White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre abruptly ended Thursday&#8217;s press conference after a reporter that Jean-Pierre often ignores demanded to be called on.
National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby appeared at the press conference and talked about President Joe Biden welcoming Angolan President João Lourenço at the White House.
Simon Ateba from Today News Africa interrupted Kirby after trying to ask a question, saying: “It’s so surprising you are receiving an African leader and you don’t take a question from an African journalist.”
Jean-Pierre interjected to let Kirby leave and said, &#8220;We can end this briefing if it’s not going to be respectful here.&#8221;
Ateba kept trying to talk, so Jean-Pierre opted to simply end the press briefing on the spot. She did not take any questions.
&#8220;It&#8217;s a shame that @WhiteHouse @PressSec Karine Jean-Pierre decided to abruptly end the press briefing rather than take a question from me after a year,&#8221; Ateba wrote on X. &#8220;Even when President Biden is hosting an African leader like the President of Angola today, the White House does not take a question from the African journalist in the room.&#8221;
&#8220;I am highly disappointed and even heartbroken that in the citadel of democracy, and in the most powerful house in the world, I&#8217;m being discriminated against for a year for trying to do my job while journalist colleagues remain silent,&#8221; he said.
He later said that Jean-Pierre &#8220;stormed out to pretend I shut the briefing. Very dishonest.&#8221;
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BREAKING: Karine Jean-Pierre ends the White House briefing in chaos after refusing to call on an African journalist. 
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Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy cornered Press Secretary Karine Jean Pierre during Monday&#8217;s briefing, asking whether she truly believed that the American people could feel the economy improving.
Doocy pressed Jean-Pierre on the topic, beginning with a tongue-in-cheek question about whether families had commented — while sitting around their Thanksgiving tables — about how much less expensive things had gotten.
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Doocy: “But why do you think it is that when you say the economy is improving, and President Biden says the economy is improving that a majority of Americans outside of this building are not buying it?”
KJP: “So here’s the thing. When we walked into this administration, the… <a href="https://t.co/cF4y42vmZy">pic.twitter.com/cF4y42vmZy</a>
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Responding to Jean-Pierre&#8217;s claims that prices of a number of key items had decreased, Doocy asked, &#8220;So, is it your sense that when people are home for Thanksgiving, catching up with their family members, they were saying to each other, ‘Can you believe how much more affordable things have gotten?'&#8221;
&#8220;So, honestly, I wouldn’t … I hear the question, but I want to make sure this is very clear. We take that very seriously. We take what families — the decisions that they make at their kitchen table, whether it’s at whether it’s during Thanksgiving or whether it is every month, as they’re trying to make hard decisions about how they move forward with taking care of their family — we take that very seriously,&#8221; Jean-Pierre replied. &#8220;It’s not a joke to us, it is important to us.&#8221;
She went on to repeat the Biden administration&#8217;s oft-repeated refrain, adding that in spite of what American families might be feeling, &#8220;The fact is the data shows that the economy is improving. The data shows that households remain in a strong financial position.&#8221;
&#8220;But why do you think it is that when you say the economy is improving and President Biden says the economy is improving, that a majority of Americans outside of this building are not buying it?&#8221; Doocy pressed again.
Jean-Pierre responded by blaming the COVID-19 pandemic and former President Donald Trump for any continued economic hardships — and pivoted to claim that Biden&#8217;s American Rescue Plan had made it possible for small businesses and schools to reopen.
&#8220;It’s going to take some time, but it does not take away how we have seen the economy getting back on its feet. We actually had to fix the problem that we saw, that the last administration left us,&#8221; she said.

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The White House claimed on Monday that Thanksgiving meal costs were down — and while the average cost of a turkey, typical side dishes, and desserts have come down slightly from 2022&#8217;s record high, they are still well above pre-pandemic levels.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre opened Monday&#8217;s briefing with a list of Thanksgiving staples — from turkey and cranberries to car rentals and airfare — and showed the percentages by which the prices had come down.
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KJP opens today&#39;s briefing by whipping out a literal food menu and claiming that this Thanksgiving is actually one of the cheapest ever <a href="https://t.co/j4vUYp2Fk7">pic.twitter.com/j4vUYp2Fk7</a>
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And while the prices have come down — in some cases, considerably, since the Thanksgiving meal hit a record high in 2022 — prices are still higher than they were in previous years, particularly before the pandemic.
