Biden: Xi Jinping ‘Doesn’t Think Democracies Can Compete’

Biden Let me close ░░░░░░░░ this This is not ░░░░░░░░ the world is watching ░░░░░░░░ believe that the world ░░░░░░░░ moving so rapidly that ░░░░░░░░ cannot generate consensus quickly ░░░░░░░░ to get things done ░░░░░░░░ a joke I ve ░░░░░░░░ hours and hours and ░░░░░░░░ of meetings and personal ░░░░░░░░ with Xi Jinping I ░░░░░░░░ more time with him ░░░░░░░░ believe than any other ░░░░░░░░ leader has when I ░░░░░░░░ vice president and now ░░░░░░░░ the phone Every time ░░░░░░░░ calls we talk about ░░░░░░░░ It s a conversation ░░░░░░░░ an hour and a ░░░░░░░░ and two and a ░░░░░░░░ hours Not a joke ░░░░░░░░ word But he doesn ░░░░░░░░ think democracies can compete ░░░░░░░░ they can t react ░░░░░░░░ enough In my summit ░░░░░░░░ Putin in Switzerland they ░░░░░░░░ betting democracies can t ░░░░░░░░ we can t move ░░░░░░░░ enough I m heading ░░░░░░░░ the G20 came back ░░░░░░░░ the G7 You know ░░░░░░░░ they measure They don ░░░░░░░░ measure us based on ░░░░░░░░ size of our military ░░░░░░░░ don t measure us ░░░░░░░░ how much power we ░░░░░░░░ that way They measure ░░░░░░░░ to know can we ░░░░░░░░ anything done Not a ░░░░░░░░ And many of you ░░░░░░░░ internationally can we get ░░░░░░░░ done Can you put ░░░░░░░░ together to get something ░░░░░░░░ in America So folks ░░░░░░░░ re betting that we ░░░░░░░░ t respond to this ░░░░░░░░ point in history but ░░░░░░░░ ve always said and ░░░░░░░░ of you guys who ░░░░░░░░ with me know this ░░░░░░░░ ve said it a ░░░░░░░░ times it s never ░░░░░░░░ good bet to bet ░░░░░░░░ the American people Never ░░░░░░░░ good bet Applause It ░░░░░░░░ time for us to ░░░░░░░░ in ourselves Show the ░░░░░░░░ that American democracy works ░░░░░░░░ ve always led the ░░░░░░░░ not by the example ░░░░░░░░ our physical power but ░░░░░░░░ the power of our ░░░░░░░░ That s why the ░░░░░░░░ has followed And given ░░░░░░░░ half a chance there ░░░░░░░░ not a single solitary ░░░░░░░░ that we can t ░░░░░░░░ if we do it ░░░░░░░░ So I m hopeful ░░░░░░░░ is a lot of ░░░░░░░░ the press is going ░░░░░░░░ want ask me I ░░░░░░░░ about how the negotiations ░░░░░░░░ going and how we ░░░░░░░░ going to get this ░░░░░░░░ and so on Well ░░░░░░░░ told you before what ░░░░░░░░ neurosurgeon years ago said ░░░░░░░░ I had that aneurysm ░░░░░░░░ said your problem and ░░░░░░░░ was then a senator ░░░░░░░░ problem Senator is you ░░░░░░░░ a congenital optimist But ░░░░░░░░ m convinced we re ░░░░░░░░ to get this done ░░░░░░░░ m convinced we re ░░░░░░░░ to get it done ░░░░░░░░ re not going to ░░░░░░░░ 3 5 trillion We ░░░░░░░░ get less than that ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ it And we re ░░░░░░░░ to come back and ░░░░░░░░ the rest So I ░░░░░░░░ to thank you all ░░░░░░░░ God bless you and ░░░░░░░░ know you re asking ░░░░░░░░ President Clinton I ve ░░░░░░░░ exchanging calls He seems ░░░░░░░░ be God willing doing ░░░░░░░░ And so when I ░░░░░░░░ to him I ll ░░░░░░░░ you all know But ░░░░░░░░ the meantime thank you ░░░░░░░░ taking the time to ░░░░░░░░ here And I say ░░░░░░░░ again the press heard ░░░░░░░░ say it for all ░░░░░░░░ elected officials it s ░░░░░░░░ a busman s holiday ░░░░░░░░ you Laughter To come ░░░░░░░░ have to listen to ░░░░░░░░ politician speak But I ░░░░░░░░ and I mean this ░░░░░░░░ exception I m so ░░░░░░░░ to be associated with ░░░░░░░░ one of you You ░░░░░░░░ honorable decent and smart ░░░░░░░░ and men and there ░░░░░░░░ a lot we can ░░░░░░░░ done So thank you ░░░░░░░░ much.”

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