#shorts On 3/16/2023, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “What is the White House’s reaction to environmental activists critical of the Biden administration’s approval of the Willow oil project? They argue that the President has undermined his own goals on climate change in approving this.

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, a couple of things there. Look, the President — you know, when it comes to — you’re talking about the Willow project?

Reporter: Yeah, the Willow oil project.

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Look, the President kept his word when he — when he can — where he can by law. Right? That is important to note. And as the Interior Department said, some of the company’s leases are decades old, granted by prior administrations …

Reporter: And so, is it the position of the White House that there was no other option other than approving the permits for the project?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Well, I just laid out there was — there were — those — the lega- — there was a legal right to — they had legal right to those leases. Right?

And he — the President is going to do what he can under the — as the law permits.

And so, again, this is a President who has delivered on the most aggressive climate agenda in the U.S. history. And he’s going to continue to do that.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/ucyipGmmX9s
Karine Jean-Pierre: Biden Only Approved Alaskan Willow Project Because His Hands Were Tied By Law