Biden Admits ‘Direct Contact’ with Ukraine Over Invasion of Russia
Washington is in touch with Kiev about Ukraine’s ongoing incursion into Russia’s Kursk Region, which is creating a problem for Moscow, US President Joe Biden has said.
Last week, Ukraine sent several thousand troops across the Russian border to seize a dozen villages and indiscriminately target civilians, according to Moscow.
“I have spoken with my staff on a regular basis, probably every four or five hours for the last six or eight days and it’s creating a real dilemma for [Russian President Vladimir] Putin,” Biden told reporters on Tuesday, in his first remarks about the Kursk offensive.
“And we’ve been in direct contact, constant contact with the Ukrainians. That’s all I’m going to say about it while it’s active,” he added.
Biden’s first public reaction to Zelensky’s terror attack on the Kursk region: it creates a “real dilemma”
The US President claimed he discusses the situation in Russia with his staff “every 4-5 hours”. pic.twitter.com/uN9URIcYp2— The Great Investor (@TheGreatInvest2) August 13, 2024
The US leader spoke just outside Air Force One, as he arrived in New Orleans. Earlier in the day, EU foreign policy commissioner Josep Borrell said that Kiev had the bloc’s “full support” for the Kursk offensive.
READ MORE: EU ‘fully supports’ Ukrainian attack on Kursk – Borrell
Washington and Brussels have previously responded to press inquiries about the events in Kursk by quoting generalities about support for Ukraine and unchanging policies.
“We’re in touch with our Ukrainian counterparts, and we are working to gain a better understanding of what they’re doing, what their goals are, what their strategy is, and I’m going to leave a little bit of space for us to have those conversations before I try to characterize what’s going on,”National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on Friday. Later that same day, the US announced another $125 million in military aid to Ukraine.
On Monday, however, Senator Lindsey Graham – a South Carolina Republican – went to Kiev and praised the Kursk incursion as “bold” and “beautiful.” He also urged retired Western pilots to enlist in the Ukrainian air force and fly NATO-provided F-16 fighters against Russia.
READ MORE: Body of pregnant woman killed by Ukrainians can’t be collected – husband
At least 12 Russian civilians have been killed and another 121 wounded by Ukrainian invaders, acting regional governor Aleksey Smirnov said on Monday.
Ukrainian soldiers who spoke to Western outlets have admitted taking significant casualties in the invasion. They also said their objectives were to capture some territory that could be traded away in possible peace talks with Moscow, as well as to relieve pressure on the Donbass front.
On Monday, Putin said that the Russian forces were actually advancing at a faster pace, while military enlistments were up because of the fighting in Kursk.
Lisp-Gate: Kamala Camp & MSM Push HOAX Trump Slurred During Musk Interview
The Kamala Harris campaign along with leftist mainstream media outlets partook in a bizarre hoax during Donald Trump’s monumental interview with billionaire tech boss Elon Musk, falsely claiming the former president was slurring and lisping his words throughout.
Footage taken from inside Mar-a-Lago shows Trump definitely did not have a lisp or slur during the interview.
“Biden actually did something that was impossible…both sides hate him!”
— Margo Martin (@margommartin) August 13, 2024
SO TRUE! pic.twitter.com/I8kXiIvxTG
However, after the interview watched by millions was delayed due to a DDOS attack, many claimed Trump’s voice sounded as though he’d suddenly developed a lisp, an issue likely due to audio compression or microphone issues.
The Kamala HQ account promoted the false claim Monday night during the interview in a post on X.
Trump, slurring, says he’s okay with climate change and rising sea levels because he thinks he’ll “have more oceanfront property” pic.twitter.com/AmdrdXCn0v
— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) August 13, 2024
Several MSM outlets and social media users also promoted the false claim, with DrudgeReport.com, TMZ, Newsweek and USA Today all spreading the disinformation.
Some suggested the apparent speech impediment was indicative of dentures or a health issue.
The question of the day: Was there a stroke or were the dentures just loose?
— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) August 13, 2024
Donald Trump’s ‘lisp’ during Elon Musk interview raises questions https://t.co/MfGWAqKAas pic.twitter.com/2YTd65Zv3a
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) August 13, 2024
ELON: I think, I mentioned earlier, I’m, I mean, uh, uh, is it accurate to say that you, I don’t want to speak out of turn but , well, sometimes illegal immigrants are burglars, and that’s not good, right?
— america’s lounge singer (@KrangTNelson) August 13, 2024
TRUMP: thafs wight, ewon
Donald Trump’s ‘lisp’ steals the show during his two-hour chat with Elon Musk but what is the truth behind the wild theories that gripped social media from ‘dental work’ to a ‘bad mic’ https://t.co/8LPCOlTx76 pic.twitter.com/cvTc0bm6RO
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) August 13, 2024
Donald Trump Appears to Lisp During Elon Musk X Interview | Click to read more ? https://t.co/8J38ZT3zCf
— TMZ (@TMZ) August 13, 2024
According to some on social media, what appeared to be a not-so-subtle lisp from #DonaldTrump stole the show during his X interview with #ElonMusk. pic.twitter.com/Q7u9Xtw6OU
— TMZ (@TMZ) August 13, 2024
Defenders of Trump argued the former president has never previously slurred, and pointed out the irony in the media attacking him over an apparent speech impediment, while they for years defended Joe Biden’s senile rambling “stutter.”
