#shorts On 2/23/2023, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, ” Was he there at the President’s direction? Was Secretary Pete there at the ma- — at the President’s direction?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: No, I — look, Secretary Pete went because he believed that it was important for him to go there at this time. And — and, you know, it is — it is — it is —

Reporter: Was this the right time to go? He said he wanted to go at the right time. Was this the right time? Even he, today, had some reservations about whether he met the right balance.

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Look, I think it was important — I think what’s important is that he was there. I think what’s important is that we saw — we saw the Secretary of the Department of Transportation there. I do want to say one thing, though, which is there’s been a lot of bad-faith attacks on Secretary Buttigieg.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/D3__stSChQQ
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