It’s Friday afternoon, and I have no idea why anyone believes Biden off his words after his first term.
Q Can you give us a sense of when you think that ceasefire will start, sir?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, I hope by the beginning of the weekend — I mean the end of the weekend.
At least, my —
Q Say again.
THE PRESIDENT: My National Security Advisor tells me that we’re close. We’re close. It’s not done yet. And my hope is by next Monday, we’ll have a ceasefire.
Source: Remarks by President Biden in Press Gaggle | New York, NY (February 26, 2024, 5:32 P.M. EST)
Source: Remarks by President Biden Before Marine One Departure (February 29, 2024, 10:16 A.M. EST)
I would not interpret hopes for a ceasefire as the announcement of one.