Vice President and professional gaffe machine Joe Biden is at it again. In a speech before the General Assembly of the Jewish Federation of North America, Biden told an anecdote of how he once told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “I don’t agree with a damn thing you say!”
WATCH:
“Now, [Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer], you better damn well report to Bibi [Ed. Note: Netanyahu’s nickname] that we’re still buddies… I signed a picture for Bibi a long time ago. I have a bad habit of, no one ever doubts I mean what I say, sometimes I say all that I mean, though. And I signed a picture a long time [sic] for Bibi. He’s been a friend for over 30 years. I said ‘Bibi, I don’t agree with a damn thing you say, but I love you.'”
The comments came in the midst of high tensions between the Obama and Netanyahu governments after an Atlantic piece quoted an anonymous White House aide calling Netanyahu a “chickens**t” and “Asbergy.” (RELATED: Krauthammer: ‘Chickensh*t’ Accurately Reflects Obama’s View)
It’s worth noting that CNN reported on the comments, but buried the lede. The headline was “Joe Biden: Bibi and I are ‘still buddies.’”
[h/t Weekly Standard]