The President's Schedule/Presidential Debate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Q. Mr. President, sir—Mr. President, what do you expect, sir, to see in the debate tonight? What do you——
Q. What's your advice?
Q. What do you expect to see in the debate tonight?
Q. Mr. President——
The President. Hang on a second. I'm going up to my granddaughter's birthday in New York. Then we're going to watch the debate. And then, tomorrow I'm doing 9/11.
I spoke to the Vice President. She seems calm, cool, and collected. I think she's going to do great. And I'm not going to tell you what advice I gave her.
Q. On IVF. On IVF——
Ukraine/U.S. Assistance
Q. Mr. President, will you lift restrictions on the use of long-range weapons by Ukraine?
The President. We're working that out right now.
[At this point, several reporters spoke at once.]
Q. On IVF, President Biden.
Death of U.S. Citizen Aysenur Ezgi Eygi in the West Bank, Palestinian Territories
Q. What's your reaction, sir, to the killing of the—of the Israeli admission that they probably killed the Turkish activist in the West Bank?
The President. I'm finding more detail. Apparently, it was an accident. It ricocheted off the ground, and it—got hit by accident. But we'll have—I'm working that out now.
[Several reporters spoke at once.]
The President. Thank you.
NOTE: The President spoke at 4:41 p.m. on the South Lawn at the White House prior to boarding Marine One. In his remarks, he referred to Seattle, WA, resident Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, who was killed by Israeli soldiers on September 6 while demonstrating against settlements in the West Bank. He also referred to his granddaughter Finnegan J. Biden. The transcript was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on September 11. Audio was not available for verification of the content of these remarks.
Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Remarks in an Exchange With Reporters Prior to Departure for New York City Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/374153
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