In response to Russian President Vladimir Putin ordering troops to go into two separate regions of the Ukraine for supposed “peacekeeping functions”, President Joe Biden, making a statement of his own, promised to bring heavy sanctions against the move by the Kremlin. The only problem, while Biden’s speech was full of blunders and awkward moments, the threats from the White House appear to be a usual tactic for the President.

Back in 2020, as Biden was hoping to secure the White House, he tweeted about his relationship with Putin. He wrote, “Vladimir Putin doesn’t want me to be President. He doesn’t want me to be our nominee. If you’re wondering why — it’s because I’m the only person in this field who’s ever gone toe-to-toe with him.”

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Taking a strong approach towards Russia, when President Biden gave his statement on the growing tensions, he admitted,  “This is the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine … so I’m going to begin to impose sanctions in response.” He would add, “That means we cut off Russia’s government from western financing.”

But while appearing to hold Russia accountable, President Biden insisted, “Let me be clear — these are totally defensive moves on our part. We have no intention of fighting Russia.”

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That single sentence, said by the President, is in direct contrast to what he tweeted during his presidential campaign. He promised to be strong against Russia and hold them accountable, but when suggesting an invasion was imminent, he threatened nothing but sanctions.

Users online mocked Biden, with Jessica O’Donnell of Blaze Media, writing, “you didn’t even write this tweet. no one is afraid of you. that’s pretty clear today.”

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The Republican National Committee even chimed in with, “This has not aged well”.

It should be noted contrary to Biden’s statement, the U.S. is currently moving forces deployed in Europe to strategic countries surrounding Russia. This included Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia.

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