Lisp or Hiss? No matter what you think the mainstream media’s claim that Trump had a lisp and the fact they began mocking it online and in headlines is ironic given how they defended Biden’s so-called stutter. FWIW – it was the standard X Spaces hiss that we’ve all experienced. pic.twitter.com/1MzJ4ufW7r
— @amuse (@amuse) August 13, 2024
Apparently some in the media are making fun of Trump’s “lisp” but defended Joe’s inability to form a coherent sentence telling us it was because of his “stutter”.
— Susi Swift (@susi815) August 13, 2024
Reaching out to the Trump team, HuffPo White House correspondent S.V. Date received a terse reply stating, “Must be your shitty hearing. Get your ears checked out,” suggesting the campaign was unaware of any issues.
I asked the Trump campaign why the coup-attempting criminal former president is slurring his words and lisping. The campaign’s response: pic.twitter.com/M2H6hLFFyJ
— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) August 13, 2024
Analysis by experts on X concluded the issue derived from “de-essing” and audio compression, a common problem on live streams.
Specifically a combination of too much “de-essing” on Trump’s mic and data compression on his connection to X/twitter
— Enerzoa (@enerzoa) August 13, 2024
Maybe a bug that happens to hosts in spaces or maybe it’s something else, but anyone with a small amount of audio recording knowledge would recognize this… pic.twitter.com/iFotocqcEh
All audio engineers know in 2 seconds that it wasn’t a slur, it’s a De-Esser compression that was not properly calibrated.
— chancegreenisdead (@madmanramblin) August 13, 2024
Blantant and obvious
The last @XSpaces i listened to with @PeterSchiff his audio sounded the same…. and the last @VivekGRamaswamy one i heard HE sounded the same too. Not sure what it is about the @X Spaces or certain hardware that is causing certain people to sound compressed like that.
— Travi? (@tkddroid) August 13, 2024
One X user highlighted a similar problem is common on the video conferencing platform Zoom, where users have wild anecdotes about being taken to the hospital after their peers mistakenly believed they’d suffered a stroke due to a perceived lisp.
Additionally, a version of the interview posted by Trump himself, recorded from his side, completely decimates the lisp narrative.
Look at this, Trump just posted the recording from his end of the phone. This is before the compression happened and he sounds perfectly normal
— Jack Poso ?? (@JackPosobiec) August 13, 2024
Lisp Hoaxers in shambles https://t.co/R4MIfoXnj7
So, to reiterate, Democrats and their lapdog mainstream media apparatchiks once again latched onto a provably false narrative and are actively spreading disinformation ahead of the election with the intent of smearing former President Donald Trump – but what else is new?
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BREAKING: Naval Officer Publishes Powerful Dossier Exposing The Leaders Of The Deep State— Meet The Council Running America
Greg Stenstrom joins Alex Jones live to lay out his dossier, “The Council: Who is Running The United States?“
BREAKING: Naval Officer Publishes Powerful Dossier Exposing The Leaders Of The Deep State—
Meet The Council Running America@GregStenstrom pic.twitter.com/1FeIBKNyIh— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) August 13, 2024
BREAKING: As Predicted, Kamala Harris Spokesperson Now Takes Credit For Trump’s ‘No Tax On Tips’
Alex Jones breaks down how the White House doubled down and is taking credit for Kamala Harris stealing President Trump’s “No Tax on Tips” proposal. The Harris campaign is as fake as a $3 bill!
BREAKING: As Predicted, Kamala Harris Spokesperson Now Takes Credit For Trump’s ‘No Tax On Tips’ pic.twitter.com/Tkd7tk5efB
— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) August 13, 2024
Harris Campaign Caught Editing Google Search Ads to Make it Look Like Major News Outlets Support Her
The Kamala Harris campaign has been editing news headlines and descriptions in Google search ads that make it look like major news outlets are “on her side,” Axios reported.
Axios reported that the mainstream media found itself “in a tough spot” in light of the revelations that the Harris campaign was altering their headlines within Google search ads in Kamala’s favor over the last couple of weeks.
screenshot/Axios
The liberal outlet also acknowledged that “the Trump campaign isn’t running these types of ads,” but added that “this technique has been used by campaigns before.”
The Harris campaign has been editing news headlines and descriptions within Google search ads that make it appear as if the Guardian, Reuters, CBS News and other major publishers are on her side, Axios has found.
It’s a common practice in the commercial advertising world that doesn’t violate Google’s policies, but the ads mimic real news results from Search closely enough that they have news outlets caught off guard.
According to Google’s ad transparency center, the Trump campaign isn’t running these types of ads, but this technique has been used by campaigns before.
The ads say that they are sponsored, but it’s not immediately clear that the text that accompanies real news links is written by the campaigns and not by the media publication itself.
Responding to the practice, a source “familiar” with the Harris campaign claimed the news ad buys were meant “to give voters searching for information about Vice President Harris more context.”
