President Joe Biden, behind closed doors, has a temper that sees him yelling at staff and shouting obscenities, a new report on Monday revealed.
In fact, his temper is so bad that some staff try to avoid meting alone with him or bring along a colleague to help defuse the situation, Axios reported.
Underneath his public persona of Joe from Scranton, who likes ice cream and uses folksy language, is a president with a potty mouth and short fuse.
Biden will blast four-letter words during his rages, including: ‘God dammit, how the f*** don’t you know this?!,’ ‘Don’t f***ing bullsh** me!’ and ‘Get the f*** out of here!’
He has shown flashes of his temper in public before, including his July 2022 visit to Saudi Arabia, where he snapped at a DailyMail.com reporter for asking about his fist bump with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman outside the royal palace in Jeddah.
It’s a ‘silly question,’ the president said, adding his signature phrase ‘God love ya.’
The president also has snapped back at reporters who ask about his son Hunter’s business dealings in Ukraine and China and whether he had any role in them.
‘No,’ he’s shouted in response to such inquiries.
Even fellow leaders aren’t safe from Biden’s bite.
The president lost his temper with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a June 2022 phone call, NBC News reported.
Biden had relayed to Zelensky the latest round of aid the US was sending when the Ukrainian president started listing more items he needed.
Biden snapped, telling Zelensky the American people were being generous, his administration was working hard to help and suggested Zelensky could show a little more gratitude.
Biden’s quick temper doesn’t bother all of his staff, some of whom think he should show more of it in public to counter perceptions that, at 80, he’s too old and disengaged to be president.
And staff at all levels can be subjected to Biden’s fury.
‘No one is safe,’ said one administration official told Axios.
Some aides, however, argue it’s a sign Biden respects and feels comfortable enough with his staff to yell at them.
Aides told the news outlet if the president doesn’t yell at you, it could be a sign he doesn’t respect you.
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