According to a <a href="https://www.fb.org/market-intel/thanksgiving-dinner-cost-relief-but-still-high-relative-to-recent-years" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> published by the American Farm Bureau Federation, the average cost for a Thanksgiving meal for ten people in 2023 is $61.17. That&#8217;s down 4.5% from 2022&#8217;s average cost, $64.05, but it&#8217;s still up 14.7% from 2021 ($53.31) and up 25% from 2019 ($48.91).
The decrease in cost, according to the AFBF, was primarily driven by a lower price for turkeys: &#8220;Given its prominence, the turkey is the true driver of Thanksgiving dinner prices. This year’s drop in turkey prices is attributable to a decrease of avian influenza cases and the resulting recovery in the turkey flock.&#8221;
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Prices varied across the United States as well, with the average cost higher on the west coast ($63.89) and the northeast ($64.38) than it is in the south ($59.10) and the midwest ($58.66).
&#8220;According to AFBF’s national Thanksgiving survey, 2023 will have the second most expensive Thanksgiving meal in the survey’s 38-year history,&#8221; the AFBF wrote in the final report. &#8220;A reduction in 4.5% of the Thanksgiving meal was predominantly driven by a reduced cost of turkey, but also by reductions in seven of eleven surveyed dinner items. Although survey prices have begun to come down, food price inflation remains a real issue and serves as a constraint on the budget of all U.S. consumers.&#8221;

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The U.S. credit rating was given a negative outlook by Moody’s Investor Service in part due to the ballooning <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/national-debt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">U.S. debt</a>. 
Moody’s, a global credit rating provider, made the projection on Friday, changing its assessment of the American credit from stable to negative. The news comes as spending and inflation have remained high throughout the Biden administration. 
“In the context of higher interest rates, without effective fiscal policy measures to reduce government spending or increase revenues,” Moody’s <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/10/moodys-cuts-usa-outlook-to-negative-citing-higher-interest-rates-and-deficits.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement. “Moody’s expects that the U.S.’ fiscal deficits will remain very large, significantly weakening debt affordability.”
The rating’s agency also said the decision was based in part on political polarization. 
“Continued political polarization within U.S. Congress raises the risk that successive governments will not be able to reach consensus on a fiscal plan to slow the decline in debt affordability,” Moody’s said. 
The Biden administration, which has pushed massive green energy and Ukraine spending packages, pinned the blame on Republicans.
“Moody’s decision to change the U.S. outlook is yet another consequence of congressional Republican extremism and dysfunction,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/10/business/moodys-negative-credit-outlook.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. 
Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyem claimed that the American economy remained “strong,” disagreeing with Moody’s decision. 
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpeakerJohnson/status/1723170118417404352" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that Moody’s actions were a result of the “Democrats reckless spending agenda.”
“Our $33.6 trillion debt is unsustainable and poses a danger to our national security and economy,” Johnson said. “Meanwhile, the runaway inflation and soaring interest rates that have been the cornerstone of &#8216;Bidenomics&#8217; have hammered families&#8217; pocket books and made the Treasury&#8217;s costs for borrowing spiral out of control.”
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“This is why the Administration and their congressional allies have lost the faith of the American people,” Johnson added, saying that Republicans were working to restore fiscal restraint to Congress. 
In September the U.S. national debt <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/us-national-debt-surpasses-33t-for-first-time-in-history" target="_blank" rel="noopener">eclipsed $33 trillion</a>,  just months after it hit $32 trillion in mid-June. 
“Instead of hearing about solutions, we hear promises of which programs our leaders are unwilling to touch and which taxes they are unwilling to raise,” Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, said. “That kind of talk is not only pandering, but it’s also downright irresponsible when we have a mess like this on our hands.”
