Anyone who might be anticipating a clash between the White House press corps and Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is likely going to have to wait at least a few days while Biden travels to Angola.
As soon as the news broke that President Joe Biden had issued a blanket pardon for his embattled son, Hunter Biden — who has been convicted on several felony charges and was still awaiting sentencing — many predicted an inevitable dust-up between reporters and Jean-Pierre, primarily because the latter has repeatedly insisted that Biden had no intention of issuing such a pardon.
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Curtis Houck posted video from a regular White House briefing that took place just one month prior, showing Fox News White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich asking Jean-Pierre about a potential pardon for Hunter — and as she had in the past, the press secretary insisted that there was no such pardon coming.
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REWIND to <a href="https://twitter.com/JacquiHeinrich?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JacquiHeinrich</a> from less than a month ago <a href="https://t.co/r4a5YrUxcO">https://t.co/r4a5YrUxcO</a>
&mdash; Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href="https://twitter.com/CurtisHouck/status/1863380219148501094?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;I&#8217;m so ready for the next Peter Doocy exchange with Karine Jean-Pierre,&#8221; one posted.
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I’m so ready for the next Peter Doocy exchange with Karine Jean-Pierre 👀 <a href="https://t.co/ekYarMUlda">pic.twitter.com/ekYarMUlda</a>
&mdash; 🇺🇸Jessica🇺🇸 (@Jessica_4_Trump) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jessica_4_Trump/status/1863416860080828429?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
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When someone asked whether Jean-Pierre was &#8220;dreading&#8221; the inevitable flood of questions, Heinrich pointed out the fact that there would be no briefing at all — and therefore no televised questions — for at least a few days.
&#8220;There won’t be any — no press briefing for the next few days. Biden issued the pardon before jetting to Angola late tonight. KJP will take questions on Air Force 1 en route, but off-camera …&#8221; Heinrich posted.
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There won’t be any &#8211; no press briefing for the next few days. Biden issued the pardon before jetting to Angola late tonight. KJP will take questions on Air Force 1 en route, but off-camera…. <a href="https://t.co/rdGpucifc0">https://t.co/rdGpucifc0</a>
&mdash; Jacqui Heinrich (@JacquiHeinrich) <a href="https://twitter.com/JacquiHeinrich/status/1863391948314116285?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Jean-Pierre has repeated her claim that Biden would not issue a pardon for his son on several occasions.
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FLASHBACK: KJP in August 2023 said there was &quot;no&quot; possibility Joe Biden will pardon his son Hunter. 
Joe just pardoned Hunter. <a href="https://t.co/xoKjnuFnfl">pic.twitter.com/xoKjnuFnfl</a>
&mdash; Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveGuest/status/1863382544277819513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
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FLASHBACK: Karine Jean Pierre is a liar. 
REPORTER in SEPTEMBER 2023: &quot;Would the president pardon or commute [the sentence of] his son if he&#39;s convicted?&quot;
KARINE JEAN-PIERRE: No
Joe just pardoned Hunter. <a href="https://t.co/xt6JnA8lJm">pic.twitter.com/xt6JnA8lJm</a>
&mdash; Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveGuest/status/1863382257848787023?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Just days after President-elect Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election, Jean-Pierre repeated her claim.
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Karine Jean-Pierre was asked about Joe Biden pardoning Hunter on November 7 following Trump&#39;s victory.
Her response: &quot;We’ve been asked that question multiple times.  Our answer stands, which is no.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/DKfkhGsxxg">pic.twitter.com/DKfkhGsxxg</a>
&mdash; James Lynch (@jameslynch32) <a href="https://twitter.com/jameslynch32/status/1863404781428990419?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Biden became the first president to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-return-to-normalcy-biden-becomes-the-first-u-s-president-to-pardon-his-own-child" target="_blank" rel="noopener">issue a pardon</a> for his own child on Sunday. Hunter Biden previously made history when he became the first child of a sitting president to be convicted of a felony.

Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre Holds White House Press Briefing

Anyone Looking Forward To The Press Corps/KJP Clash On Hunter Pardon Will Have To Wait

