Biden Drops Jordan Trip After Leaders Cancel Meeting in ‘Disappointing Setback’ for President

BURNETT right before he ░░░░░░░░ his appearance at that ░░░░░░░░ which he did first ░░░░░░░░ then of course King ░░░░░░░░ of Jordan canceled the ░░░░░░░░ thing That reaction was ░░░░░░░░ So even if it ░░░░░░░░ possible to come out ░░░░░░░░ conclude who did or ░░░░░░░░ t do it if ░░░░░░░░ did not do it ░░░░░░░░ that is even possible ░░░░░░░░ confirm as you can ░░░░░░░░ and as Clarissa is ░░░░░░░░ in this region people ░░░░░░░░ believe what they want ░░░░░░░░ believe no matter what ░░░░░░░░ facts actually end up ░░░░░░░░ That s what makes ░░░░░░░░ such an incredibly dangerous ░░░░░░░░ tragic moment although sadly ░░░░░░░░ predictable given the fact ░░░░░░░░ what we have all ░░░░░░░░ experiencing this past 10 ░░░░░░░░ BLITZER Good point MJ ░░░░░░░░ re over at the ░░░░░░░░ House As you know ░░░░░░░░ Biden is getting ready ░░░░░░░░ head off to the ░░░░░░░░ tonight What more can ░░░░░░░░ tell us about how ░░░░░░░░ this latest development is ░░░░░░░░ his plans Lee Well ░░░░░░░░ the president is on ░░░░░░░░ way to Israel but ░░░░░░░░ White House just minutes ░░░░░░░░ announced that the Jordan ░░░░░░░░ of his trip has ░░░░░░░░ canceled altogether and releasing ░░░░░░░░ statement for the first ░░░░░░░░ addressing that hospital blast ░░░░░░░░ is a part of ░░░░░░░░ statement the White House ░░░░░░░░ After consulting with King ░░░░░░░░ of Jordan and in ░░░░░░░░ of the days of ░░░░░░░░ announced by President Abbas ░░░░░░░░ the Palestinian Authority President ░░░░░░░░ will postpone his travel ░░░░░░░░ Jordan and the planned ░░░░░░░░ with these two leaders ░░░░░░░░ President Sisi of Egypt ░░░░░░░░ president sent his deepest ░░░░░░░░ for the innocent lives ░░░░░░░░ at the hospital explosion ░░░░░░░░ Gaza and wished a ░░░░░░░░ recovery to the wounded ░░░░░░░░ of course coming after ░░░░░░░░ Authority President Mahmoud Abbas ░░░░░░░░ out of that meeting ░░░░░░░░ he was supposed to ░░░░░░░░ in with President Biden ░░░░░░░░ other leaders in the ░░░░░░░░ This meeting was supposed ░░░░░░░░ take place in Jordan ░░░░░░░░ the president had concluded ░░░░░░░░ meetings in Israel And ░░░░░░░░ can tell you this ░░░░░░░░ going to be a ░░░░░░░░ big sort of disappointing ░░░░░░░░ for this administration We ░░░░░░░░ obviously how important that ░░░░░░░░ with President Abbas was ░░░░░░░░ to be Any chance ░░░░░░░░ there being diplomatic conversations ░░░░░░░░ diplomatic efforts would need ░░░░░░░░ include him That s ░░░░░░░░ to be a setback ░░░░░░░░ far as this trip ░░░░░░░░ concerned and the fact ░░░░░░░░ President Biden is no ░░░░░░░░ going to be meeting ░░░░░░░░ Egypt s president President ░░░░░░░░ That s a country ░░░░░░░░ has been so central ░░░░░░░░ all of the conversations ░░░░░░░░ have been talking about ░░░░░░░░ terms of the U ░░░░░░░░ trying to secure humanitarian ░░░░░░░░ getting into Gaza establishment ░░░░░░░░ a humanitarian corridor so ░░░░░░░░ people who want to ░░░░░░░░ Gaza can leave And ░░░░░░░░ just have to stress ░░░░░░░░ know President Biden