Recent <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-government-debt-track-surpass-042125090.html#:~:text=US%20public%20debt%20outstanding%20currently,investment%20strategist%20Michael%20Hartnett%20said." target="_blank" rel="noopener">projections estimate</a> that the U.S. debt will exceed $50 trillion by 2033

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From around the world today, we’re receiving reports of the rapid-fire spread of a virus that transforms human beings into brain-eating zombies. According to witnesses from every corner of the globe, infected zombies are rampaging through city and countryside, attacking and biting unsuspecting passersby. After a count of twelve seconds, the victim is himself transformed into a walking corpse that is starved for human brains and can only be stopped by a bullet to the head.
The President of the United States was on vacation in Delaware and could not be reached for comment but was said to be carefully monitoring the situation between enjoying the occasional pistachio ice cream cone and quiet walks along the beach with his doctor wife. But White House Spokeswoman Karine Jean Identity Hire did address the D.C. press corps saying, “As a lesbian woman of color, I just want to say that our hearts go out to the zombie community today as they are under attack right now and really suffering. This president is committed to developing an across-the-board response to the rising tide of zombie-phobia along with the troubling trend of increasing gun violence.”
Some conservative outlets released what they claimed was a leaked zombie manifesto out of Nashville, Tennessee, which said in its entirety, “Must eat brains.” The Chief of Police in what used to be Nashville and is now just a seething hive of brain-eating zombies, responded to the manifesto release by announcing that he had begun a full investigation into who had leaked the document, and would suspend the animated corpse of anyone who was responsible. The Chief said “Making this manifesto public could do untold damage to the sensitivities of those whose brains have been eaten. Believe me when I say that things look very different when the manifesto is read in context and I will do everything within my power to make sure that never happens.” The rest of the Chief’s statement was cut short when he was swarmed and devoured.
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib came under fire after reposting a statement on the social media platform X which some said was pro-zombie. The statement read, “Must eat brains.” In a tearful speech from the house floor, Congresswoman Tlaib said she was not calling for the extermination of humanity but had only intended to bring attention to the oppression and marginalization of a race of creatures who slaughtered everyone with whom they came in contact. Fellow Squad member Ayanna Presley rose to Tlaib’s defense, saying, “Words mean different things to different people and while for some the slogan ‘Must eat brains,’ might seem to call for certain death for billions of individuals, to others it’s merely a statement of solidarity with those colonized non-western cultures who want nothing more than certain death for billions of individuals.”
At Yale University, students took to the quad to demonstrate in favor of the zombie apocalypse led by the Ivy League organization “Brainy People Who Support Zombies Who Eat Our Brains.” Organization spokeswoman Molly Coddled explained her logic in an earsplitting voice made shrill by a level of hysterical feminine entitlement that made you just want to give her the smack she deserves, saying, “For too long, humans have colonized the lands that rightly belong to indigenous zombies who did not exist until twelve seconds ago. The plight of these zombies has been ignored simply because of the color of their skin, which of course is green, although it&#8217;s a little hard to make out under all the blood. But we are determined to stand with zombies as allies until every single one of us is devoured.”
News outlets throughout the world have been forced to cover the spreading zombie apocalypse with reporters whose brains have now been eaten, which hasn’t actually changed the quality of their journalism one bit. NBC News, for instance, reported on the “passionate but mostly peaceful” zombies currently rampaging through the Capitol building in Washington D.C. Interviewed by NBC in the rotunda, Congressman Adam Schiff said, “At least they’re not MAGA extremists. Also, must eat brains.”
This excerpt is taken from the opening satirical monologue of “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-1156-music-city-madness" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Andrew Klavan Show</a>.”