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Karine Jean-Pierre

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Pardon

Peter Doocy

Politics

Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy hit back on Tuesday after Press Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/karine-jean-pierre" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Karine Jean-Pierre</a> — now pulling double duty as a senior advisor to President Joe Biden — referred to his question about hurricane aid as &#8220;misinformation.&#8221;
The official Fox News X account shared video of Doocy briefly explaining what had happened — and why he believed his question was a legitimate one.
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/pdoocy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@pdoocy</a> brought receipts to hit back against the White House’s “misinformation” claims against him. <a href="https://t.co/hM4Q5SldHj">pic.twitter.com/hM4Q5SldHj</a>
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&#8220;Peter Doocy here outside the West Wing, where this week, one of my questions about foreign aid versus hurricane relief was called &#8216;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/excuse-me-peter-doocy-squares-off-with-kjp-over-fema-biden-harris-hurricane-response" target="_blank" rel="noopener">misinformation</a>,'&#8221; Doocy began, and then shared a clip of the exchange.
<blockquote>&#8220;President Biden is fond of saying, ‘Show me your budget, and I will tell you what you value.’ If he’s got money for people in Lebanon right now without Congress having to come back, what does it say about his values [if] there’s not enough money right now for people in North Carolina who need it?” Doocy asked.
“His values?” Jean-Pierre asked.
“That’s not misinformation,” Doocy said.
“No, it is,” Jean-Pierre objected. “Your whole premise of the question is misinformation, sir!”
&#8220;Excuse me?&#8221; Doocy shot back. &#8220;What part?&#8221;</blockquote>
The camera cut back to Doocy, who held up a piece of paper: &#8220;I&#8217;ve got the information right here. The vice president is posting on social media about $157 million in additional <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kamala-trashed-for-sending-aid-to-lebanon-while-americans-are-still-missing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">assistance to the people of Lebanon</a>. President Biden is posting about how the Small Business Administration&#8217;s disaster loan program is going to run out of funding if Congress does not come back.&#8221;
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&#8220;To a lot of people watching these briefings, a taxpayer dollar is a taxpayer dollar is a taxpayer dollar,&#8221; Doocy continued, noting that the average American isn&#8217;t going to care that the money going to Lebanon — or to fund the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jd-vance-unwinds-media-spin-on-fema-funding-for-illegals" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resettlement of illegal migrants</a>, for that matter — was previously designated as such if Americans are suffering and the government does not appear to be moving heaven and earth to help them first.

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Peter Doocy Hits Back At KJP Over Hurricane Aid Dust-Up, And He’s Got Receipts

Hurricane

Hurricane Helene

Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy provoked a testy response from Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre during a Monday briefing, eventually prompting her to pack up her binder and walk out of the room.
Doocy pressed Jean-Pierre on Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217; weekend post announcing more than $150 million in aid going to Lebanon, noting that American citizens across the southeastern United States had not yet fully realized the breadth of the damage wrought by Hurricane Helene — and that the Biden-Harris administration had already announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) did not have sufficient funding to last through the remainder of hurricane season.
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Must watch TV as the Press Briefing leads to KJP storming out
Peter Doocy &amp; KJP get heated over Biden sending money to Lebanon without Congressional approval but refusing to do so for North Carolina.
Doocy: &quot;You can&#39;t call a question you don&#39;t like misinformation.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/4kgaVqW0s0">pic.twitter.com/4kgaVqW0s0</a>
&mdash; Media Research Center (@theMRC) <a href="https://twitter.com/theMRC/status/1843366593851478482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 7, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Doocy quoted President Joe Biden, who has often said that people&#8217;s values are reflected in their budgets, and argued that Americans might make certain assumptions about the Biden-Harris administration&#8217;s values based on where the money was going.
&#8220;President Biden is fond of saying, &#8216;Show me your budget, and I will tell you what you value.&#8217; If he’s got money for people in Lebanon right now without Congress having to come back, what does it say about his values [if] there’s not enough money right now for people in North Carolina who need it?&#8221; Doocy asked.
&#8220;His values?&#8221; Jean-Pierre asked.
&#8220;That&#8217;s not misinformation,&#8221; Doocy said.
&#8220;No, it is,&#8221; Jean-Pierre objected. &#8220;Your whole premise of the question is misinformation, Sir!&#8221;
&#8220;Excuse me?&#8221; Doocy asked.
&#8220;What you don&#8217;t — yes, yes, it&#8217;s misinformation! I just mentioned $200 million to folks who are impacted in the area. And I just shared with you that people are deciding not to —&#8221; Jean-Pierre attempted to pivot, suggesting that the real problem was Republicans who suggested FEMA was not doing enough to help, which caused people who might need help to not ask for it.
Doocy recalled Biden&#8217;s letter to Congress, which asked for more funding to be allocated to FEMA as the agency was running short.
&#8220;The president’s letter is not misinformation. Would you agree?&#8221; Doocy pressed.
&#8220;No, the way you’re asking me the question is misinformation. There is money that we are allocating to the impacted areas. And there’s money there to help people who truly need it. There are survivors who need the funding, who need the funding, and it’s there,&#8221; Jean-Pierre insisted.
&#8220;You can’t call a question that you don’t like &#8216;misinformation,'&#8221; Doocy pushed back.
&#8220;I actually said we have the money available to help survivors of Hurricane Helene and also Hurricane Milton. Now, there’s going to be a shortfall, right? Because we don’t know how bad Hurricane Milton is going to be. And so, we’re going to need additional funding,&#8221; she said again.
&#8220;That’s exactly what I just asked about, and you said it was misinformation,&#8221; Doocy protested.
&#8220;What you’re asking me is why Congress needs to come back and do their job. That’s what you’re asking me. Congress needs to come back and do their job and provide extra assistance, extra funding to disaster relief fund,&#8221; Jean-Pierre said, packing up her binder. &#8220;That’s what Congress needs to do, and we’re gonna continue to urge that. You may not want that, but that’s ok. That’s what this president wants, and that’s what the vice president wants.&#8221;
With that, she walked out of the briefing, taking no more questions.

