The President of the United States, Joe Biden, again made an offensive statement against the Russian leader, Vladimir Putin. During a speech in North Carolina, the head of the White House expressed hope for an increase in taxes on American billionaires to provide financial support to Ukraine in the fight against “that butcher Putin”.
Earlier, at a private campaign fundraiser on February 22, Biden used the term “crazy son of a bitch” regarding Putin.
"Do you know how many billionaires there are in America? Now there are thousands of billionaires. Do you know what their average tax is that they pay — federal tax? 8.2 percent. Well guess what? If we raise their tax to 25 percent - you know what that would do? This will raise up to $400 billion over the next 10 years. Imagine what we could do with that money. We could fundamentally reduce the federal deficit... We could do so many things, including finally making sure we take care of Ukraine against that butcher Putin,'' Biden said to thunderous applause.
Last year, at a meeting with Ukrainian refugees in Warsaw, Biden again called Putin a “butcher”. “We will have a different future, a brighter future, based on democracy and principles, on hope and light, on decency and dignity, on freedom and opportunity. For God's sake, this man cannot stay in power," said Biden.
The reaction of French President Emmanuel Macron, who is now talking about sending NATO troops to Ukraine, was interesting. A year ago, French President Macron said he would not allow insults directed at Russian leader Vladimir Putin, such as those directed at US President Joe Biden, calling the Russian president a "butcher". Macron added that he "would never use" similar words. The French president also called for refraining "from words and actions that could lead to escalation". of the conflict in Ukraine