Andrew Klavan is the host of “The Andrew Klavan Show” at The Daily Wire. He is an award-winning novelist, Hollywood screenwriter, and popular satirist. Klavan is the author of “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Strange-Habit-Mind-Cameron-Mysteries/dp/1613163517/ref=pd_bxgy_sccl_1/132-9473875-2662038?pd_rd_w=lnVGk&amp;content-id=amzn1.sym.26a5c67f-1a30-486b-bb90-b523ad38d5a0&amp;pf_rd_p=26a5c67f-1a30-486b-bb90-b523ad38d5a0&amp;pf_rd_r=13RV0285EXYKN2D57RST&amp;pd_rd_wg=jW34u&amp;pd_rd_r=e0bb3c70-62ea-4448-8be5-a7cf1bba3f5e&amp;pd_rd_i=1613163517&amp;psc=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">When Christmas Comes</a>” and “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Strange-Habit-Mind-Cameron-Mysteries/dp/1613163517/ref=pd_bxgy_sccl_1/132-9473875-2662038?pd_rd_w=lnVGk&amp;content-id=amzn1.sym.26a5c67f-1a30-486b-bb90-b523ad38d5a0&amp;pf_rd_p=26a5c67f-1a30-486b-bb90-b523ad38d5a0&amp;pf_rd_r=13RV0285EXYKN2D57RST&amp;pd_rd_wg=jW34u&amp;pd_rd_r=e0bb3c70-62ea-4448-8be5-a7cf1bba3f5e&amp;pd_rd_i=1613163517&amp;psc=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">When Christmas Comes</a>” the first two novels in the USA Today best-selling Cameron Winter Mystery series. Follow him on X: @andrewklavan
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White House Press Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/karine-jean-pierre" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Karine Jean-Pierre</a> refused to condemn hundreds of anti-Semites who have been shown in numerous recent viral videos pulling down posters of Israeli nationals who were kidnapped by Hamas.
The posters have been put up in cities across the world — although most have been in the U.S. and in Europe — and a large number of video clips have emerged of anti-Semites pulling down the posters shortly after they were put up.
Jean-Pierre was asked about the matter during Tuesday&#8217;s White House press conference, specifically if the White House believes those who are tearing down the posters &#8220;should be condemned&#8221; or if they believe that pulling down the posters constitutes a form of &#8220;peaceful protest.&#8221;
&#8220;Look, I, eh, I, I, I&#8217;ve sort of kind of seen the reporting here and there, I think it was from last week, right?&#8221; Jean-Pierre responded.
The reporter quickly noted &#8220;there&#8217;s been like 30 million videos that have gone around on this.&#8221;
&#8220;No, I know. I hear you. I hear you,&#8221; she responded. &#8220;I&#8217;m just not going to. We&#8217;re not going to, I&#8217;m not going&#8211;&#8221;
When pressed again on whether people should be pulling down the posters of kidnapped Israelis, Jean-Pierre responded, &#8220;I&#8217;m just not going to go into specifics on that particular thing.&#8221;
She said that there were &#8220;real violent protests and threats that are happening right now&#8221; and that&#8217;s what the administration was focused on.
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When pressed again on the matter, she once again refused to give an answer.
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White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre refuses to condemn anti-Israel activists who tear down signs of kidnapped Israelis:
&quot;I&#39;m not going to go into specifics on that particular thing.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/5qxBk1xTn9">pic.twitter.com/5qxBk1xTn9</a>
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After garnering significant backlash online over her inability to condemn those who were engaged in covering up the actions committed by Hamas terrorists on October 7, Jean-Pierre was forced to publish a post on X condemning the act of pulling down the posters.
&#8220;As a result of the Hamas terrorist attacks, communities and families are grieving,&#8221; she said. &#8220;For the past month, the families of those who have been taken hostage have lived in agony. Tearing down pictures of their loved ones &#8211; who are being held hostage by Hamas &#8211; is wrong and hurtful.&#8221;
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As a result of the Hamas terrorist attacks, communities and families are grieving. For the past month, the families of those who have been taken hostage have lived in agony. Tearing down pictures of their loved ones &#8211; who are being held hostage by Hamas &#8211; is wrong and hurtful.
&mdash; Karine Jean-Pierre (@PressSec) <a href="https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/1721989719360197023?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2023</a></blockquote>
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White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre attempted to do some damage control after one of her responses during Monday&#8217;s press briefing sparked backlash from both sides of the political aisle.
In a post to X, Jean-Pierre responded to some of the criticisms — namely that she had blown off concerns about a rising tide of anti-Semitism in the United States and had instead focused her attention on hate crimes against Muslims.