White House Press Briefing Held By Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre

‘Excuse Me?’: Peter Doocy Squares Off With KJP Over FEMA, Biden-Harris Hurricane Response

'Excuse Me?': Peter Doocy Squares Off With KJP Over FEMA, Biden-Harris Hurricane Response

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Joe Biden

Kamala Harris

White House Press Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/karine-jean-pierre" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Karine Jean-Pierre</a> doubled down on referring to former President Donald Trump as a &#8220;threat&#8221; on Tuesday — just two days after a second assassination attempt on the Republican nominee.
Two months after Trump survived an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, the Republican nominee was the target of another gunman who hid out near Trump&#8217;s golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday. The gunman allegedly hid in a sniper&#8217;s nest for 12 hours, waiting to take a shot at the former president.
&#8220;It&#8217;s been only two days since somebody allegedly tried to kill Donald Trump again, and you&#8217;re here at the podium of the White House briefing room calling him a &#8216;threat,'&#8221; Fox News Senior White House Correspondent Peter Doocy said. &#8220;How many more assassination attempts on Donald Trump until the president, the vice president, and you pick a different word to describe Trump other than &#8216;threat&#8217;?&#8221;
&#8220;Peter &#8230; I actually completely disagree with the premise of your question. The question that you&#8217;re asking, it is also incredibly dangerous in the way that you&#8217;re asking it,&#8221; Jean-Pierre responded. &#8220;Because the American people are watching, and to say that from an administration who has consistently condemned political violence, from an administration that the president called the former president and was thankful, grateful that he was okay &#8230; and now for you to make that comment in your questioning &#8230; that is also incredibly dangerous.&#8221;
Jean-Pierre then defended her characterization of Trump as a &#8220;threat,&#8221; telling Doocy, &#8220;What I have said about the former president about January 6 is facts.&#8221;
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The White House press secretary said the January 6 protesters and rioters were at the Capitol &#8220;because the former president told them to go there,&#8221; adding, &#8220;It was one of the darkest days of our democracy.&#8221;
Jean-Pierre claimed the White House is not calling Trump a &#8220;threat&#8221; just to say it. &#8220;We have examples,&#8221; she told Doocy before repeating &#8220;January 6&#8221; three more times.
The White House press secretary scolded Doocy over his question, saying, &#8220;You also have to be careful on how you&#8217;re asking me these questions.&#8221;
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Peter Doocy:
When will you stop calling Trump a threat to Democracy?
KJP: How dangerous of you to ask me that question.
You can’t make this sh*t up. <a href="https://t.co/ZY8aWuA2uk">pic.twitter.com/ZY8aWuA2uk</a>
— AG 🔥 (@Yolo304741) <a href="https://twitter.com/Yolo304741/status/1836119468684276220?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 17, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The Trump campaign on Monday compiled an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-team-brings-receipts-highlights-50-times-dems-media-used-extreme-rhetoric-about-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">extensive list</a> of Biden, Harris, and other top Democrats using extreme rhetoric to define Trump. Examples included Biden saying Trump needs to be put “in a bullseye,” calling Trump an “existential threat,” and referring to “MAGA Republicans” as extremists and a threat to the “very foundations of our republic.” Harris has also called Trump a “threat to our democracy and fundamental freedoms.”
“Democrats used increasingly incendiary rhetoric against President Trump in the days, weeks, and months leading up to the two assassination attempts,” the Trump campaign said.

