In a stunning speech on Saturday President Joe Biden essentially called for regime change in Russia when he said that Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power,” a comment that has prompted enormous reaction, including on cable news.

On Fox News, Eric Shawn spoke with Fox contributor Rebecca Grant about that moment in Biden’s speech.

“Do you think in that speech that the president was calling for regime change, basically signaling the Russians and the oligarchs to push Putin out?” Shawn asked.

“That was a stunning remark by Biden,” said Grant. “I think that’s unprecedented in U.S-Russian diplomatic history. That puts U.S.-Russo relations in the deep freeze. It was a huge and stunning revelation.”

“Absolutely. He did call for regime change. Let’s see if the State Department or White House tries to walk that back later or not,” Grant added.

Shawn then asked about how such a thing might happen, pointing out that Putin is paranoid even about covid.

“In terms of potential regime change,” said Shawn, “How does he get overthrown? Does he get overthrown?”

“Does he get assassinated? Does he got pushed out? Does he get under house arrest?” he asked. “How does that end?”

“We’d all like to see no more of Putin, but I think it’s very unrealistic at this point,” answered Grrant. “Biden, I also feel, was unrealistic in his direct appeal to the Russian people. I don’t think that’s the most positive line of diplomacy.”

Grant said the best option for President Biden is to increase support for Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, “who is leading the fight.

Watch the clip above, via Fox News.

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