Karine Jean-Pierre Says Biden, Least Accessible Pres In Modern History, “Loves” Taking Questions
Reporter: And finally, this is my every-two-months request: He just spent time — the President just spent time with the pool.
KJP: Which is great. And took —
Reporter: Took four or five questions from the pool
KJP: He took questions. And he did so on Sunday as well.
Reporter: Could we just get him to come out here into this room for those of us who are not a member of the pool to ask him questions?
KJP: Well, look, the President loves taking your questions. He’s done it a couple times this week. I don’t have anything to commit to all of you. He’s going to continue to do so when he can.
Karine Jean-Pierre Refuses To Weigh In On Biden Family Dog’s Biting Problem
Doocy: There are some new pictures of Commander Biden biting a staffer again. How many times has that dog bitten the Bidens?
KJP: I would — I would refer you to the Secret Service and also the First Lady’s Office.
Reporter: Okay. It’s the 12th known incident of this dog biting a White House staffer. A lot of times when that happens, there’s a lawsuit. Isn’t the President worried about getting sued?
KJP: I would refer you to the Secret Service or the First Lady’s Office.
Q: WH loving Republicans not be able to govern? A:
Reporter: Is any part of the West Wing here just loving the fact that Republicans don’t appear to be able to govern the one part of the government that they actually control?
KJP: What we saw — and you heard from the President — what we saw on Saturday should have never have happened. We’re glad that a deal was made. We’re glad that we’re not in a shutdown. But House Republicans should have never gotten us that far. And so, they are the majority in the House. They can fix this. They’re creating the chaos. That is not helpful to the American people. That’s why you saw the President today talk about student debt relief and talk about what else he’s doing to make sure that we’re giving a little bit of breathing room to the American people.
Q: possibility of Speaker Trump?
Reporter: In any of the meetings about this in the last 24 hours, has anybody in the West Wing heard anybody talking about the possibility of Speaker Trump?
KJP: This is something for House Republicans to figure out. This is something for them to fix. We’re not going to get involved in the speakership. We don’t care who they — who is in the race or who is out the race. That is not for us to figure out. The President doesn’t have a vote. No one here has a vote. They have to figure this out.
Karine Jean-Pierre: Biden “Ready To Work With Anyone” But Only If They Do Exactly What He Demands
Karine Jean-Pierre Dodges When Asked About Biden’s Relationship With Republican Rep. Jim Jordan
Reporter: Can you describe the nature of President Biden’s relationship with Jim Jordan?
KJP: Look, the President has been vice president. He’s been senator, right? He has had — he has many, many relationships with members of the Republican Party in the House and in the Senate, more specifically. Just not going to get into characterizing specific relationships that he has.
But the President has been known, for a long time, to work in a bipartisan way and have — you know, have pretty good relationships with Republicans — Republicans in Congress.
I’m just not going to get into every — every member of Congress and his relationships with them.
Reporter: So, I suppose that means you don’t want to answer about his relationship with Steve Scalise?
KJP: I’m not going to get into characterizing each relationship that the President has.
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KJP: Biden “Loves” Taking Questions, Refuses To Weigh In On Biden Dog, Ready To Work With Anyone