Biden’s Comment About Putin Has the White House in Damage-Control Mode

“In this case, as in any case, it’s up to the people of the country in question. It’s up to the Russian people.”

The White House on Sunday more forcefully walked back President Joe Biden’s surprising comments from the previous day in which he appeared to be calling for regime change in Russia.

“I think the president, the White House made the point last night that, quite simply, President Putin cannot be empowered to wage war or engage in aggression against Ukraine or anyone else,”. “As you know, and as you’ve heard us say repeatedly, we do not have a strategy of regime change in Russia or anywhere else, for that matter. In this case, as in any case, it’s up to the people of the country in question. It’s up to the Russian people.

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