#shorts 5/19/2023, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan held a press gaggle in Hiroshima, Japan. Joe Biden is currently in Japan participating in the 2023 G7 Summit. Reporters on Friday peppered Jake Sullivan and Karine Jean-Pierre with questions about the looming default. Debt ceiling talks are on hold over “unreasonable” White House demands as a default looms. Joe Biden waited 97 days to engage in debt ceiling talks with House Speaker McCarthy and other congressional leaders.
We are days away from the US government defaulting and Joe Biden refuses to budge after House Republicans passed a resolution. Biden refuses to negotiate with McCarthy. KJP and Jake Sullivan repeated old, tired talking points and insisted Biden is taking the debt ceiling negotiations seriously
Fox News reporter Peter Doocy asked Karine Jean-Pierre what Joe Biden has been doing the last several hours since he has yet to be briefed on the debt ceiling meetings that took place back in DC. “What was [Biden] doing for the last several hours while they were in these meetings?” Doocy asked.
“They were having conversations, right? They were on the Hill,” KJP said. “Couldn’t he call in?” Doocy asked. Karine Jean-Pierre became visibly irritated: “Look, Peter…”
Karine Jean-Pierre Has No Answer When Peter Doocy Asks Her What Biden Was Doing During Negotiations
Doocy: And you just said that you’re assuming the President will be updated momentarily by the team. What was he doing for the last several hours while they were in these meetings?
KJP: Well, the — they were having conversations. Right? They were on the Hill, the negotiators.
Doocy: Right. And —
KJP: But how — how would he —
Doocy: And it’s the middle of the night here. I’m just curious what he did —
KJP: Yeah, but how would he be updated if they’re still having conversations on the Hill? It just ended moments ago.
Doocy: Couldn’t he call in?
KJP: Look — look, Peter —
Doocy: He just conducted —
KJP: Look — wait — look, Peter —
Doocy: — the first year of his term, he conducted — because of the COVID pandemic — by video conference. Is that not possible right now?
KJP: Look, Peter, we’re going to give the the space to these negotiators … so, he continues to — he continue to hold the line in that very — in that way. And so, look, we’re going to have the negotiators have their conversation … so, the President is going to get an update from his team, as he did last night, as he’s done the last couple of days. I’m just going to keep going. Go ahead.
other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/jKoVISglZFw
KJP Has No Answer When Peter Doocy Asks Her What Biden Was Doing During Negotiations