Biden Meets with Israel’s President Rivlin: ‘It’s Not Technically Appropriate, but I’m So Delighted His Daughter Is Here’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Biden I ░░░░░░░░ really happy to have ░░░░░░░░ Rivlin here And I ░░░░░░░░ t want to it ░░░░░░░░ not technically appropriate but ░░░░░░░░ m so delighted his ░░░░░░░░ is here She s ░░░░░░░░ the back right there ░░░░░░░░ I got to meet ░░░░░░░░ and talk about our ░░░░░░░░ and grandkids and all ░░░░░░░░ like Anyway I just ░░░░░░░░ to thank the President ░░░░░░░░ being here and for ░░░░░░░░ dedication to strengthening the ░░░░░░░░ between the United States ░░░░░░░░ Israel RIVLIN Thank you ░░░░░░░░ as the American press ░░░░░░░░ can tell you my ░░░░░░░░ to Israel is well ░░░░░░░░ can t tell you ░░░░░░░░ actually They re not ░░░░░░░░ to But it s ░░░░░░░░ I something that I ░░░░░░░░ So this includes we ░░░░░░░░ committed to unwavering commitments ░░░░░░░░ self defense and today ░░░░░░░░ ll be discussing a ░░░░░░░░ range of challenges including ░░░░░░░░ What I can say ░░░░░░░░ you Iran will never ░░░░░░░░ a nuclear weapon on ░░░░░░░░ watch as they say ░░░░░░░░ you know I directed ░░░░░░░░ night s air strikes ░░░░░░░░ sites used by the ░░░░░░░░ backed malitia group responsible ░░░░░░░░ attacks on U S ░░░░░░░░ in the Iraq I ░░░░░░░░ that authority under article ░░░░░░░░ and those in the ░░░░░░░░ reluctant to acknowledge that ░░░░░░░░ acknowledged that s the ░░░░░░░░ I also want to ░░░░░░░░ clear as I said ░░░░░░░░ team and I are ░░░░░░░░ already working closely with ░░░░░░░░ Israeli government to I ░░░░░░░░ looking forward to hosting ░░░░░░░░ minister Bennett at the ░░░░░░░░ House very soon and ░░░░░░░░ U S Fully supports ░░░░░░░░ relations between Israel and ░░░░░░░░ Eastern countries that you ░░░░░░░░ making head way on ░░░░░░░░ Africa as well And ░░░░░░░░ the important progress that ░░░░░░░░ re looking forward to ░░░░░░░░ back a wider block ░░░░░░░░ peace and stability going ░░░░░░░░ Mr President the United ░░░░░░░░ and Israel will continue ░░░░░░░░ work together to advance ░░░░░░░░ I have one regret ░░░░░░░░ re leaving as president ░░░░░░░░ soon Maybe longer But ░░░░░░░░ is enough Well welcome ░░░░░░░░ s good to be ░░░░░░░░ You ve done an ░░░░░░░░ job A great friend ░░░░░░░░ I did my best ░░░░░░░░ did your best It ░░░░░░░░ as good as it ░░░░░░░░ be Thank you All ░░░░░░░░ everybody Anything else you ░░░░░░░░ like to say Of ░░░░░░░░ I d like to ░░░░░░░░ that I m delighted ░░░░░░░░ be here once again ░░░░░░░░ the White House meeting ░░░░░░░░ the president of the ░░░░░░░░ States Of course I ░░░░░░░░ to repeat what we ░░░░░░░░ well Israel has no ░░░░░░░░ friend ally than the ░░░░░░░░ States of America You ░░░░░░░░ our best friend and ░░░░░░░░ are sharing we are ░░░░░░░░ friends and the balance ░░░░░░░░ the people of Israel ░░░░░░░░ the people of America ░░░░░░░░ based on the understanding ░░░░░░░░ we are sharing values ░░░░░░░░ of democracy and values ░░░░░░░░ labor Because of that ░░░░░░░░ course we according to ░░░░░░░░ real friendship we can ░░░░░░░░ time to time discuss ░░░░░░░░ and even agree about ░░░░░░░░ But we recount your ░░░░░░░░ just now to understand ░░░░░░░░ we have a great ░░░░░░░░ at the White House ░░░░░░░░ do God bless you ░░░░░░░░ President God bless the ░░░░░░░░ of America and God ░░░░░░░░ the relationship between our ░░░░░░░░ nations I agree with ░░░░░░░░ I thank you very ░░░░░░░░ for being here Thank ░░░░░░░░ all very much Mr ░░░░░░░░ will you say on ░░░░░░░░ what is your bottom ░░░░░░░░ with infrastructure My bottom ░░░░░░░░ is what we negotiated ░░░░░░░░ Bottom line is what