#shorts On 1/27/2023, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “On 1/23/2023, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “I wanted to ask about — the President of Turkey today so that he would not support Sweden’s bid to join NATO. Obviously, the U.S. supports that. Is there concern that that bid could fall through?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, just a couple of things that I want to make sure — I want to echo the comments of the Swedish Prime Minister, who said, “Burning books that are holy to many is a deeply respectful act,” and “what is legal is not necessarily appropriate.” As we have said before, Finland and Sweden are ready to be NATO Allies … overwhelming bipartisan vote for their membership just weeks after their application was submitted.

Reporter: And just checking, did you mean “disrespectful” or “respectful”?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Disrespectful act.
Reporter: Okay. Just making sure.
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Thank you for the clarity. “Deeply disrespectful act.”

Reporter: — from last week.
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I understand. And I said I’m not going to go beyond what the President said, and I think it speaks for — speaks for itself. I’m not going to go into what he meant or didn’t meant. He laid it out. He said it to all of you when he was

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/v3XMbEn1zJ8
Reading practice: “Burning books … is a deeply respectful act”, “what he meant or didn’t meant.”