KJP Defends Calling Trump A ‘Threat’ After She’s Confronted By Peter Doocy

KJP Defends Calling Trump A 'Threat' After She's Confronted By Peter Doocy

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Fox News reporter Peter Doocy asked the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/karine-jean-pierre" target="_blank" rel="noopener">White House press secretary</a> on Tuesday about Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217; changing accent when speaking to certain crowds on the campaign trail.
Harris, who is the Democrats&#8217; presidential nominee, changed her accent while campaigning in Detroit, versus how she spoke in Pittsburgh, and was accused online of pandering.
&#8220;Since when does the vice president have what sounds like a Southern accent?&#8221; Doocy asked Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
&#8220;I have no idea what you&#8217;re talking about,&#8221; she responded. &#8220;Do you think Americans seriously think this is an important question?&#8221;
Jean-Pierre continued to dismiss the question and suggested Americans don&#8217;t care about Harris&#8217; accents, but do care about the economy &#8212; which, under the Biden-Harris administration, hit <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/u-s-inflation-at-9-1-percent-a-record-high" target="_blank" rel="noopener">record high inflation</a> in 2022 and continues to struggle.
The press secretary said &#8220;hearing&#8221; Doocy&#8217;s question &#8220;sounds so ridiculous,&#8221; to which Doocy suggested hearing Harris&#8217; accent might be what&#8217;s ridiculous.
&#8220;Well, but, hearing it, is &#8211;,&#8221; Doocy said. &#8220;The question, just the question is insane,&#8221; Jean-Pierre interrupted.
&#8220;Is that how she talks in meetings here?&#8221; Doocy followed up, unable to get an answer.
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Doocy: Since when does the Vice President have what sounds like a Southern accent?
KJP: I have no idea what you&#8217;re talking about. Do you think Americans care about this? <a href="https://t.co/MaWN3PwO5e">pic.twitter.com/MaWN3PwO5e</a>
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&#8220;You better thank a union member for sick leave, you better thank a union member for paid leave, you better thank a union member for vacation time,&#8221; Harris said at the rallies, held mere hours apart on Monday.
In Detroit, she used an accent that sounded &#8220;southern,&#8221; people online said, while in Pittsburgh, she used the accent she always uses.
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WATCH: Kamala Harris delivers the same exact line in a speech earlier today in Detroit and again in Pittsburgh a few hours later.
Let’s see if you can spot the difference… <a href="https://t.co/FCRqCBqcBZ">pic.twitter.com/FCRqCBqcBZ</a>
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href="https://twitter.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1830736381590806994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
She also told the Detroit crowd, &#8220;Let&#8217;s just get through the next 64 days, how &#8217;bout that?&#8221; While in Pittsburgh, though, Harris said, &#8220;So friends, 64 days until the most &#8230; election of our lives.&#8221;
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Omg listen to how Kamala Harris says “64 days” in Detroit vs. how she says it in Pittsburgh just a couple hours apart..
The accent change is insane <a href="https://t.co/Gwo1lRnS76">pic.twitter.com/Gwo1lRnS76</a>
— Alex Bruesewitz 🇺🇸 (@alexbruesewitz) <a href="https://twitter.com/alexbruesewitz/status/1830749094391783880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 2, 2024</a></blockquote>

‘Is That How She Talks In Meetings?’: Peter Doocy Asks Press Sec About Kamala’s Sudden ‘Southern Accent’ On Campaign Trail

Peter Doocy Asks Press Sec About Kamala’s Sudden ‘Southern Accent’ On Campaign Trail 

Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy burned Vice President Kamala Harris — and her failure to address the crisis at the southern border — during a testy exchange with Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
Doocy&#8217;s questions came after 24 hours of breathless legacy media coverage in which multiple outlets tried to help Harris <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/media-denies-that-kamala-harris-was-bidens-border-czar-amid-unprecedented-illegal-immigration">put distance</a> between herself and the ongoing disaster at the U.S.-Mexico border — with some even going so far as to discredit their own <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/axios-clarified-2021-report-in-desperate-attempt-to-distance-vp-harris-from-border-czar-gig">previous coverage</a> of President Joe Biden&#8217;s decision to name her the Border Czar.
Doocy began by holding up a card that has reportedly been circulated to Democrats on Capitol Hill and to media that outlines the new talking points on Harris and her &#8220;official&#8221; job with regard to the southern border.
&#8220;Democrats on Capitol Hill are being handed this card with talking points about the Vice President and the border. Do you know who&#8217;s handing this out?&#8221; Doocy asked.
&#8220;I have no idea,&#8221; Jean-Pierre replied, suggesting, &#8220;You probably should ask her campaign.&#8221;
&#8220;So, the first one says, ‘Vice President Harris was never appointed border czar. There&#8217;s never been such a position. It doesn&#8217;t exist,&#8221; Doocy pressed. &#8220;Why are Democrats so sensitive about the Vice President and the border?&#8221;
Jean-Pierre attempted to throw the question back to Doocy, blaming Republicans for the recently scrapped bipartisan border legislation.
&#8220;Why are Republicans so sensitive about actually not owning up to them getting in the way of a border deal? Why?&#8221; she asked, blaming former President Donald Trump for its failure. &#8220;Why are they so sensitive to moving forward and actually dealing on an issue that majority of Americans care about is dealing with what&#8217;s going on at the border?&#8221;
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Doocy: “Do you think that the border would be less of a talking point now if there was less migration to the border, say, if somebody had addressed root causes of migration sooner?”
KJP: “Well, wait, hold on a second. Did you not hear the beginning of my — it was — I know there… <a href="https://t.co/GMQSFScHMK">pic.twitter.com/GMQSFScHMK</a>
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href="https://twitter.com/CurtisHouck/status/1816554008045043803?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Doocy pushed back, making use of the fact that even the newly-issued talking points conceded that Harris had been tasked with addressing the &#8220;root causes&#8221; of migration: &#8220;Do you think that the border would be less of a talking point now if there was less migration to the border, say, if somebody had addressed root causes of migration sooner?&#8221;
Jean-Pierre responded by claiming that all progress at the border had been made by President Biden and Vice President Harris — although she failed to mention that some of their more recent improvements were potentially the result of quietly reimplementing policies from the previous administration.
&#8220;They sought — they — he moved forward and took actions to deal with what&#8217;s on at the border. Republicans continue — continue to block getting resources to the Border Patrol agents. They continue to block actually dealing with an immigration system. So, yes, we are going to debunk the false — the false, you know, characterization of the Vice President. She was not a border czar, and it&#8217;s not just us. Independent fact-checkers have said the same thing that that did not exist and that is not true,&#8221; she insisted.

