With invading Russian forces bearing down on Kyiv and the Ukrainian forces holding out very stoutly against them, Friday’s Psaki Show featured Press Secretary Jen Psaki getting pressed on what the United States was doing to help the situation. Doocy Time really led the way on this front by grilling Psaki on why the U.S. was still open to allying with Russia on other pet projects of liberal politics. Then there was the pressing of President Biden again leaving Americans in a warzone.
Fox News’s Peter Doocy noted that the Biden State Department had said “there are still some areas in which the fulfillment of our national security priorities and imperatives require us to engage and coexist” with Russia.
Asking the important question many Americans watching the invasion and hearing of the reported atrocities had, Doocy wondered: “How is it that we are still engaging and coexisting with the Russians?”
Psaki proceeded to embarrass herself by seemingly suggesting the invasion of Ukraine was just “strong disagreements, strong opposition” with Russia. After noting that they work with China despite their human rights abuses (as if that was a good thing), she boasted about working with Russia as part of the “P5+1 as we’re working and making progress on an Iran nuclear deal.”
“So, it is our responsibility and diplomacy means engaging even with countries where you have strong disagreement and strong opposition,” she insisted.
Doocy seemed surprised with her candor on their willingness to work with Russian, asking for clarification:
And just so we can understand then, the approach, that means you guys will sit here and sanction Vladimir Putin, then send diplomats then go sit on the same side of the table with the Russians to hash out the Iran deal. Is that what’s happening?
At his Thursday press conference, Biden said he may wait 30 days for some of the latest sanctions to take effect. Addressing that ridiculous timeline, Doocy wanted to know: “Do you guys think the people in Ukraine have about a month?”