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| Biden jokes about RUNNING OVER reporter after being questioned about Israel (VIDEO) | Biden jokes about RUNNING OVER reporter after being questioned about Israel (VIDEO) |
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| The White House press corps laughed and praised US President Joe Biden, after he joked about running over a reporter who asked a question about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as he tested an electric Ford pick-up truck. | The White House press corps laughed and praised US President Joe Biden, after he joked about running over a reporter who asked a question about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as he tested an electric Ford pick-up truck. |
| Video from a Ford testing site in Dearborn, Michigan, shows Biden driving the F-150 Lightning truck model on a test runway, with the White House correspondents throwing him softball questions and laughing along – except for one female reporter. | Video from a Ford testing site in Dearborn, Michigan, shows Biden driving the F-150 Lightning truck model on a test runway, with the White House correspondents throwing him softball questions and laughing along – except for one female reporter. |
| “Mr. President, can I ask you a quick question on Israel before you drive away since it’s so important?” she can be heard asking. | “Mr. President, can I ask you a quick question on Israel before you drive away since it’s so important?” she can be heard asking. |
| “No you can’t. Not unless you get in front of the car as I step on it,” Biden replies, to laughter from the reporters. “I’m only teasing,” he added, then drove off, ignoring the question. | “No you can’t. Not unless you get in front of the car as I step on it,” Biden replies, to laughter from the reporters. “I’m only teasing,” he added, then drove off, ignoring the question. |
| The press gathered at the testing site for an “unscheduled stop,” and White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki wouldn’t say if Biden would be the test-driver. | The press gathered at the testing site for an “unscheduled stop,” and White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki wouldn’t say if Biden would be the test-driver. |
| Among the questions he was asked upon driving up were “Would you buy one of these?” and “How does it feel behind the wheel?” | Among the questions he was asked upon driving up were “Would you buy one of these?” and “How does it feel behind the wheel?” |
| After he drove off, the gaggle could be heard laughing and calling the whole thing “fantastic,” with someone calling Biden the “best test driver ever.” | After he drove off, the gaggle could be heard laughing and calling the whole thing “fantastic,” with someone calling Biden the “best test driver ever.” |
| There were no complaints about a threat to murder a reporter – even if made in jest – that would have been the talk of all cable channels had it been made by his predecessor Donald Trump. | There were no complaints about a threat to murder a reporter – even if made in jest – that would have been the talk of all cable channels had it been made by his predecessor Donald Trump. |
| The president was visiting Michigan on Tuesday to announce an ambitious push for switching the US auto industry – which has fallen on hard times in recent decades – over to electric cars. | The president was visiting Michigan on Tuesday to announce an ambitious push for switching the US auto industry – which has fallen on hard times in recent decades – over to electric cars. |
| “The future of the auto industry is electric. There’s no turning back,” Biden said at the Ford plant in Dearborn. | “The future of the auto industry is electric. There’s no turning back,” Biden said at the Ford plant in Dearborn. |
| While Biden’s cabinet has proposed a $2 trillion infrastructure proposal, critics have pointed out that only 5% of that investment would go towards roads and bridges, while the vast majority would be spent on “social engineering” programs. | While Biden’s cabinet has proposed a $2 trillion infrastructure proposal, critics have pointed out that only 5% of that investment would go towards roads and bridges, while the vast majority would be spent on “social engineering” programs. |
| On Monday, major outlets reported that the Biden administration has green-lit the sale of $735 million worth of bombs and missiles to Israel. The news came as Israel and Gaza-based Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants continued to exchange fire in a week-long conflict sparked by protests in Jerusalem. | On Monday, major outlets reported that the Biden administration has green-lit the sale of $735 million worth of bombs and missiles to Israel. The news came as Israel and Gaza-based Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants continued to exchange fire in a week-long conflict sparked by protests in Jerusalem. |
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