Lame-duck President Biden rounded on an Israeli TV reporter Tuesday after the correspondent asked whether Biden believed an agreement to free dozens of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip is possible before he leaves office in January
“President Biden, do you think we can get a hostage deal by the end of your term?” Israel Channel 13’s Neria Kraus asked Biden, 81, ahead of his meeting with Isaac Herzog, president of the Jewish state.
“Do you think you can keep from getting hit in the head by a — a camera behind you?” snapped an irritated-looking Biden in response.
Kraus caught the moment on video and appeared to hold back laughter as Biden pivoted to his Oval Office meeting with Herzog, whom he hailed as “a personal friend.”
The outgoing president has a history of lashing out at reporters who pepper him with questions he doesn’t like.
Back in May, for instance, Biden asked a reporter who queried whether he intended to serve out a full second term: “Did you fall on your head or something?”
The president dropped his bid for re-election weeks later, on July 21.