2/23/2023, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called Barack Obama “President.” While speaking to the press pool, KJP stated “President Obama announced that, pardon me, President Biden.” She would then make light of the situation and say “Woah! That is news!” Like many other members of Biden administration before becoming Biden’s press secretary she worked under the Obama administration. Back in 2008 KJP served as Obama’s southeast regional political director in 2008 and in 2012 she served as Obama’s deputy battleground states director.
Okay. So, today, as you all saw just an hour or so ago, President Obama announced that — pardon me — President Biden. (Laughter.) Whoa!
Reporter: That’s news.
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: That is news. (Laughter.)
Reporter: President Obama —
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I know, I know. We’re going back, not forwards. We got to go forwards. Okay.
Reporter: All right. So the President has been traveling the world pledging to help other countries solve their energy issues. The latest one was with Poland, pledging to build power plants or help them build power plants. How come there’s no pivot in energy — in energy policy here at home to help the inflation that we’re seeing here?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Have — have you read the Inflation Reduction Act?
Reporter: Still waiting — so the energy —
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I mean, the Inflation Reduction —
Reporter: But electricity is up —
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: No —
Reporter: — 12 percent year over year.
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Well, the Inflation Reduction Act does just that. Inflation Reduction Act actually helps lower cost — energy costs … And the Inflation Reduction Act is so important because it deals with energy policy, lowering the cost ,,, And we’re seeing that his economic policy is working. The Inflation Reduction Act not only that it — does it lower costs … And that shows how fiscally responsible this President is.
Reporter: And then, next week, on the student loan case that’s going to be before the Supreme Court, I’m wondering how confident is administration feeling about its position on that case and whether there’s any, sort of, backup plan should the Supreme Court (inaudible).
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: We feel very confident in our — in our legal process here.
Reporter: And what about the idea of any sort of backup plan should —
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Right now, we just feel very confident. Look, we have to remember what the student loan plan means and why the President put that forward. It’s to help tens of millions … we see this as an important policy that is going to help millions — again, tens of millions of Americans across the country who need it, who need that opportunity to start a family, who need that opportunity to buy a home. And so, it is unfortunate to us that Republicans are out there — Republicans officials across the country are out there trying to stop something — trying to stop a policy that would really help everyday Americans …
Reporter: On the search for a Fed Vice Chair, can you talk about the decision-making process there with regard to how the President is considering diversity? There’s been some pressure from senators to name a Latino candidate, for example. How much — how important for — is it to the President to name a woman or a person of color to that job?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: … When it comes to diversity — you’ve heard this from the President, you’ve heard this from me, you’ve heard this from many of us here: Diversity and representation is really important to this President. And — and, you know … The Cabinet is a majority of people of color for the first time in history. The Cabinet is a majority female for the first time in history. A majority of White House senior staff identify as female. Forty percent of White House senior staff identify as part of racially diverse communities. And a record seven assistants to the Presidents are openly LGBTQ+. So, again, this is something that the President prides himself on ..
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That is the news! KJP refers To “President Obama”; help others build power plants. How come no pivot at home lower energy cost?