#shorts KJP: Hi, everybody. Good morning. This podium is very high. (Laughter.)

Okay, it’s great to see you guys on the other side of the world. As you can see, to my left, we have National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan here, who’s going to just give a little bit of — a little bit of a — kind of a

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.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/XAT28PW5V1g
she has great observations : “This podium is very high”