Biden makes 'no apologies' for saying Putin 'cannot remain in power'
ABC News
President Joe Biden is continuing to clarify his seemingly unscripted suggestion Saturday in Poland that Russian President Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power."
President Joe Biden appeared to want to both ways when he fielded a barrage of questions Monday asking him to clarify his comment that Russian President Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power."
He stood by his words "expressing moral outrage" but also clarified that he wasn't "articulating a policy change."
Biden -- who made the apparently unscripted comment in Poland on Saturday -- took questions from reporters Monday afternoon at an event unveiling his latest budget proposal, which includes $6.9 billion to help Ukraine fight Russian aggression.
The first question to Biden was: "Do you believe what you said, that Putin can't remain in power, or do you now regret saying that? Because your government has been trying to walk that back, did your words complicate matters?"