Let’s not be too hard on President Biden simply for saying what most people believe.
On Saturday, the president spoke in Warsaw to demonstrate support for Ukraine in its fierce defense against Russian aggression, and to reassure NATO members that the United States would stand by them should the Kremlin choose to extend its war beyond Ukraine’s borders. The 30-minute address stressed themes of freedom, unity, and resistance, and would hardly have been controversial until the last line, when Biden said of Vladimir Putin, “for God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power.”