US President Joe Biden expressed his outrage when confronted with a reporter's question regarding a potential bribery case involving a Ukrainian businessman, an issue passionately pursued by Republicans in anticipation of the November 2024 presidential election.
During a roundtable discussion on Thursday, the reporter inquired why a Ukrainian businessman, Mikola Zlochevsky, who is under FBI investigation for bribery, referred to the US president as "the big one."
In response to the question, Biden retorted with visible irritation on his face, "Why'd you ask such a dumb question?"
"Why did the Ukraine-FBI informant file refer to you as 'the Big Guy'?"
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The conversation initially centered around Washington's economic policy, which Biden elaborated on before addressing the reporter's inquiry, resulting in his explosive reaction. The FBI source had allegedly claimed that Zlochevsky, the owner of the energy company Burisma, used the term "the big guy" when discussing the president years prior to the FBI publishing the story in June 2020. Zlochevsky, identified as the "foreign national" involved in a purported "criminal bribery scheme," plays a central role in the House Republican investigation into the Biden family's connections with foreign companies.
Source: Washington Examiner, Fox News, NTV
