'The smirking President': Piers Morgan rips Biden for smiling during Ukraine press meet
Piers Morgan had some harsh words for President Joe Biden's behavior during a press conference about Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The US president was seen laughing several times during the conference of February 24, which Morgan thinks is not appropriate for the occasion.
On Monday, February 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin had ordered Russian troops into two 'separatist' regions of Ukraine, after earlier recognizing their independence from Ukraine. Russia said it would be a 'peacekeeping' mission, but is speculated to be a potential pretext for placing troops in Ukrainian territory. To discuss the matter, Biden held a press conference after 6:30 pm GMT on Feb 24 to announce sanctions against Russia as a way to combat Putin without military force. But, on such occasion, the president was seen laughing and it enraged Piers Morgan.