President Joe Biden called Chinese President Xi Jinping a “dictator in a sense,” during a press conference Wednesday following a meeting between the two leaders.
Biden held a solo press conference discussing his meeting with Xi and the agreements the U.S. has made with China. As Biden walked away from the podium, reporters could be heard yelling questions at the president, with Biden shouting back. (RELATED: Biden To Lift Sanctions On Chinese Human Rights Abuser In Exchange For Xi’s Latest Promise To Combat Fentanyl: REPORT)
After the group quieted down, a reporter could be heard asking a question regarding the Israel-Hamas war followed by someone asking Biden if he still refers “to President Xi as a dictator” noting it was a term that Biden had “used earlier in the year.”
“Well, look, he is. I mean he’s a dictator in a sense that he is a guy who runs a country that…
