"Biden's Climate Change Claim Challenged Amidst Hamas Attacks on Israel"

John Kirby, the National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications, defended President Biden's recent claim that climate change is the sole existential threat to humanity, despite ongoing militant attacks and kidnappings orchestrated by Hamas in Israel. Kirby stated that while climate change is an existential threat, the U.S. can still address other national security challenges. He also addressed criticism regarding Biden's early "lid" announcement, stating that it doesn't mean the president is not working. Kirby mentioned ongoing efforts to locate unaccounted-for Americans in Israel and clarified that the $6 billion in unfrozen assets earmarked for humanitarian purposes in Iran will not be directly accessible to the Iranian regime.