President Joe Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” Wednesday for invading Ukraine.
Fox News White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich asked Biden “if after everything we’ve seen, are you ready to call Putin a war criminal?”
Biden initially walked away, but then turned around and, after clarifying the question, said “he is a war criminal.”
🚨This marks the first time the administration has referred to the Russian President as a war criminal – until now, officials have shied away from that language.
POTUS tells me “I think he is a war criminal”
(Thanks to @kwelkernbc for the camera work 🎥) pic.twitter.com/u4fLdkxMbt
— Jacqui Heinrich (@JacquiHeinrich) March 16, 2022
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