Joe Biden’s first year is ending with “horror” and “shock” as even Democrat allies say it’s time to “go back to the drawing board” after his disastrous press conference.
On no issue was that clearer than on Russia, where Biden’s “green light” to an emboldened Putin to invade Ukraine was a far cry from his promises that “America is back.”
How it started:
This team is ready to lead the world, not retreat from it.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 24, 2020
Ready to confront our adversaries, not reject our allies.
And ready to stand up for our values. pic.twitter.com/DC0K6cJmpo
How it went:

How he claimed it was going:
Joe Biden: "Unlike Trump, I don't shock our allies."
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) December 1, 2021
Has he already forgotten about Afghanistan? pic.twitter.com/aGDL3zc7l4
How his first year ended:
Biden on Russia invading Ukraine:
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) January 19, 2022
"It's one thing if it's a minor incursion..." pic.twitter.com/BFp5jnJYPI
CNN: “One Ukrainian official…said that he was ‘shocked that President Biden would give a green light to Vladimir Putin in this way.’”
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) January 19, 2022
“It gives the green light to Putin to enter Ukraine at his pleasure.” pic.twitter.com/tLkR92GgnK
Unfortunately for the American people, Biden seems determined to prove Obama Defense Secretary Robert Gates right when he said Biden “has been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past 4 decades.”
And that’s bad news for America.