White House Media Briefing Held By Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre

Doocy Burns ‘Czar’ Harris In Heated Exchange With Press Sec. On Border Crisis

Doocy Burns 'Czar' Harris In Heated Exchange With Press Sec. On Border Crisis

Border Crisis

Fox News reporter Peter Doocy blistered White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre with a series of questions about President Joe Biden&#8217;s abrupt decision to exit the 2024 presidential race and the apparent concerted effort by the White House to hide his cognitive decline.
The exchange occurred hours before President Biden addressed the nation about his decision to exit the 2024 presidential race, and began on a lighter note, with Doocy jabbing at Jean-Pierre over the fact that Biden had dropped out of the race having yet to make any real effort to explain his decision to the American people.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Jean-Pierre remarked, &#8220;I haven&#8217;t seen you in a while.&#8221;
&#8220;Well, you guys haven&#8217;t had a press briefing since President Biden dropped out of the race,&#8221; Doocy joked, prompting laughter from other members of the Press Corps.
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KJP: I haven&#8217;t seen you in a while.
Peter Doocy: Well you guys haven&#8217;t had a press briefing since President Biden dropped out of the race. 🔥🔥 <a href="https://t.co/I46vtCYPZ8">pic.twitter.com/I46vtCYPZ8</a>
— Abigail Jackson 🇺🇸 (@abigailmarone) <a href="https://twitter.com/abigailmarone/status/1816200305459224733?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 24, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Doocy later pivoted to address the 180-degree change exhibited by both President Biden and his administration and surrogates, dramatically shifting from full-steam-ahead-Biden-is-definitely-running-for-reelection to the letter posted on X announcing his decision to step aside and not accept the Democratic Party&#8217;s nomination.
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Heated exchange between Peter Doocy and KJP
Doocy: Who ordered White House officials to cover up a declining President?
KJP: First of all, there&#8217;s been no cover-up; that&#8217;s a narrative y&#8217;all tried to push <a href="https://t.co/Vz9WqRIazC">pic.twitter.com/Vz9WqRIazC</a>
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&#8220;It would seem that people in this White House knew that President Biden was slipping, and it was hidden from the American people,&#8221; Doocy began, adding, &#8220;So who ordered White House officials to cover up a declining President?&#8221;
&#8220;I know that that is a narrative that you love,&#8221; Jean-Pierre replied, and then gave a series of non-answers referencing Biden&#8217;s &#8220;patriotism&#8221; in stepping aside and suggested that Doocy might learn something if he would just watch Biden&#8217;s Oval Office address later that evening.
During Biden&#8217;s address, which aired several hours later, the president failed to give any real explanation for his decision to leave the presidential race.

President Biden Departs The White House For Illinois

Doocy Corners Karine Jean-Pierre: ‘Who Ordered White House Officials To Cover Up’ Biden’s Decline?

Doocy Corners Karine Jean-Pierre: 'Who Ordered White House Officials To Cover Up' Biden's Decline?

