John Kerry has told Russia that his comments about Syria averting a US strike by surrendering chemical weapons were rhetorical and not supposed to be a proposal, however, Obama said the comments were 'potentially positive.'
The US has accused Russia of more delay after foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow will push Syria to place its chemical weapons under international control.
A Senior Administration official said: "The Russians are using this as yet another delay tactic to protect the Assad regime and prevent them from being held accountable for gassing its own people."
"We're making our own decisions about a military response on our own timeline, period."
The Democratic presidential candidate may also have shown his cards on his choice of running mate.
The US president also shared a post on Twitter accusing Dr Anthony Fauci of misleading the public over hydroxychloroquine.
Fears over an impending second wave of coronavirus dominates Wednesday’s front pages.