On 10/26/2022, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “Reporter: Was the White House in any way surprised by the performance of the lieutenant governor in the debate? I know that people here — including not just the President, but others — have been in touch with him. But was there any surprise, in terms of how he performed, given the auditory processing, given the high profile of the evening, and that sort of thing? Was it a surprise to the White House at all?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, look, it’s — it’s been a busy day, as you know; you guys have been watching the President. He gave a speech on junk fees, which is going to be incredibly important to the American people, ser- — saving American people $24 billion. So that was something that he was certainly focused on. The Israeli President is here, who he’s hosting, as you all know.
Reporter: The President has frequently talked about transparency and so has this administration. Does the President believe that Fetterman should release his medical records?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I’ve been asked this question, and I leave that over to the lieutenant governor to make that decision.
Reporter: Just a really quick follow-up to Zeke’s question. Given the amount of time that the President has spent with Fetterman and the conversation that is happening today in the wake of last night’s debate performance, does the President have any concerns about — has he ever raised, either in conversations with you that you’ve been a part of or with others here at the White House, any concerns about his health?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, I’ll say this: With — in personal conversations that the President has had with the lieutenant governor, the President has found him to be impressive — an incredibly bright and talented person who’s just as capable as always to carry out his office — the duties of his office … in their conversation, in their relationship over time. And we have — we have, of course, as it relates to your question about his health, seen the same comments from independent medical experts that you all have noted and that the improving symptoms he has had to do with the speech and hearing — not all with cognitive function. He looks forward to working with the lieutenant governor in the future — and — and sees him as an authentic individual who is fighting every day for the middle class, and finds him incredibly impressive.
Reporter: Given the President, last week in Pittsburgh when we were traveling with him, said that he did think Democrats would be able to hold the Senate, does he still think that today given last night’s debate performance?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I mean, look, I’m not going to get into analysis here. There are people out there who are — who are political pundits who are clearly doing that every day for the next — next two weeks, or less than two weeks. So, I’m not going to get into — get into those specifics. Here’s what the President believes: He believes that the American people have a choice … And you’ve seen that across the past several — several weeks from this President. He’s talked about student loan … He’s talked about lowering costs. We see gas prices, as Kirby was saying, has come down about $1.25 a gallon because of the work that this President has done. So he believes — and let’s not forget the Inflation Reduction Act that only Democrats voted on, and that’s going to lower
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Q: “Surprised” By Fetterman Debate? A: It Was “A Busy Day”; Biden Believes Fetterman should release medical records?