Peter Doocy and Karine Jean-Pierre engaged in a full of life trade throughout a White Home press briefing following Hunter Biden’s shock look on Capitol Hill yesterday.
The President’s son crashed his personal contempt listening to flanked by members of his authorized workforce earlier than fleeing the proceedings after congresswoman Nancy Mace instructed he ought to be arrested on the spot.
Doocy started his questioning by questioning “how massive of a headache” the stunt have to be for the White Home.
Jean-Pierre responded by reviving the drained line that Hunter is just a “personal citizen” and that his actions haven’t any bearing on the President.
“However the final time he was on the Hill, you mentioned the President was ‘actually aware of what his son was going to say,’” Doocy countered, a reference to Hunter’s earlier stunt the place as a substitute of complying with a congressional subpoena, he delivered a public assertion exterior the Capitol.
With out ready for a solution Doocy added: “So, is the official line that President Biden doesn’t assist him along with his enterprise offers, however he does assist him skirt congressional subpoenas?”
“That isn’t even true,” the clearly agitated press secretary stammered. “That — that could be a bounce that’s — that’s extremely disingenuous in that query.”
Doocy: “However the final time he was on the Hill, you mentioned the President was actually aware of what his son was going to say.
KJP: “I did say that and right here’s — and what —”
Doocy: “So, the official line that —”
KJP: “— I’m saying in the present day —”
Doocy: “— President Biden —
KJP: “—… pic.twitter.com/LJri8MqsjS
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) January 10, 2024
Doocy Wasn’t The Solely One To Fluster Jean-Pierre
As to Doocy’s authentic assertion about Hunter being a “headache,” Jean-Pierre’s denials didn’t make it any much less so on the identical press briefing.
She was requested repeatedly concerning the President’s son’s stunt, a transparent indication that no matter Hunter hoped to perform through his look backfired.
One reporter famous that President Joe Biden known as the Republican impeachment inquiry in opposition to him a stunt, and by his personal definition, Hunter’s actions amounted to the identical factor.
“So, I suppose, if the entire thing is a stunt, how does the White Home see the President’s son himself pulling a stunt by showing at this contempt listening to?” the reporter requested.
Jean-Pierre disregarded a majority of the questions by once more claiming that Hunter is a “personal citizen” and directing their inquiries to his representatives.
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Doocy Dings Her On Unlawful Immigrants Taking Over A New York Faculty
Doocy continued being a headache for Jean-Pierre, confronting her concerning the unlawful immigrants that compelled youngsters out of sophistication and took over a college in New York.
“An entire highschool in New York is having distant lessons in the present day as a result of the constructing was wanted to deal with individuals who got here into this nation illegally. So, what’s the President’s precedence on this case? Is it the migrants, or is it the scholars?” Doocy requested.
That’s referred to as a rhetorical query, however Jean-Pierre responded anyway.
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“An entire highschool in New York is having distant lessons in the present day as a result of the constructing was wanted to deal with unlawful immigrants. So, what’s the President’s precedence on this case: Is it the migrants, or is it… pic.twitter.com/ScsHn4gN2j
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) January 11, 2024
“Because it pertains to migrants and what’s taking place on the border, look, the President has taken this difficulty very critically,” she claimed with out proof.
“The system has been damaged for many years,” she continued. “And the President is the one who has taken motion to cope with this whereas Home Republicans don’t.”
In actuality, Democrats would fairly kick navy households out of lodge rooms and lock youngsters out of colleges than safe the border, and the present President has overseen the worst invasion on the southern border on this nation’s historical past.
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