As his version of Hillary Clinton’s “What difference, in this point does it make?” statement about the 2012 Benghazi terrorist attacks, President Biden’s condemnation last year of Trump’s mishandling classified documents will continue to live on, critics stated Thursday.
Dana Perino, “The Five,” Thursday host, stated that she hopes to reveal the timeline of events leading to the discovery of classified documents at Penn Biden Center in Washington (University of Pennsylvania) and Biden’s garage in suburban Wilmington.
The second discovery of classified documents was not discovered by President Biden’s team.
“I also want them to tell me what they knew and when they knew it at the White House, especially the press office. Because if they were not told about the Nov 2 discovery [at Penn Biden Center], then that’s something. She added that the date was right before the midterm elections, which critics have pointed out.
“And I do believe that, you know, Biden said, “How irresponsible could it be?” — That’s the new “What difference does it make?”
Perino said that the “irresponsible” comment could be repeated as a criticism throughout Biden’s term. Clinton’s remark was repeated throughout her 2016 campaign for the presidency.
Scott Pelley, 60 Minutes reporter, was interviewed by Biden last year. He blasted Trump over his raid on his Palm Beach estate by the FBI, and sternly commented in-part: “How could that possibly happen? How could anyone be so irresponsible?”
Clinton was a witness before a Senate panel in 2015 to discuss the response to the Benghazi terrorist attack that claimed four lives at the U.S. Embassy.
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) had questioned Clinton about the Obama administration’s initial claim that the attack was the result of a protest. Later determinations didn’t support this assertion.
Clinton said, with all due respect, that we had four Americans who died. Later, Clinton added, “Was this because of a demonstration or men out for a stroll one night and decided to kill some Americans?” It doesn’t make any difference at all.
Clinton’s flippant comment was seized upon by critics, and it was repeated for many years.
Perino and Greg Gutfeld, co-hosts of “The Five”, cast doubt on Biden’s Delaware security and asked who could have accessed classified information.
“No one ever tries to break into a locked garage. Gutfeld noted that no one ever leaves the garage door open.
Perino added later that if Biden is in the locked garage, his computer password must also be “password.”
John Podesta, Clinton-Biden adviser, was reportedly phished in 2016. Some correspondence was later obtained from WikiLeaks. Conflicting claims arose that his password was the term “password”, or something similar.