In public, President Joe Biden likes to whisper to make a point. In private, he is prone to yelling, said the report, citing several administration officials.
In fact, Biden’s quick-trigger temper is so well-known that most aides try not to engage him alone. Most will go in pairs, almost as a shield against a solo blast.
The president’s admonitions include: God dammit, how the f**k don’t you know this?!, Don’t f**king bullsh*t me! and Get the f**k out of here! u2014 according to current and former Biden aides who have witnessed and been on the receiving end of such outbursts.
Source:- TOI
Aides say Biden’s temper comes in the form of angry interrogations rather than erratic tantrums.He will grill aides on topics until it’s clear they donu2019t know the answer to a question u2014 a routine that some see as meticulous and others call stump the chump or stump the dummy.Being yelled at by the president has become an initiation ceremony of sorts in the White House, aides say u2014 if Biden doesn’t yell at you, it could be a sign he doesn’t respect you.Some Biden aides argue that the president’s outbursts reflect his high expectations for his staff.
Some administration officials, many of whom went to elite schools, struggle with Biden’s demand to ditch wonky, acronym-filled language and brief him as if they were talking to a close family member who isn’t in the DC bubble.Biden’s defenders acknowledge he can be tough. But they also say he can be more generous and compassionate than many powerful politicians and can make them feel like family. That’s partly why so many aides have worked with Biden for decades, and go in and out of his orbit, they say.Source;- Sky News
Biden tries to conceal his temper in public but occasionally has shown flashes of it u2014 and some former aides have written about it.Jeff Connaughton, a former Biden campaign and Senate aide told Axios that Biden hides his sharper edge to promote his folksy Uncle Joe image u2014 which is why, when flashes of anger break through, it seems so out of public character.
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