The Guardian, one of the outlets caught up in the Harris campaign’s deceptive practice, said in a statement that it will be consulting with Google about its advertising practices.
“While we understand why an organization might wish to align itself with the Guardian’s trusted brand, we need to ensure it is being used appropriately and with our permission. We’ll be reaching out to Google for more information about this practice,” a Guardian spokesperson said.
But the Harris campaign used a dozen other news publishers for the search ads to reinforce the impression that the media supports her.
Since August 3rd, nearly a dozen news companies have been used in these types of search ads from the Harris campaign, Axios found.
Examples include The Independent UK, NPR, AP, The Guardian, USA Today, PBS, CNN, CBS News, Time and others, including local outlets like North Dakota radio station WDAY Radio.
The ads include links to real articles from the news outlets, but the headlines and supporting text have been altered to read as though the articles support the Harris campaign’s objectives.
For example, an ad that ran alongside an article from The Guardian shows a headline that reads “VP Harris Fights Abortion Bans – Harris Defends Repro Freedom” and then includes supporting text underneath the headline that reads, “VP Harris is a champion for reproductive freedom and will stop Trump’s abortion bans.”
An ad featuring a link to an NPR story reads, “Harris Will Lower Health Costs,” with supporting text that says, “Kamala Harris will lower the cost of high-quality affordable health care.”
The media outlets involved claimed “they were unaware their brand was being featured this way.”
Although Google insisted its disclosures are clear enough to “keep voters from being misled”, Axios lamented that the Harris campaign’s deceptive actions “could leave media outlets further vulnerable to charges of partisanship” given the public already distrusts the press.
Judging by the harsh responses on X over its report, it looks like Axios’ worst fears have already been realized.
This is such weird gaslighting. We all know you’re all on her side
— Shem Horne (@Shem_Infinite) August 13, 2024
We all know you’re on her side
— Tammie McDonald ?? (@TammieMcDonal17) August 13, 2024
Imagine a candidate so terrible that her campaign has to edit the headlines of leftist propaganda outlets to make them seem even more bias https://t.co/SuQ1evrmHY
— Auron MacIntyre (@AuronMacintyre) August 13, 2024
Harris Campaign is cheating.
— A Better Life (@1_Crazy_World) August 13, 2024
Just go-ahead and say it.
That’s just one more reason not to vote for Kamala Harris. Cause that’s super shady of her campaign.
— Andrea Karshan | #JusticeforMalkiRoth (@karshanandrea) August 13, 2024
My bet: This was about to be exposed. They chose to do it themselves through a friendly outfit so they could (1) say they are balanced and not in the tank and (2) present it as best as possible for them and minimize the fallout.https://t.co/PPNik1umwY
— Jay Lampert (@MortChristenson) August 13, 2024
Sounds like election interference and the Harris campaign are the biggest purveyors of misinformation.
— Johnathan Marshall (@cajunphried) August 13, 2024
A DA should look into this.
It’s not like anyone had any doubts before, this just rubberstamps it
— ? Aristophanes ? (@Aristos_Revenge) August 13, 2024
Watch: Six-Time Vaxxed & Boosted Dr. Fauci Admits THIRD COVID Infection
Former NIAID Director Anthony Fauci is still pushing face masks and COVID shots, while at the same time admitting the six jabs he’s received have failed to stave off a third COVID infection.
“I got infected about two weeks ago,” the former Biden Covid czar declared in an interview last month. “It was my third Covid-19 infection, and I had been vaccinated and boosted a total of six times.”
“I got infected about two weeks ago. It was my third Covid-19 infection, and I had been vaccinated and boosted a total of six times.”
— Natalie Winters (@nataliegwinters) August 12, 2024
??? pic.twitter.com/aKt8GNi7Se
“It was a very, very mild infection. I’m 83 years old. I would think that if I were naive immunologically, this thing could have killed me, but it didn’t even make me significantly ill.”
Fauci was slammed on social media as the clip made its rounds.
“And the world listened to this idiot during the pandemic?” remarked Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.), adding, “How many people died because he helped sabotage early treatment and promoted the vaccine as safe and effective?”
And the world listened to this idiot during the pandemic?
— Senator Ron Johnson (@SenRonJohnson) August 13, 2024
How many people died because he helped sabotage early treatment and promoted the vaccine as safe and effective? https://t.co/A2YNDTQpY4 pic.twitter.com/JRpgY6nXd6
Elsewhere in the interview, Fauci went on to claim he frequently wears masks in public, practices social distancing and “keeps up” with his boosters.
“You don’t have to immobilize what you do and cut yourself off from society, but regardless of what the current recommendations are, when you’re in a crowded closed space and you’re an 85-year-old person with chronic lung disease or a 55-year-old person who is morbidly obese with diabetes and hypertension, then you should be wearing a mask,” Fauci told MedPageToday.com.
“And you should be careful to avoid crowded places where you don’t know the status of other people and you should get vaccinated and boosted on a regular basis.”
It remains to be seen exactly how many more COVID jabs and infections this man can possibly get before he realizes something’s amiss.