Oops. Joe Biden mixes up Chinese leaders, refers to Deng Xiaoping instead of Xi Jinping

[ad_1] Deng, China’s paramount leader throughout the 1980s, died more than 2½ decades ago and the reference was meant to be Chinese President Xi Jinping. The White House transcript of Biden’s remarks was later changed to refer to Xi. But not before users on X, formerly known as Twitter, reposted clips of the speech and […]

WaPo’s self-parody, Biden’s latest oops

[ad_1] This ‘advice’: We say: Take comfort, America: “The economy hasn’t imploded as it did during the Great Depression.” Yes, that’s the best Michelle Singletary can suggest as she hopelessly attempts to put a positive spin on Democrats’ inflation-recession cycle in her truly wacky WaPo advice column. Home buyers, she notes, may see prices drop, […]

Anniversary of US’ Afghanistan withdrawal moment of lasting shame

[ad_1] A year ago US forces were starting the final pullout from Afghanistan, in compliance with President Joe Biden’s order to exit fully by Aug. 30. It proved an utter humiliation — though Biden called the withdrawal an “extraordinary success.” Never mind the 13 American service members and scores of civilians killed in a suicide-bomb […]