US President Joe Biden expressed confidence that only he is able to resist Russian President Vladimir Putin, contain China and keep NATO as a single structure.
“I am not only running an election campaign, but I also rule the world. I oppose Putin“, the American leader said in an interview with ABC television, adding that earlier on Friday he managed to talk on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the new head of the British government Keir Starmer,
This is how the US president answered the host's question whether he was ready to undergo an independent medical examination, including testing his mental abilities, and publish the results. "I stand that test every day in everything I do," Biden said.
The host also asked the American leader if, if he wins the election in November, he would be able to lead the country for another four years, suggesting that they talk not about Biden's past achievements, but about what he can achieve in the future. "George, I am the man who brought NATO together, this is the future, nobody thought I could expand it, nobody thought this could happen," the president said, without explaining exactly what he meant.
Biden mentioned the creation in 2021 of AUKUS, a security partnership between the governments of Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, as one of his achievements in the highest civil service. "I am the man who got 50 countries, not only in Europe but also outside of Europe, to help Ukraine," Biden continued. He also claims to have secured an increase in Japanese defense spending, as well as investment in semiconductor manufacturing in the United States from the Republic of Korea.
"Who else can unite NATO like this? Who can keep the Pacific Rim like this, China? Who else can do that?" - Biden said, ending the interview.