Biden’s aides know there is no topic more likely to draw their boss’ fury than a slight against his family.
Only about 45 minutes before Hur’s report was released publicly, the White House was working to downplay the verbal slip-ups, saying it’s common for people to misspeak.
“Many people, elected officials … they can misspeak sometimes,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, citing recent examples from House Speaker Mike Johnson and TV host Sean Hannity.
The report was released anyway, with the objections of Biden’s lawyers included – but only toward the end of the nearly 400-page report.
“I was in the middle of handling an international crisis,” Biden said Thursday about an hour after the report was released.
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