The memorable scene unfolded at the end of Biden's press conference on Thursday, as Fox News reporter Peter Doocy pressed him on the disastrous pullout from Afghanistan, where 13 US troops and scores of Afghan civilians were killed in two suicide blasts. During the exchange with Doocy, Biden pressed the reporter to acknowledge that he remembered that Donald Trump had made a deal with the Taliban to withdraw -- then hung his head down toward the podium as Doocy pressed him on whether the manner of the withdrawal had been sound. Photos of the moment quickly spread around the globe, featuring on the front pages and websites of the New York Daily News (main), Fox News (bottom right), Drudge Report (inset left) and Terre-Haute Tribune-Star (main).
* Critics mocked Biden over image that showed him hanging his head during a testy exchange with reporter
* Moment came during an emotional press conference after attack killed 13 US troops in Afghanistan
* Biden ended the press conference in dispute with Fox News' Peter Doocy when he hung his head
* Conservatives called it a 'defining image' of Biden's presidency saying it portrayed weakness
* Liberals seemed to see the same image as a moment of somber reflection at the death of US troops
Images of President Joe Biden hanging his head during tense exchanges with reports after the deadly suicide attack in Kabul are being called by some a 'defining' moment of his presidency.
The memorable scene unfolded at the end of Biden's press conference on Thursday, as Fox News reporter Peter Doocy pressed him on the disastrous pullout from Afghanistan, where 13 US troops and scores of Afghan civilians were killed in two suicide blasts.
The 78-year-old president was visibly emotional as he vowed revenge on ISIS-K, but while reporters from a pre-approved list asked him questions, he appeared lost for words at times and and frustrated in others, gripping his notebook and widening his eyes.
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WNU Editor: It has been 24 hours since President Biden gave his press conference on the Kabul airport attack. The optics of that press conference have shocked many who saw it in its entirety, and it is starting with the international mediawho have removed their gloves when it comes to covering the Biden administration. The above photo is a taste on how they will now cover him.
Update: Even European columnist/commentators are changing their view. British columnist Tom Leonard often called former President Trump a monster. But he is now openly saying that the Biden administration is a danger to his world .... America's prayer? Not three more years of 'Sleepy' Joe Biden: Liberals thought Trump was a disgrace but have found their saviour to be a shambling, reckless danger to them and the world, writes Tom Leonard (Daily Mail).
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