&#8220;To be clear: the President and our team are very concerned about a rise in antisemitism, especially after the horrific Hamas terrorist attack in Israel,&#8221; she said. &#8220;That’s why the President mobilized his homeland security team to address any potential threats that could harm Jewish communities, as well as Muslim, Arab American, and Palestinian American communities.&#8221;
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To be clear: the President and our team are very concerned about a rise in antisemitism, especially after the horrific Hamas terrorist attack in Israel. <a href="https://t.co/oMeFDmZK66">https://t.co/oMeFDmZK66</a>
&mdash; Karine Jean-Pierre (@PressSec) <a href="https://twitter.com/PressSec/status/1716551845093454245?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Critics were not impressed with her attempt to recover the fumble, and said so via X.
&#8220;Weird how you didn’t say that when asked directly,&#8221; Megyn Kelly <a href="https://twitter.com/megynkelly/status/1716839183975641425" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
&#8220;To be clear: it did not seem that you or the president are very concerned at all about the rise in Jew hatred. Say it from the podium, don&#8217;t take to your twitter account,&#8221; Karol Markowicz added.
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To be clear: it did not seem that you or the president are very concerned at all about the rise in Jew hatred. Say it from the podium, don&#39;t take to your twitter account. <a href="https://t.co/C7uUB2sRe5">https://t.co/C7uUB2sRe5</a>
&mdash; Karol Markowicz (@karol) <a href="https://twitter.com/karol/status/1716826445375582470?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 24, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The White House always says &#8216;to be clear&#8217; right when they’re in the middle of wildly confusing us,&#8221; Kate Hyde <a href="https://twitter.com/KateHydeNY/status/1716828461896257996" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a>.
When pressed on Monday about the rise in anti-Semitic rhetoric and demonstrations — on American college campuses and elsewhere — and whether the White House was concerned about the threat of anti-Semitic violence, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kjp-dismisses-question-on-concern-over-rise-in-anti-semitism-muslims-have-endured-a-disproportionate-number-of-hate-fueled-attacks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jean-Pierre</a> pivoted almost immediately to address anti-Muslim hate instead.
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&#8220;We have not seen any credible threats,&#8221; she said of the possibility that Jews in the United States could be targeted. &#8220;But look, Muslims and those perceived to be Muslim have endured a disproportionate number of hate-fueled attacks.&#8221;
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&quot;What is [Biden&#39;s] level of concern right now about a potential rise of antisemitism?&quot;
KARINE JEAN-PIERRE: &quot;Muslims and those perceived to be Muslim have endured a disproportionate number of hate-fueled attacks&quot; <a href="https://t.co/q1WYkpbKmn">pic.twitter.com/q1WYkpbKmn</a>
&mdash; RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1716517325170463221?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Critics <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-rep-blasts-kjp-for-dismissing-question-on-rise-in-anti-semitism-what-a-weak-answer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pushed back</a>, former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer <a href="https://twitter.com/AriFleischer/status/1716569953829048533" target="_blank" rel="noopener">among them</a>: &#8220;This is the most tone-deaf answer ever. The question was about anti-Semitism and KJP talks about threats to Muslim Americans. I guess the fact that Jews are attacked doesn’t register with her.&#8221;
&#8220;What a weak answer. And why are you looking in the book? What’s the approved answer? The simple answer is yes, you are concerned about the rise of antisemitism. Of course we are also worried about hatred against Muslim Americans. Must do better,&#8221; Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) said.
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What a weak answer. And why are you looking in the book? What’s the approved answer? The simple answer is yes, you are concerned about the rise of antisemitism. Of course we are also worried about hatred against Muslim Americans. Must do better. <a href="https://t.co/RdYhPTFpHa">https://t.co/RdYhPTFpHa</a>
&mdash; Jared Moskowitz 🟧 (@JaredEMoskowitz) <a href="https://twitter.com/JaredEMoskowitz/status/1716568628978385340?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Florida Democrat Rep. Jared Moskowitz was not pleased with White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who on Monday <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kjp-dismisses-question-on-concern-over-rise-in-anti-semitism-muslims-have-endured-a-disproportionate-number-of-hate-fueled-attacks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">deflected from answering</a> a question on the rise in anti-Semitism and instead addressed hatred directed toward Muslims. 
During a White House press conference, Jean-Pierre was asked how concerned the Biden administration was about a rise in anti-Semitism stemming from Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, and the press secretary dismissed the question, saying, “We have not seen any credible threats.”