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On Tuesday, Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy had a pointed question for White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre after a POLITICO story indicated that Democrats are in a panic about President Joe Biden’s re-election.
On Tuesday, POLITICO ran an <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/28/democrats-freakout-over-biden-00160047">article</a> titled, “Dems in full-blown ‘freakout’ over Biden.” The article was subheaded, “One adviser to major Democratic donors keeps a running list of reasons Biden could lose.”
“Are you guys here at the White House in full-blown freak-out mode?” Doocy asked.
Jean-Pierre, reacting as if she had no knowledge of the POLITICO article, responded, “What are you talking about? What are you talking about?”
“There’s a — there’s a —” Doocy began, before Jean Pierre admonished, “Peter —”
Doocy continued, “— POLITICO story. It sounds like Democrats, outside —” then continued by quoting POLITICO saying Biden’s stubbornly poor polling and the stakes of the election “are creating the freakout,” according to a Democratic operative.
Jean-Pierre evaded the question, saying, “So again, I&#8217;m really mindful — I&#8217;m not going to comment on 2024 election,” then veered into speaking of Biden’s supposed compassion for the American people, saying, “I will say this — uh — the President has never forgotten where he comes — where he came from, who he is. He understands what the American people are going through as they&#8217;re sitting around the kitchen table.”
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Doocy: “On another topic, why did President Biden have a private meeting with a witness who plans to testify in court against his son?”
KJP: “Can you say more?”
Doocy: “Hallie Biden is a key government witness who allegedly disposed of a gun that Hunter is accused of buying… <a href="https://t.co/iRYtvM0ZMl">pic.twitter.com/iRYtvM0ZMl</a>
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The POLITICO article started, “A pervasive sense of fear has settled in at the highest levels of the Democratic Party over President Joe Biden’s reelection prospects, even among officeholders and strategists who had previously expressed confidence about the coming battle with Donald Trump. &#8230; nearly five months from the election, anxiety has morphed into palpable trepidation, according to more than a dozen party leaders and operatives. And the gap between what Democrats will say on TV or in print, and what they’ll text their friends, has only grown as worries have surged about Biden’s prospects.”
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The article noted that former President Trump, “despite everything,” “is running ahead of Biden in most battleground states. He raised far more money in April, and the landscape may only become worse for Democrats, with Trump’s hush-money trial concluding and another — this one involving the president’s son — set to begin in Delaware.”
“One adviser to major Democratic Party donors provided a running list that has been shared with funders of nearly two dozen reasons why Biden could lose,” the article noted.
The adviser stated, “The list of why we ‘could’ win is so small I don’t even need to keep the list on my phone.”
Veteran Democratic strategist Pete Giangreco told POLITICO, “If the frame of this race is, ‘What was better, the 3.5 years under Biden or four years under Trump,’ we lose that every day of the week and twice on Sunday.”

White House Media Briefing Held By Press Secretary Jean-Pierre And NSC Coordinator For Strategic Communications Kirby

Doocy Asks If White House Is Freaking Out At Biden’s 2024 Chances, KJP Won’t Answer

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Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki revealed during a recent interview that despite their regular sparring in the briefing room, she “didn’t hate” Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy.
Psaki made the comments during a forum titled “President and the Podium” while discussing her new book, “Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World.” The forum — hosted by The Ankler — also included another former Press Secretary, Dee Dee Myers (who served during the Clinton administration).
The former Biden Press Secretary — whose exit to MSNBC opened the door for current White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre — explained that she followed the network well enough to know what Doocy might ask on any given day. She also made clear her contempt for Fox News, suggesting that it must be “traumatizing” for anyone who was employed there.
“People often ask me, ‘How much did you hate that guy?’ And I’m always like, ‘No, I didn’t hate him at all,’ Psaki said. “I feel like it would be a real mind-bend to work for Fox. It feels like a traumatizing experience he has to live through every day.”
“That aside, it’s quite predictable what they were going to ask — if there was a winding roundabout of, you know, ‘migrants at the border, here to kill all of you,’ you knew they were going to ask about immigration that day. So I didn’t see it as necessarily winning the argument with him as much as using it as a forum to provide what our points were, right?” Psaki continued. “When I came in, we followed Trump and an administration that was like, ‘inject bleach, you’re all liars, we hate the media.’ So there was a very low bar for me.”
Doocy, meanwhile, continues to have a contentious relationship with President Joe Biden’s White House — and with the president himself, on occasion.
One exchange in early 2022 ended with Biden calling Doocy a “stupid son of a b****” — only to call the Fox News correspondent a short time later to add that it was “nothing personal, pal.”

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Jen Psaki Says She ‘Didn’t Hate’ Peter Doocy, Blames Fox News For ‘Traumatizing’ Him

Jen Psaki Says She 'Didn't Hate' Peter Doocy, Blames Fox News For 'Traumatizing' Him