is ░░░░░░░░ who advisers around him ░░░░░░░░ always tell you very ░░░░░░░░ believes in the power ░░░░░░░░ being in the room ░░░░░░░░ face to face with ░░░░░░░░ leaders So the fact ░░░░░░░░ s no longer going ░░░░░░░░ be having this meeting ░░░░░░░░ person in Jordan will ░░░░░░░░ be a disappointing setback ░░░░░░░░ White House has said ░░░░░░░░ that this meeting is ░░░░░░░░ suggesting that they will ░░░░░░░░ to have these conversations ░░░░░░░░ take place But again ░░░░░░░░ is not going to ░░░░░░░░ something we see happen ░░░░░░░░ Wolf BLITZER MJ has ░░░░░░░░ president boarded Marine One ░░░░░░░░ fly over to Joint ░░░░░░░░ Andrews and get off ░░░░░░░░ Air Force One Lee ░░░░░░░░ and we didn t ░░░░░░░░ him taking any questions ░░░░░░░░ reporters who were hoping ░░░░░░░░ he would address this ░░░░░░░░ with the hospital bombing ░░░░░░░░ Gaza I will note ░░░░░░░░ the fact that the ░░░░░░░░ House took many hours ░░░░░░░░ to even address the ░░░░░░░░ that this bombing this ░░░░░░░░ had happened I think ░░░░░░░░ gets to the sensitivities ░░░░░░░░ You all were talking ░░░░░░░░ how there are conflicting ░░░░░░░░ right now as to ░░░░░░░░ exactly is responsible Obviously ░░░░░░░░ situation that the administration ░░░░░░░░ be incredibly careful as ░░░░░░░░ wait into it They ░░░░░░░░ t want to make ░░░░░░░░ seem as though they ░░░░░░░░ taking sides as intelligence ░░░░░░░░ still being gathered about ░░░░░░░░ exactly happened and who ░░░░░░░░ responsible BLITZER Clarissa how ░░░░░░░░ does this hospital bombing ░░░░░░░░ compound the human suffering ░░░░░░░░ Gaza as officials are ░░░░░░░░ struggling with the humanitarian ░░░░░░░░ WARD Well this is ░░░░░░░░ massive setback Wolf Well ░░░░░░░░ 3 000 Palestinians now ░░░░░░░░ more than 600 000 ░░░░░░░░ been forced from their ░░░░░░░░ in the northern part ░░░░░░░░ Gaza to the south ░░░░░░░░ hope was or the ░░░░░░░░ through various diplomats was ░░░░░░░░ try to get some ░░░░░░░░ of humanitarian corridor established ░░░░░░░░ that Rafah border crossing ░░░░░░░░ Egypt allowing aid in ░░░░░░░░ foreign nationals out Ideally ░░░░░░░░ guess the idea was ░░░░░░░░ set up some kind ░░░░░░░░ a humanitarian zone although ░░░░░░░░ that was going to ░░░░░░░░ fraught with various complications ░░░░░░░░ had already been days ░░░░░░░░ days of people waiting ░░░░░░░░ sitting near that Rafah ░░░░░░░░ crossing and often at ░░░░░░░░ danger despite the advice ░░░░░░░░ Israeli forces for people ░░░░░░░░ move into the south ░░░░░░░░ have been strikes throughout ░░░░░░░░ south all throughout this ░░░░░░░░ So when you speak ░░░░░░░░ people in the north ░░░░░░░░ are still in their ░░░░░░░░ they say Well why ░░░░░░░░ we move south when ░░░░░░░░ s no evidence it ░░░░░░░░ safe And when you ░░░░░░░░ to the Egyptians they ░░░░░░░░ say Well why would ░░░░░░░░ open the border crossing ░░░░░░░░ there s still strikes ░░░░░░░░ close to the border ░░░░░░░░ is going to make ░░░░░░░░ even harder Wolf to ░░░░░░░░ some kind of a ░░░░░░░░ and get that aid ░░░░░░░░ the people who need ░░░░░░░░ BLITZER Yeah that s ░░░░░░░░ important.”