#shorts On 6/23/2023, a reporter asked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “will you say that Xi Jinping is a dictator? Is that the official position of the U.S. government?

KJP: Look, the President spoke for himself. I’m just not going to go beyond what he said. John just spoke to it and then Hmm, there’s a feedback. (Laughter.) It’s weird hearing your voice.
Reporter: It’s a new form of message discipline.
KJP: That’s one way to look at it there, James.
Reporter: So —
KJP: Is it good? Are we good to go?
Reporter: We don’t object to hearing more from you.
Reporter: Are we good?
KJP: I object. (Laughs.) Hello?
Reporter: I think you should call WHCA.
KJP: All right. I’ll tr- — I’ll try my best here. This sounds so weird, guys. So, look, the President is going to continue to speak candidly. That will never change — (Laughs.)

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/4MW0227eUJQ
Technical difficulties, This sounds so weird, guys (Laughs.)