside. He was also far briefer in his remarks than Putin who held court for the better part of an hour in the immediate wake of the world leaders' meeting.
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