White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Friday that Special Counsel Robert Hur’s remarks about Biden’s mental fitness — mainly his serious memory issues — do “not live in reality.”
Hur’s remarks were contained in a report on his criminal investigation into Biden’s handling of classified material, which said that Biden should not be charged in part because no jury would ever convict him because he was an elderly man with a “poor memory.”
“If the special counsel says President Biden has significant limitations on memory, then who is helping him run the country?” a reporter asked Jean-Pierre during Friday’s press briefing.
“The President of the United States runs the country,” she responded. “The commander-in-chief runs the country.”
“How can he be trusted with nuclear codes?” the reporter pressed. “I get that you are saying nobody in the building would say they have an issue with his memory, but just the little part of what we get to see, he has made mistake after mistake after mistake on camera this week.”
Jean-Pierre responded, “I want to be very clear here. The reality is, that report, that part of the report does not live in reality. It just doesn’t.”
When asked if the special counsel was “lying” about Biden’s memory, Jean-Pierre claimed that the special counsel’s remarks were “gratuitous.”
“It is unacceptable. And it does not live in reality,” she claimed. “That is just the facts.”
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Asked how Biden can be trusted with the nuclear codes if he constantly makes mistake after mistake on camera:
KJP: “That part of the report does not live in reality.” pic.twitter.com/EtzlMGTA3i
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PETER DOOCY, FOX NEWS: If the special counsel says President Biden has significant limitations on memory, then who is helping him run the country?
KARINE JEAN-PIERRE, WHITE HOUSE: The president of the United States runs the country. The commander-in-chief runs the country.
DOOCY: How can he be trusted with nuclear codes? I get that you are saying nobody in the building would say they have an issue with his memory but just the little part of what we get to see, he has made mistake after mistake after mistake on camera this week.
JEAN-PIERRE: So I want to be very clear here. The reality is, that report, that part of the report does not live in reality. It just doesn’t —
DOOCY: So the special counsel was lying about the president’s memory?
JEAN-PIERRE: — it was gratuitous. You heard from Ian Sams, my colleague. It is unacceptable. And it does not live in reality. That is just the facts. And, and, look, it is a closed case. That’s what the special counsel said.