Whether it is an exaggeration, a blunder or a simple observation, the use of the word “apocalypse” by the President of the United States is enough to petrify with horror! Luckily, we are aware of it at the White House and we were quickly reassuring.
Barely a dozen hours following Joe Biden’s terrifying comment at a Democratic Party fundraiser – incidentally a very unsolemn event to evoke the end of the world – his spokesperson corrected the situation: no adjustments the US nuclear posture; no indications that Russia is preparing to use nuclear weapons; no new information to justify fearing the worst.
We will look for a long time what might have pushed the American president to terrify the planet in this way; for now, we will have to settle for the fact that Vladimir Putin is causing ample concern with his persistent references to protecting the Russian motherland by all available means.
Meanwhile, Joe Biden faces a double danger, more immediate than the annihilation of humanity by a Russian nuclear arsenal which has not moved from the sites where it is peacefully stored: an energy crisis, coupled with a humanitarian crisis.
RARE AND MORE EXPENSIVE, OIL
The Saudis played this week with the American president, who, last summer, had nevertheless made his pilgrimage to Jeddah. There he had met Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince, an outcast since the despicable murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, whom he had approved.
Joe Biden had asked for an increase in oil production, in order to compensate for the boycott of Russian oil in the wake of the sanctions imposed on Moscow for the invasion of Ukraine. Less than three months later, he received his answer in the form of a rebuff: the oil-producing countries will cut their production by 2% from next month.
With 30 days to go until the midterm elections — elections that will determine the success or failure of Biden’s last two years as president — the White House is wary of higher gas prices like the plague. , feeding a rise in inflation.
MIGRANTS FULL OF THE BUSES
Another Molotov cocktail that risks blowing up in the face of the president, these migrants that the Republican governors of states along the border of Mexico send to the major Democratic cities of the country. Texas Governor Greg Abbott, the overall champion, has bussed more than 10,000 to Chicago, Washington and New York so far.
Overwhelmed, the mayors of the federal capital and the American metropolis have declared a state of emergency in their city, Eric Adams, the New York leader, predicting that these arrivals of undocumented immigrants will reach 100,000 before the end of the year at an unforeseen cost of one billion dollars to the municipal budget.
Mayor Adams says he is now looking for ways to send his overflow of migrants to other big cities. The stakes are explosive and the Republicans have just lit the fuse. It will not be the apocalypse, but the political damage, for the president, which risks being staggering.
Three countries alone supply a third of all migrants:
Three Republican governors lead the distribution of migrants across the country:
- Greg Abbott, Texas
- Ron DeSantis, Floride
- Doug Ducey, Arizona
Three major cities have become the main destinations for migrant buses:
- Chicago: 2000 migrants
- Washington: 8000 migrants
- New York: 17 000 migrants