#shorts On 7/19/2023, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “Any expectation that at the Congressional Picnic tonight your two most frequently mentioned, of late, Republicans, Senator Tuberville and Marjorie Taylor Greene, would be in attendance? And has the President made any effort to encourage them, especially Tuberville, to come forward? Even a casual relationship-building moment over the impasse you have with the military policy?
KJP: So I don’t have a list of who’s attending. As you know, there — there are a lot of members — (laughs) — at least in the House and certainly about, you know, 100 senators on the other side … Look, you know, I get the question. And I know this is coming from the press conference from last week in Helsinki and the President’s comments. But we also have to be very clear that what Senator Tuberville is doing is unprecedented. It is something — holding — holding these nominations, as we look at … you know, we’re going to continue to call out — call that out … I mean, the President should not have to call the senator to tell him to stop putting our military reade- — readiness in harm’s way
other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/1p3gEGVUczU
Q: Biden meets Tuberville & Greene? A: Helsinki Biden’s comments, but continue to call out