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– Overall, this looked pretty good. He is “very Biden” as we know him, and there will be more to this. He has a temper and gets defensive when pressured. We saw a glimpse of that today, American expert and Civita adviser Eirik Løkke tells Dagbladet.
Joe Biden held his first press conference as President of the United States on Thursday afternoon Norwegian time. A very ambitious vaccine plan was among the items on the agenda.
But viewers and reporters were also able to see Biden’s temper. There were several quick points to make, including CNN White House correspondent Kevin Liptak.
Løkke agrees and thinks this is typical of Biden, especially when he receives tough questions.
– “Is this a serious question?” ask, for example, when you don’t like a question. This is something that Biden has done very often. Some people say that the older you are, the stronger your personality will emerge. What we see now is Biden in “pure edition”.
Trump stabbing Pence
– Extremely impressive
However, age doesn’t stop the 78-year-old man, Løkke believes. He believes Biden mostly handled questions from the press well.
It also helps that the president was able to deliver good news about the launch of the vaccine in the United States.
Since it began in December, 130 million doses of vaccines have been administered. 46 million Americans have received two doses and are fully vaccinated. This corresponds to 14 percent of the population.
Biden announced that the goal is now 200 million doses of vaccines by April 30, which the United States is on the right track. The goal is double what was originally announced. In part, Biden can thank Trump for the success, Løkke believes.
– Actually, it’s very impressive. It is much better than what we achieved in Europe. That was also one of the things Trump did. no He did very badly: the job of speeding up vaccine development.
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– The big difference
Løkke believes that Trump’s “style and form” may have contributed to both vaccine skepticism and science skepticism in general. But when it comes to the technical and business aspects of vaccine development, he believes the Trump administration laid a solid foundation.
– The holistic approach to the offer is much better. But in many ways it still has what Trump did when it comes to the “technical side,” for lack of a better word, of the vaccine program. Biden also has a much better handle when it comes to face masks, hygiene rules, all of this Trump had so many crazy, almost crazy statements about constantly leaving, says Løkke, adding:
– We don’t have to do that now, and that’s the big difference.
Fell down a flight of stairs
– I think Biden will apologize
However, Biden stumbled in one place, Løkke believes.
During the press conference, the president said that the United States sends the majority of migrant families from Mexico to the other side of the border.
Various media outlets, including CNN, have reported that this is not true. In February, most of the people who crossed the border were illegally returned, but not most of the people who arrived with a “family unit,” according to CNN fact-checkers.
Løkke believes that Biden will correct or apologize for this statement.
– There are so many central media that have pointed out that this was a lie, and here it was quite obvious that they took him to bed and he was not in full control. I hope he apologizes, simply because he is not Trump.
Biden has little to lose by apologizing, Løkke believes.
– It’s not a big mistake, so I don’t think it will cost you much. Long-term betting on telling the truth to the American people and being a “sniper” I think means more Biden.
– Happy with my Volvo
– Error
That Biden is not Trump, nor did he let us forget. During the press conference, he arrived with several stabs at his predecessor.
– If unaccompanied children appear at the border, should we let them starve? No other administration has done that before, with the exception of Trumps, Biden said, among other things.
He should have stayed too good for that, Løkke thinks.
– He was very good in the electoral campaign not to get carried away, and to let Trump be Trump.
The president should continue with that, he believes.
– Ideally, Biden shouldn’t have done it, precisely because he should try to create “unity” and unite the country. There is nothing that falls on very good ground with Trump’s still strong supporters. I would say it is a mistake. It is unnecessary.
Nor does he see any political gain in such spoon kicks.
– I understand that it may be tempting, but an aspiring statesman should refrain.
Cheers for Jonas
– Planned
The 78-year-old also revealed that he is mulling over a plan for re-election in 2024. This is the first time that Biden has confirmed this.
– How surprising is it and how do you evaluate the probability of it happening?
– I consider that the probability is small, and it is highly expected that he will say so. If he hadn’t said it, it would have ruined his entire political agenda. All the speculation had been about 2024 by now. He has to say it: he is a bit like a football coach who is confident until he is confident.
True or not, Løkke believes that Biden will insist that he plans for re-election for several years.
– I suppose that about a year before 2024 he will say that he does not ask.
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– Reality star
American expert Hilmar Mjelde, a researcher at the Norwegian Research Center (Norce), also believes that Biden did well.
– He is somewhat marked by age, but very comfortable at work – calm and confident and knows things. Because he has 50 years of experience. It demonstrates the value of having the political experience necessary for the position, which his two immediate predecessors lacked. Especially Trump.
No other president can compare to Trump, Mjelde believes.
– Trump is the only president who was not swayed by the seriousness of the presidential job. Trump behaved like the reality star that he was. The historical parallels to Biden are Lyndon B. Johnson and George HW Bush, who were also two very competent presidents.
Police officer Eric (51) was among those killed in the shooting in the US.
– was taken to bed
In two months, Biden has managed to calm the political mood in America, Mjelde believes.
– It is of great importance that the United States now has a president who is not deliberately provocative every busy day, Mjelde writes, adding:
– I also noticed that you spoke about the democratic attrition in the world and how important it is to protect liberal democracy. The media should focus more on this, because it could mean the difference between war and peace in Europe in the future.
He still agrees with Løkka when it comes to the issue of migrant families.
– However, the Biden administration has not handled the refugee crisis on the Mexican border in a particularly competent manner. There they put him to bed and he had no plan to deal with a situation that he has created to some extent through his rhetoric about the new immigration policy.
