Karine Jean-P: Rescinding Offer To Send Admin Officials To Auto Workers

On 9/21/2023, during White House Press Brief, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “On the UAW, the initial plan was the President was going to send Julie Su and Gene Sperling to Detroit. They stayed here. Why was that decision made for them to stay here? And now, given that the strike is expanding, are there plans to now go ahead and send them to Detroit? Or are they going to continue to — to make those conversations from here?

KJP: So, there was a mutually agreed decision that was made this week that we — that was believed to be the most productive way to move forward — was for — for Gene and Julie to stay back and to help from Washington in the best way possible.

Karine Jean-P: Rescinding Offer To Send Admin Officials To Auto Workers

Key Points

On 9/21/2023, during White House Press Brief, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “On the UAW, the initial plan was the President was going to send Julie Su and Gene Sperling to Detroit

• Why was that decision made for them to stay here
• And now, given that the strike is expanding, are there plans to now go ahead and send them to Detroit
• Or are they going to continue to — to make those conversations from here

Transcript Highlights

Transcribed from the video audio:

• On the UAW, the initial plan was the president was going to send Julie Sue and Dean Sperling to Detroit
• Why was that decision made for them to stay here
• And now given that the strike is expanding, are there plans to now go ahead and send them to Detroit
• Or are they going to continue to make those conversations from here
• So there was a mutually agreed decision that was made this week that we that was believed to be the most productive way to move forward
• It was for for Jean and Julie to stay back and to help from Washington in the best way possible