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Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy cornered White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre during Wednesday&#8217;s briefing, asking her whether President Joe Biden had suddenly offered a debate challenge to &#8220;distract&#8221; from his plummeting poll numbers.
Doocy referenced Biden&#8217;s surprise debate challenge — issued via a 15-second video that included at least five jump cuts and Biden uttering the phrase &#8220;make my day&#8221; — and pressed Jean-Pierre on the reason behind it.
&#8220;I know you don&#8217;t want to talk about campaign stuff —&#8221; Doocy began, and Jean-Pierre agreed. &#8220;So I would just look for your insight then.&#8221;
&#8220;It’s not even that I don&#8217;t want to. I can&#8217;t. I can&#8217;t —&#8221; Jean-Pierre objected.
&#8220;How about your — insight as the most prominent political communicator in the world. The White House press secretary,&#8221; Doocy said then, asking, &#8220;Does a person generally want to debate when they are winning or losing?&#8221;
&#8220;I am not going to do political punditry from here, my friend. I&#8217;m just not going to do it,&#8221; Jean-Pierre said.
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DOOCY TIME: “I know you don&#39;t want to talk about campaign stuff, so I would just look for your in —”
KJP: “I really don’t.
Doocy: “— I would just look for your insight then —”
KJP: “It’s not even when I don&#39;t want to. I can&#39;t. I can&#39;t —”
Doocy: “— then how about your —”
KJP:… <a href="https://t.co/6O74rQS3xT">pic.twitter.com/6O74rQS3xT</a>
&mdash; Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href="https://twitter.com/CurtisHouck/status/1790835216543572191?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 15, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Should we see this sudden offer from the President to debate as a signal that you guys realize you need to change the subject after some really bad polling?&#8221; Doocy asked then.
Jean-Pierre skirted the question, instead talking about some of the things she viewed as Biden&#8217;s successes. &#8220;You know, we went to — had a back and forth on polling yesterday. Um — and — I — you know, it just goes back to — very — the core of what I said to you, which is, look, this is a President that has had a pretty successful legislative — especially legislative tenure in the first three and a half years and has delivered on many things that are popular to the American people and we&#8217;re going to continue to talk about it.&#8221;
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&#8220;As it relates to the debate, you gotta talk to the campaign about it. That is a question for the campaign, and I&#8217;m sure they are eager — eager to answer your questions, Peter,&#8221; Jean-Pierre concluded.
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Doocy: “Then not a debate-specific question, but debate prep —”
KJP: “Oh gosh!”
DOOCY: — is something that traditionally can happen here at the White House. Who is going to stand in during the prep for Donald Trump?”
KJP: “Who&#39;s going to stand in? Do you want to stand in for… <a href="https://t.co/b6epGZB6qe">pic.twitter.com/b6epGZB6qe</a>
&mdash; Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href="https://twitter.com/CurtisHouck/status/1790836988158906547?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 15, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Then not a debate-specific question, but debate prep is something that traditionally can happen here at the White House. Who is going to stand in during the prep for Donald Trump?&#8221; Doocy asked.
Jean-Pierre joked that perhaps the Biden campaign would invite Doocy himself to fill that role.
&#8220;Who&#8217;s going to stand in? Do you want to stand in for Donald Trump? Do you want to do that? I can connect you with the campaign. That might be fun for you,&#8221; Jean-Pierre suggested.
&#8220;Actually, so you&#8217;re saying I can go debate Joe Biden behind the scenes?&#8221; Doocy asked, clearly surprised — and several of the reporters in the briefing room laughed at the prospect. &#8220;For as long as I want? Actually, YES!!&#8221;
&#8220;I think — I think that might be fun for both of you. It might be fun for both of you. I think — I think that might be fun. I don&#8217;t have anything for you on that, but I appreciate the question. I appreciate you trying,&#8221; Jean-Pierre said, before moving on to the next question.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre Holds Daily Media Briefing

Doocy Corners KJP: Was Biden’s Debate Challenge An Attempt To ‘Change The Subject’ From Bad Polling?

Doocy Corners KJP: Was Biden's Debate Challenge An Attempt To 'Change The Subject' From Bad Polling?

