Remarks by President Biden Before Marine One Departure
October 20, 2022
South Lawn
11:00 A.M. EDT
Q Did Liz Truss do the right thing? Did she do the right thing, Mr. President?
THE PRESIDENT: Did who do the right thing?
Q Your comments on her resignation?
Q Prime Minister Truss.
THE PRESIDENT: Well, that's for her to decide. But, look, she was a good partner on Russia and Ukraine. And — and the British are going to solve their problem. And — but she was a good partner.
Q Are you concerned about the spillover effects of the U.S. economy, just given the political and economic turmoil there?
THE PRESIDENT: No, I don't think they're that consequential.
Q Mr. President, what is your message for Turkey and Hungary on a delay to NATO expansion?
THE PRESIDENT: I've delivered that privately.
Q John Fetterman is going to appear with you today in Pennsylvania —
THE PRESIDENT: What —
Q John Fetterman is going to appear —
THE PRESIDENT: Yeah.
Q — with you today in Pennsylvania. But there haven't been that many candidates campaigning with you. Why are more —
THE PRESIDENT: That's not true. There've been 15. Count. Take count.
Q Okay. And are there going to be even more?
THE PRESIDENT: Yeah.
Q Yeah?
Q Mr. President, should there be any restr- — should there be restrictions on abortion at all? Any restrictions on abortion at all?
THE PRESIDENT: Yes. Yes, there should be.
Q What should they be?
THE PRESIDENT: In Roe v. Wade. Read it, man. You'll get educated.
11:01 A.M. EDT
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