#shorts On 6/23/2023, a reporter asked Biden spokesman John Kirby, “the President said in his comments yesterday that his — he doesn’t believe his China comments have had any consequence. Isn’t China issuing a demarche to the U.S. Ambassador in Beijing a consequence?

MR. KIRBY: If demarches issued by nations against other nations were some sort of bellwether for whether a relationship was collapsing or — or in any danger —
Reporter: I didn’t say collapsing.
MR. KIRBY: — I mean, my goodness.
Reporter: I said a “consequence.”
MR. KIRBY: I mean, my goodness, Jeremy.
Reporter: I said a “consequence.”
MR. KIRBY: A demarche is a demarche. That happens all the time. I — I’m not going to get into the specifics.
Reporter: It doesn’t happen every day.
MR. KIRBY: I’m not going to get into the specifics of this one.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/Yjzpd0ICDYY
Q: is demarche a consequence? Q: A demarche is a demarche, happens all the time