President Biden’s ad-libbed comments at the end of a carefully scripted speech created a global outrage.
“For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power,” Biden said, referring to Putin.
Refusing to walk back his comments, Biden clarified that he stood by his remark but said he was expressing his personal views and not a change in U.S. policy.
Still, Putin is likely to use this as more propaganda to stir anti-West feelings in Russia.