White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre blew her top Friday when a reporter dared to ask her if the cocaine found in the White House belongs to a member of President Joe Biden’s family.
The back-and-forth exchange began with Caitlin Doornbos of the New York Post noting that deputy press secretary Andrew Bates had dodged the question during a press briefing a day earlier.
“There was a question yesterday during the press gaggle with Andrew Bates. He said that he was avoiding it because of the Hatch Act,” Doornbos said. “I’m just asking again: Can you just say once and for all whether or not the cocaine belonged to the Biden family?”
Watch the exchange below:
Jean-Pierre initially replied by addressing the point about Bates.
“So, a couple of things there. He mentioned the Hatch Act because the question was posed to him using Donald Trump [as an example]. And so, he was trying to be very mindful. … That’s why he said the Hatch Act,” she said.
“So I would — I would, you know, have you read the transcript and read the transcript fully so you can see exactly what he was trying to say. So, that’s number one,” she added.
The press secretary then started lecturing Doornbos about “irresponsible reporting.”
“You know, there has been some irresponsible reporting about the family, and so I got to call that out here. And I have been very clear. I was clear two days ago when talking about this over and over again, as I was being asked a question,” she said.
“As you know — and the media outlets reported this — the Biden family was not here. They were not here. They were at Camp David. They were not here Friday. They were not here Saturday. They were not here Sunday. They were not even here Monday. They came back on Tuesday. So to ask that question is actually incredibly irresponsible. And I’ll just leave it there,” she added.
The problem is that MULTIPLE pool reports contradict her claim, starting with the one from Politico.
“Poolers saw Jill Biden, Baby Beau [the president’s grandson] and Hunter Biden climb into presidential SUV. President Biden followed a few minutes later. Motorcade rolling to Fort McNair as of 6:34p,” Politico’s pool report reads.
Fact check: @presssec said there was ‘irresponsible’ reporting on WH cocaine because Biden family ‘were not here Friday’
Hunter was at WH Friday according to @EugeneDaniels2 pool report https://t.co/2GoWiy6ao9 pic.twitter.com/tva9IOtwAO
— Steven Nelson (@stevennelson10) July 7, 2023
Fox News’ pool report reportedly reads similarly.
“White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre’s claim that no members of the Biden family were present at the White House in the days leading to the discovery of a bag of cocaine in the West Wing has been contradicted by the Fox News press pool report on one of those very days,” according to Fox News.
“According to the Friday, June 30 pool report, Biden gave remarks in the Roosevelt Room that afternoon, and didn’t depart the White House for Camp David until 6:34 p.m., along with First Lady Jill Biden, Hunter Biden, and Hunter’s son Beau Biden,” Fox News reported this Friday.
Plus, even if the Bidens weren’t at the White House at the precise moment the cocaine was found, many contend that doesn’t mean that the cocaine isn’t theirs.
Social media users for their part responded to Jean-Pierre’s “irresponsible” lecture by mocking the absurdity of her argument:
It’s irresponsible to get up in front of the press and be a paid pathological liar!!!!!
— C Erwin (@CErwins) July 8, 2023
Imagine asking if the cocaine found at a residence belonged to someone who lives there. What an insane and irresponsible question
— Glen Zariczny (@glenz_27) July 8, 2023
Asking the question is irresponsible. Bringing cocaine into the WH ( talking to you HUNTER) is totally fine. The world according to KJP.
— Lisa P71 (@farmhousefreak) July 8, 2023
irresponsible and over the top reporting on this story my A$$. Hunter is a outstanding subject and the propaganda spew from the WH is like Animal Farm.
— David Jobes (@davidlj58) July 8, 2023
PressSec acts negligent, incompetent, unqualified in her duties qll grounds for her termination. She is “irresponsible”one deflecting questions by devaluing the questioner. Her soul job is not to make irrelevant run-one excuses, devalue questions but to give forthright answers.
— BidenOwnsUkraineElectricBizSoNeedsUSToProtectIt (@Meadowlands2000) July 8, 2023
Meanwhile, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene posted a tweet warning Jean-Pierre that House Republicans will figure out the real answer all by themselves.
“Don’t worry @PressSec, we Oversight Republicans are going to ask Secret Service about cocaine found in the WH. I’d also like to know if WH staff and admin, as well as Hunter Biden, can all pass a drug test. And what list of meds or drugs is Joe taking?” she tweeted.
Look:
Don’t worry @PressSec, we Oversight Republicans are going to ask Secret Service about cocaine found in the WH.
I’d also like to know if WH staff and admin, as well as Hunter Biden, can all pass a drug test.
And what list of meds or drugs is Joe taking?
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG) July 5, 2023
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V. Saxena is a staff writer with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University. Saxena also contributes to BizPac Review.
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