#shorts On 3/2/2023, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “I’m looking at the bill and, basically, right now the minimum sentence is 7 years with a maximum of 21. And the revisions would be 4 to 18. Does he just — does he believe that seven years is the minimum sentence someone should receive for carjacking? Or is it more so the message that would be sent here?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, I’m not going to go line by line of — of the — of the legislation. What I can say more broadly, to your point, as you are asking me this question, is that the President wants to make sure that we have communities — that communities across the country feel safe. He feels that this is an — incredibly important for him to do as President.

This is an op- — this is something that is being presented to him. This is not a piece of legislation that he put forward. This is something that has been presented to him, and he’s going to take action on behalf of a community here — right here in D.C.

Q Maybe not line by line but, like, just that line —

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: No, I’m — I’m just —
Q — since — since you mentioned carjacking.
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: No, I know. I —
Q — I just —
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I just used carjacking as an example, but I —
Q But he also mentioned it in his tweet, so —

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: No, I — no, totally understand. I’m just not going to go line by line. It was just …

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/sf7MTk4ettM
KJP: I’m not going to go line by line Q: not line by line but, like, just that line