Leaving Europe, Biden says he feels good about trip

President Joe Biden is expressing regret for some sharp words to a reporter who questioned him about the success of his summit with Vladimir Putin. The initial exchange came at the press conference after Biden's meeting with Putin in Geneva on Wednesday. When a reporter asked Biden how he could consider the summit a success when Putin came out of it still denying responsibility for cyberattacks or other alleged wrongdoing, Biden shot back, "If you can't understand that you're in the wrong business." But Biden came over to reporters at his next step shortly after that, before getting on Air Force One. Biden told the reporters he had been a "wise guy" in his answer, and expressed regret for having been "short." Biden also spoke positively again about the summit and his meetings with allies on the weeklong trip, which was meant in part to show the U.S. engaging again after President Donald Trump's withdrawal from U.S. allies. "I think we, the country, has put a different face on where we've been and where we're going" Biden told reporters before getting on Air Force One.

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Leaving Europe, Biden says he feels good about trip

President Joe Biden is expressing regret for some sharp words to a reporter who questioned him about the success of his summit with Vladimir Putin.

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