Remarks by President Biden Before Marine One Departure

South Lawn

4:41 P.M. EDT

Q    Mr. President, sir — Mr. President, what do you expect, sir, to see in the debate tonight?  What do you ex- —

Q    What’s — 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 —

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.

(Cross-talk.)

Q    On IVF, President Biden.

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.

(Cross-talk.)

THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.

4:42 P.M. EDT