Elections

Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy grilled White House Press Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/karine-jean-pierre" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Karine Jean-Pierre</a> during Tuesday&#8217;s briefing, asking her why nothing President Joe Biden was doing seemed to be really resonating with the American people.
Doocy began by referencing recent polling — very little of which looks good for Biden — and jumped right into what that could mean for Biden in the months left before the 2024 presidential election.
&#8220;Why do you think Americans are so down on President Biden right now?&#8221; he asked.
&#8220;What do you mean?&#8221; Jean-Pierre pushed back.
&#8220;I know you don&#8217;t like to talk about polls, like, the five of six swing states that he is losing right now to somebody who is a criminal offender,&#8221; Doocy replied. &#8220;But, more broadly, it doesn&#8217;t seem like anything you guys are doing is making him more popular. Why do you think that is?&#8221;
&#8220;So, you — uh — you mentioned a criminal defendant, your words, not mine,&#8221; Jean-Pierre said. &#8220;So I want to be super mindful about how I answer this question, because obviously, that criminal defendant is also a — in the race for 2024 elections, so going to be super mindful there.&#8221;
Jean-Pierre then laid out her prepared litany of reasons — none of them Biden&#8217;s policies — that Americans might feel like things weren&#8217;t getting better. She listed everything from &#8220;Putin&#8217;s war&#8221; and its impact on gas prices to the lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
&#8220;We understand that people are still feeling this. We get that and we&#8217;re not — we&#8217;re not blind to that,&#8221; she continued, claiming that Biden&#8217;s economy was working even if people weren&#8217;t feeling that.
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DOOCY TIME: “Why do you think Americans are so down on President Biden right now?”
KJP: “What do you mean?”
Doocy: “I know you don&#39;t like to talk about polls, like, the five of six swing states that he is losing right now to somebody who is a criminal offender. But, more… <a href="https://t.co/HznjkEE05h">pic.twitter.com/HznjkEE05h</a>
&mdash; Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href="https://twitter.com/CurtisHouck/status/1790444380572078412?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Doocy pushed back immediately, arguing that the president&#8217;s policies were not doing what he had promised they would.
&#8220;I get that you understand that people are hurting right now. Why is it that nothing you&#8217;re doing to address their concerns is working?&#8221; he asked.
&#8220;What I&#8217;m saying is, we&#8217;re going to continue to do the work. I can&#8217;t speak to the polls, right? Those are for folks who are experts who can do a deep dive and look into that and speak to them,&#8221; Jean-Pierre insisted. &#8220;What I can speak to is we understand what the American people is [sic] feeling. We understand what they&#8217;re going through. That&#8217;s why we&#8217;re going to continue to do the work.&#8221;
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Doocy: “So, more broadly then —”
KJP: “Yeah.”
Doocy: “— have you considered in the White House that some of President Biden&#39;s recent policy positions could be a turn off to the people that used to like him?” 
KJP: “So, here, I would — this is — I would disagree with you there… <a href="https://t.co/1Ift6WBAZK">pic.twitter.com/1Ift6WBAZK</a>
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Doocy wrapped up with a vague question that seemed to be addressing the ongoing war between Israel and the terrorist organization Hamas — and the concurrent war within the Democrat Party regarding Biden&#8217;s recently-vacillating position on Israel.
&#8220;Have you considered in the White House that some of President Biden&#8217;s recent policy positions could be a turn off to the people that used to like him?&#8221; Doocy asked.
Jean-Pierre made no mention of Israel in her answer, instead citing a list of Biden&#8217;s policy positions that she claimed were &#8220;incredibly popular&#8221; — such as working to lower the cost of prescription drugs and overall health care.

Media Briefing Held By White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre

Doocy To KJP: ‘Why Do You Think Americans Are So Down On President Biden Right Now?’

Doocy To KJP: 'Why Do You Think Americans Are So Down On President Biden Right Now?'

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Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy pressed Security Council spokesman John Kirby on President Joe Biden&#8217;s Iran policy, suggesting that he might want to take it a step further than simply the word &#8220;don&#8217;t&#8221; going forward.
At Monday&#8217;s press briefing, the first since Iran launched a direct attack on Israel over the weekend, Doocy pointed to the fact that Iran had acted in defiance of Biden&#8217;s warning — &#8220;Don&#8217;t&#8221; — issued late last week.
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DOOCY TIME: “John, has President Biden considered maybe beefing up the public Iran posture to be more than just one word?”
WH’s John Kirby: “You — you’re referring to, ‘don&#39;t’?”
Doocy: “Yeah.”
Kirby: “And so, let&#39;s —”
Doocy: “Because he said —”
Kirby: “— talk about —”… <a href="https://t.co/KufejLZFnX">pic.twitter.com/KufejLZFnX</a>
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&#8220;John, has President Biden considered maybe beefing up the public Iran posture to be more than just one word?&#8221; Doocy asked Kirby.
&#8220;You — you’re referring to &#8216;don&#8217;t&#8217;?&#8221; Kirby clarified.
&#8220;Yeah,&#8221; Doocy replied.
&#8220;And so, let&#8217;s — talk about —&#8221; Kirby said.
&#8220;Because he said &#8216;don’t&#8217; and they did it anyway,&#8221; Doocy added. &#8220;So now what?&#8221;
&#8220;Let&#8217;s talk about — what we did. Peter. Let&#8217;s talk about &#8216;don’t&#8217; and did,&#8221; Kirby continued. &#8220;Let&#8217;s talk about Saturday night. He made it clear that he didn&#8217;t want to see escalation in the region.&#8221;
Doocy interrupted, saying, &#8220;And yet, there was.&#8221;
&#8220;Eh, let me finish. He added military resources to the region right after October 7 and then, when we had an inkling that this kind of thing was coming, he added even more military resources to the region, more destroyers that were capable of shooting down ballistic missiles, fighters — fighter squadron that was able to shoot down drones and that&#8217;s what we did,&#8221; Kirby said.
Kirby went on to argue that Iran had &#8220;utterly failed&#8221; in its attempt to attack Israel, noting that despite the barrage of hundreds of drones and missiles, only a few had made it through Israel&#8217;s defenses.
&#8220;Yes, they fired an unprecedented amount of munitions, but how much of a success did they have, Peter? None. Zero,&#8221; Kirby added. &#8220;It was an embarrassing failure for the Supreme Leader, for the IRGC.&#8221;

Fox Reporter: White House Might Want To ‘Beef Up’ Iran Policy Beyond ‘Don’t’

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