“I know there’s questions about credible threats, so just want to make sure that that’s out there,” she added and then went on to condemn attacks against Muslims. 
“But look, Muslims and those perceived to be Muslim have endured a disproportionate number of hate-fueled attacks,” Jean-Pierre said. “And certainly President Biden understands that many of our Muslim Arab Americans’ and Palestinian Americans’ loved ones and neighbors are worried about the hate being directed at their community.”
Moskowitz, who is Jewish and is serving in his first term in the U.S. House, slammed Jean-Pierre’s response. 
“What a weak answer. And why are you looking in the book? What’s the approved answer?” Moskowitz asked. “The simple answer is yes, you are concerned about the rise of antisemitism. Of course we are also worried about hatred against Muslim Americans. Must do better.”
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What a weak answer. And why are you looking in the book? What’s the approved answer? The simple answer is yes, you are concerned about the rise of antisemitism. Of course we are also worried about hatred against Muslim Americans. Must do better. <a href="https://t.co/RdYhPTFpHa">https://t.co/RdYhPTFpHa</a>
&mdash; Jared Moskowitz 🟧 (@JaredEMoskowitz) <a href="https://twitter.com/JaredEMoskowitz/status/1716568628978385340?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Jean-Pierre later attempted to &#8220;clear&#8221; up her answer with a <a href="https://twitter.com/presssec/status/1716551845093454245?s=46&amp;t=bWA3waiBGyLuWF32llS9MA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> on X.
“To be clear: the President and our team are very concerned about a rise in antisemitism, especially after the horrific Hamas terrorist attack in Israel,” the press secretary posted. “That’s why the President mobilized his homeland security team to address any potential threats that could harm Jewish communities, as well as Muslim, Arab American, and Palestinian American communities.”
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Jean-Pierre’s dismissal of addressing anti-Semitism during the White House press conference came as student groups and far-Left protesters in America <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/deeply-sick-over-30-harvard-university-groups-blame-israel-after-hamas-commits-atrocities" target="_blank" rel="noopener">condemn</a> Israel and spout anti-Semitic tropes in the wake of Hamas’ attack on Israel that killed more than 1,400 people.
Anti-Israel demonstrations broke out across the U.S. after the Hamas attack as protesters <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/pro-palestinian-protesters-pack-the-steps-of-minnesota-capitol/">called for</a> Israel to be wiped off the map. Far-Left activists also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/far-left-protesters-with-anti-semitic-group-storm-u-s-capitol-seeks-to-end-israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stormed</a> the Capitol complex last week. The protest, which took place in the Cannon House Office Building, was held by a group called “Jewish Voices for Peace, which “seeks to end Israel as a Jewish &amp; democratic state,” as pointed out by Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY).

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White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre refused to delve into recent large-scale anti-Semitic protests at some of America&#8217;s top schools in the wake of Hamas terrorists murdering 1,400 Israelis earlier this month.
Jean-Pierre was asked about the matter from Fox Business Network&#8217;s Grady Trimble after the recent protests and after some sentiment at some of the schools expressed support for the terrorists.
&#8220;I appreciate that the President respects First Amendment rights to protest, but does the President view anti-Israel protests and sentiment on college campuses as antisemitism?&#8221; Trimble asked.
&#8220;So, look, I’m not going to get into what’s happening across the country in — at different universities. I’m not going to get into the specifics,&#8221; she responded. &#8220;As the Admiral said, the First Amendment right — right? — that’s what something — a peaceful protest is really part of — part of our democracy, being able for folks to — to be able to express their feelings.&#8221;
&#8220;I’m not going to get into any, you know, specifics on that,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;The President has been very clear in wanting to make sure that Jewish Americans, wanting to make sure that Arab Americans, Muslims are protected here. That is what he believes in — that we — they have the right to live their lives and to feel protection and to feel like they’re able to be part of a community. The President has been very, very clear on denouncing any type of violence.&#8221;
&#8220;And so, as it relates to peaceful protesting, people have the right to do that,&#8221; she added. &#8220;But we’re just not going to get into blow by blows of what’s going on across the country.&#8221;
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FBN&#39;s <a href="https://twitter.com/Grady_Trimble?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Grady_Trimble</a>: I know John Kirby addressed the protests on college campuses and I appreciate that the President respects First Amendment rights to protest. But does the President view anti-Israel protests and sentiment on college campuses as anti-Semitism?&quot;
KJP: &quot;So,… <a href="https://t.co/NzgtER6GXt">pic.twitter.com/NzgtER6GXt</a>
&mdash; Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href="https://twitter.com/CurtisHouck/status/1716523713200304513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Jean-Pierre On Anti-Semitic Protests At Universities: ‘I’m Not Going To Get Into What’s Happening’

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White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre deflected when asked Monday about the concerning rise in anti-Semitism across the U.S. — instead addressing “hate-fueled attacks” against Muslims. 
