KJP Can’t Say What It Will Take For Biden To Finally Visit East Palestine Disaster
On 3/3/2023, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “On East Palestine: Not going to go. Not visiting. No plans to visit.
KJP: Not at this — not at this time, as you —
Reporter: Okay. But the President —
KJP: — heard from the President.
Reporter: — himself says, “Okay, I’m going to go there at some point.”
KJP: At some point.
Reporter: Okay.
KJP: Yep.
Reporter: So there’s a political, critical mass that has been building, and it would appear that this is one of those national events where people will not be satisfied until the President himself goes there, even if you have all of your important Cabinet-level officials go. So it also appears as if, “Not going to go. Not going to go. Okay, now we’re going to go.” So what are the factors that will be required for the President to go? Is it a specific deliverable that he can bring? Is it a specific invitation from local officials? Is it a certain kind of window where he will feel comfortable to go?
KJP: Well, he already got a — an invitation from the governor. I think you heard the governor said he’s welcome to come to Ohio … Look, I don’t have anything to preview. The President was asked a question. He answered it very honestly. And once we have more to share as to if there is a trip ahead …
“Sometime in the future, I will probably go”
Reporter: But you see the change? I mean, the President himself said, “No, I have no plans to go.” And then yesterday said —
KJP: Well —
Reporter: — he’ll go “at some point.” So I’m just trying to get at —
KJP: I think he was —
Reporter: — what is the switch?
KJP: — he was asked a direct question. And he’s been — he’s been updated throughout — being regularly updated on — on … We know the President. He answers a question very honestly. And he prob- — he said, you know, “Sometime in the future, I will probably go.” But I don’t have anything to share. We don’t have a plan for the President to go at this time.
Q: more rate hikes confident inflation & soft landing? A: stable growth: up and down
Reporter: I wanted to ask you about inflation. The Fed said today, actually in its semi-annual report to Congress — it suggested that more rate hikes would be needed to curb inflation. And I know you all have been fairly confident that inflation is slowing and that this would all lead to a soft landing. I’m curious if you will still feel that a soft landing is possible. And if so, can you help me understand why you are so confident in that assessment?
KJP: And we have said that it’s — it — there’s going to be a — it’s going to go into a steady and stable growth, and sometimes there’ll be some ups and downs. Right? We have been very clear about that. I think the last …
progress and more work to do
Look, the way that we see it, and the reason why we feel very confident in this, is that the President’s economic agenda — the way that we see it and others have as well is that it’s — it’s making progress to bring inflation down … inflation is — has been moderating over the last six months. And we think that’s —
Reporter: But it’s been persistent —
KJP: — important to speak to.
Reporter: — too, though. I mean, it’s been —
KJP: Yeah —
Reporter: — I would say, rather sticky.
KJP: And well — and that’s why we say we have more work to do. We’re not saying that we don’t have more work to do. We say this — every time we talk about inflation, every time we talk about the economy, we say that there’s more work to do. That’s why the President takes extra steps, like the IRA — takes extra steps …
KJP Has Absolutely No Clue When, Or If, Biden Will Visit East Palestine, Ohio
Reporter: And I just had a quick follow-up on East Palestine. Senator Manchin said this week that the President visiting there would give confidence to the residents. Obviously, I know you guys haven’t announced anything — no plans right now for him to go there — but do you think it could make a difference for the President to go, even if all that accomplished was to give some sort of reassurance to many of the residents there who are still very worried and upset about what happened?
KJP: Look, I believe you heard from the President just yesterday, who said that he is — he’s planning to go there at some point. What he’s going to do is he — we’re going to — when that happens, he’s going to — we’re going to coordinate with state and local officials to make that trip occur. Look, what the President has been focused on is making sure that we make the community, the people of East Palestine whole again
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KJP Not Say What Take Biden Visit East Palestine Q: more rate hikes inflation & soft landing? up and down