Biden swears in outbursts of frustration with aides: Report

Published May 14, 2021 12:00am ET



President Joe Biden, who has marketed himself as a model of political civility, reportedly has a short fuse when it comes to policy debates among his staff.

During his more than 100 days in the White House, Biden has unleashed several profanity-laced outbursts during meetings when his aides fail to balance providing sufficient detail, which he has demanded, and avoiding “responses laced with acronyms or too much policy minutiae” when he is trying to make a big decision, according to a New York Times report on Friday.

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