Jean-Pierre was asked how concerned the Biden administration was about a rise in anti-Semitism stemming from Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, and the press secretary dismissed the question, saying, “We have not seen any credible threats.”
“I know there’s questions about credible threats, so just want to make sure that that’s out there,” she added and then went on to condemn attacks against Muslims. 
“But look, Muslims and those perceived to be Muslim have endured a disproportionate number of hate-fueled attacks,” Jean-Pierre said. “And certainly President Biden understands that many of our Muslim Arab Americans&#8217; and Palestinian Americans&#8217; loved ones and neighbors are worried about the hate being directed at their community.”
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Jean-Pierre is asked about the rise of anti-Semitism in America and responds by saying “Muslims and those perceived to be Muslim have endured a disproportionate number of hate-fueled attacks.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/VCGNYeToUA">pic.twitter.com/VCGNYeToUA</a>
&mdash; Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href="https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1716519594360230359?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Jean-Pierre went on to say that President Biden has directed the Department of Homeland Security to identify and address any threats to “the Jewish, the Muslim, the Arab American, or any other communities.” The press secretary’s dismissal of addressing anti-Semitism comes after student groups and far-Left protesters in America have condemned Israel and spouted anti-Semitic tropes in the wake of Hamas’ brutal attack on Israel that killed over 1,400 people.
Anti-Semitism has emerged on American college campuses following the deadliest attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust. Just days after the terrorist attack on Israel, a lecturer at Stanford was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/stanford-lecturer-who-helped-radicalize-colin-kaepernick-reportedly-told-jewish-students-to-stand-in-a-corner-after-hamas-attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suspended</a> after students said he singled out Jewish students in his class and told them to grab their belongings and stand in a corner, saying, “This is what Israel does to the Palestinians.” Meanwhile, a Jewish student at Columbia University <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dont-feel-safe-jewish-columbia-student-says-he-was-attacked-by-pro-palestinian-activist" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> he was attacked on campus by a pro-Palestinan activist who was tearing down fliers raising awareness about Israelis who have been taken hostage by Hamas.
Dozens of student groups at Harvard <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/deeply-sick-over-30-harvard-university-groups-blame-israel-after-hamas-commits-atrocities" target="_blank" rel="noopener">downplayed</a> the atrocities committed by Hamas and blamed Israel for the brutal violence that targeted Jews. Despite Hamas committing war crimes, entering civilians’ homes and murdering babies, children, women, mothers and fathers, brutalizing the victims, the students claimed it was “entirely” Israel’s fault.
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Anti-Israel demonstrations broke out across the U.S. after the Hamas attack as thousands of Hamas sympathizers called for Israel to be wiped off the map. Far-Left protesters also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/far-left-protesters-with-anti-semitic-group-storm-u-s-capitol-seeks-to-end-israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stormed</a> the Capitol complex last week. The Capitol protest was held by a group called “Jewish Voices for Peace, which “seeks to end Israel as a Jewish &amp; democratic state” as pointed out by Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY).

KJP Dismisses Question On Concern Over Rise In Anti-Semitism: ‘Muslims Have Endured A Disproportionate Number Of Hate-Fueled Attacks’

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A reporter chided <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/white-house" target="_blank" rel="noopener">White House</a> Press Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/karine-jean-pierre" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Karine Jean-Pierre</a> after she refused to call on him.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-york-post" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Post</a>&#8216;s Steven Nelson spoke up during a press briefing on Wednesday, lamenting, &#8220;You haven’t called on me in two seasons, Karine.”
