On 8/1/2022, during press conference, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “Reporter: were you able to get a sense of the President’s reaction to Senator Manchin yesterday repeatedly refusing to get behind an endorsement for a reelection? And does the President — if you did get a reaction to that — feel like members of his own party are undermining him on that front?”
Jean-Pierre: I — I mean — you know, I saw those interviews. I wouldn’t say he was undermining. It — from what it looked like to me, Sen- — Pres- — Senator Manchin is very much focused. He went on — he went on the shows to focus on the Inflation Reduction Act. He was very — he was zeroed-in on that and laid out why this is going to be a benefit for middle-class families and why it’s going to lower costs and why it is an investment — a historic investment in — in — you know, that we have not seen in a long time, whether it’s climate change or, just in general, as we try to reduce inflation and fight that back and figure out how do we continue to lower the deficit. And so —
Reporter: And he was also repeatedly asked whether he would support President Biden in a 2024 reelection —
Jean-Pierre: But here’s the thing —
Reporter: — and he repeatedly refused to go there.
Jean-Pierre: But here’s — okay, so here’s — here’s what I say — I’ll say about this — and, you know, we from — from the podium, I really cannot dive into any election. But I’ve been really clear, and the President has been asked this question many times, that he intends to run in 2024. He plans to run in 2024. That is way off — like, we are — we are a long ways away from 2024. And here’s the thing: Our biggest thing right now is to not be distracted … we still have a few things ahead of us that’s going to be really important to get that done for the American people. So we’re going to stay focused, and so we’re not going to be distracted. And that’s — that’s how we see things at this time.
Reporter: Also, if I could ask — I know, you’re a little tired of asking or answering questions about 2024 —
Jean-Pierre: Oh, I’m never tired. Never tired.
Reporter: — and President Biden running — whether he will run. I was just — you know, with former President Trump talking about submitting his paperwork potentially before the midterms, why — when will President Biden file his paperwork? And wouldn’t that help kind of nip some of these questions in the bud?
Jean-Pierre: I mean, the President has said that he intends to run. He’s said that multiple times. So, there’s that. I’ll put that out there. But again, we are — we have some — you know, we have some work to do in the next couple of days and weeks that we’re going to focus on. We’re not going to be distracted by what’s happening with the former President. That is not our focus … We see the Inflation Reduction Act as a down payment, as a promise that we — the President has made. And so we’re going to continue to make sure we get that over the fin- — the finish line.
on 7/30/2022, Vice President Kamala Harris opened the Democratic National Committee’s event with a speech about Democrats being “unburdened by what has been,” during her remarks at a Democratic National Committee’s 100 days Out grassroots event. Harris rambled about voters “putting in an order,” spending hours figuring out voting by mail. Harris said, “While we send our prayers, and our love, we also, with each day, renew our commitment to the urgency of now and the ability that we have collectively, all of us in it together, to do something about it.”
Flashback President Joe Biden said, “What interest do we have in Afghanistan at this point with Al-Qaeda gone?,” during his remarks from the White House on 8/20/2021.
on 8/2/2022, President Joe Biden’s Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm dodged a question on more leasing & pipelines, which she said, “takes a huge amount of time,” during an interview on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” with Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, and Willie Geist. She said, “Clean energy will make us “Nationally Secure”, and “Accelerating Our Movement To Clean Energy,” “Can’t Rely” on Oil & Gas.
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WH: Manchin not undermining Biden, he will run in 2024, not distracted by Dems or by Trump.