Jean-Pierre replied, “And I’m not calling on you today.&#8221; She tried to move on, repeatedly telling another reporter in the room, &#8220;Go ahead,&#8221; but Nelson wasn&#8217;t done.
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REPORTER (<a href="https://twitter.com/stevennelson10?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@stevennelson10</a>): &quot;You haven&#39;t called on me in two seasons, Karine!&quot;
KARINE JEAN-PIERRE: &quot;I&#39;m not calling on you today!&quot;
REPORTER: &quot;You should be ashamed of that! That shows disrespect to a free and independent media!&quot; <a href="https://t.co/YVCrTmgxKy">pic.twitter.com/YVCrTmgxKy</a>
&mdash; RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1712174794437750939?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 11, 2023</a></blockquote>
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“You should be ashamed of that,&#8221; Nelson said. &#8220;That shows disrespect to a free and independent media, to blacklist one of our country’s largest and most widely read newspapers, Karine &#8230; that shows contempt for a free and independent press.”
Jean-Pierre refused to engage. “Go ahead,&#8221; she said again to another reporter. &#8220;I’m calling on somebody who I haven’t called on for a long time as well. Go ahead.&#8221;
Video clips of the clash got shared on social media by the Republican National Committee and others.
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&#8220;The [New York Post] is our country&#8217;s oldest daily newspaper. We have 4th-largest print circulation and only NY Times has more web traffic,&#8221; Nelson <a href="https://twitter.com/stevennelson10/status/1712182085207675035" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in response to one of the posts on X.
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The <a href="https://twitter.com/nypost?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NYPost</a> is our country&#39;s oldest daily newspaper. We have 4th-largest print circulation and only NY Times has more web traffic<a href="https://twitter.com/PressSec?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PressSec</a> last called on me in May, and on a colleague in July. The May exchange was also about press freedom issues: <a href="https://t.co/lNhoE8KSfD">https://t.co/lNhoE8KSfD</a> <a href="https://t.co/4FdRDZvlQ3">https://t.co/4FdRDZvlQ3</a>
&mdash; Steven Nelson (@stevennelson10) <a href="https://twitter.com/stevennelson10/status/1712182085207675035?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 11, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Jean-Pierre, who is often called &#8220;KJP,&#8221; &#8220;last called on me in May, and on a colleague in July. The May exchange was also about press freedom issues,&#8221; he added.
Indeed, at the very end of May, <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2023/05/31/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-and-national-security-council-coordinator-for-strategic-communications-john-kirby-12/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nelson asked</a> Jean-Pierre about the White House Press Office pre-screening reporters for President Joe Biden&#8217;s large indoor events and concerns about <a href="https://twitter.com/CurtisHouck/status/1663983236530225156" target="_blank" rel="noopener">restricted press access</a>. In response, Jean-Pierre insisted, &#8220;There is no restriction.&#8221;
It&#8217;s not for a lack of trying that Nelson has not been able to get Jean-Pierre to answer questions during a press briefing in the intervening months.
At the end of a briefing in September, he asked about Biden interacting with his son Hunter&#8217;s foreign business associates. The press secretary ignored the question and walked out of the room.
&#8220;Never an answer,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/mirandadevine/status/1702064909222019128" target="_blank" rel="noopener">commented</a> New York Post columnist Miranda Devine.
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&quot;Can you explain why the president interacted with so many of his son&#39;s foreign business associates!? More than half of voters told CNN they believe the president was involved and he lied! You can&#39;t have a response to that, Karine?&quot;
KARINE JEAN-PIERRE: *walks out* <a href="https://t.co/mSusQmrNbh">pic.twitter.com/mSusQmrNbh</a>
&mdash; RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1702024189903839670?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 13, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Jean-Pierre&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kjp-snaps-at-reporter-for-asking-if-biden-lied-to-the-public-incredibly-inappropriate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">icy exchanges</a> with the media also extends to Fox News reporter Peter Doocy, including in May when she pushed for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/karine-jean-pierre-erupts-when-pressed-over-claims-that-biden-has-lowered-illegal-immigration-by-90" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;the dramatics&#8221;</a> to &#8220;come down a little bit&#8221; after he asked about illegal immigration.

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