On 7/7/2022, Jean-Pierre announced a “short” briefing and then handed it off to the White House Gender Policy Council Director Jennifer Klein, during the White House press briefing. Jean-Pierre said states “shouldn’t be meddling in” immigration policy. A reporter asked, “Governor Abbott in Texas issued an executive order today calling on the National Guard and officials there to apprehend undocumented immigrants. So I’m wondering if the administration is planning any legal response, and if you’ll prohibit the National Guard from participating?
JEAN-PIERRE: So I’ll say this: The immigration enforcement is a federal authority, and states should not be mandating it — meddling in it.
Jean-Pierre confirmed President Biden’s rhetoric of “almost declaring war on the [Supreme] Court.” A reporter asked, “in many ways, the President’s rhetoric today was almost declaring war on the Court … he said some things that are kind of unusual for a President who is an institutionalist, when you’re talking about a co-equal branch of government. Is it the President’s view that the Court is not apolitical any longer? Is it his view that it is, in fact, motivated by politics in all matters or just the Dobbs decision?
JEAN-PIERRE: … what he believes was unconstitutional, and spoke to this — to this this morning — to this morning and also prior, is their decision. He believes the decision that this Court has made is extreme and it is beyond the pale … Republicans — Republicans that he has called the “Ultra” — the “Ultra-MAGA” of the Republican wing is planning to do. But the reality is: In order to have pro-choice senators, pro-choice House members, we have to make sure that folks have their voices heard at the ballot box.
On 7/7/2022, during the White House press briefing, Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy pressed White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on protesting outside restaurants where Supreme Court justices are eating. Jean-Pierre said President Biden is fine with activists protesting. You’ve talked a little bit about privacy today. Does the President think it’s appropriate for protesters to intimidate Supreme Court justices when they’re out to eat, like Brett Kavanaugh, who had to sneak out of a steakhouse last night?
Jean-Pierre: We have been pretty clear on this, the President has been very clear … he has assigned a piece of legislation making sure that they have the protection that they need. And so we —
Doocy: But you never said, “Don’t go to their houses.” So as long as they’re peaceful, would you say, “Don’t go to a restaurant that a Supreme Court justice is at”?
Jean-Pierre: What I’m saying is we … the President has talked about this, and we have put out statements in his name and many, many times.
Doocy: So there are circumstances that it’s okay if protesters know that if a justice is out to eat at a restaurant, that they can go and protest as long as they are what you consider peaceful? That’s okay?
Jean-Pierre: Well, we have said that we want to see peaceful protests. That’s what we have said. We want to see the protests be peaceful …
Doocy: So where’s the line? If these protesters can go to a justice’s house and they can go to a restaurant, where is it that you don’t think it’s appropriate for a group of protesters to go?
Jean-Pierre: Where is — I just laid out … we’ve been very clear that is — it is like clear … Peaceful protest — people should be allowed to be — to be able to do that.
Doocy: In a restaurant?
Jean-Pierre: If it’s outside of a restaurant, if it’s peaceful, for sure.
Doocy: Really? .. because protesters do not agree with an opinion that they signed on to, have no right to privacy, is what you’re saying?
Jean-Pierre: But, Peter, this is — this is — people have the right — this is what a democracy is. People have the right —
Doocy: Do people have a right to privacy?
Jean-Pierre: Of course, people have a right to privacy, but people also have a right to be able to protest peacefully. Peacefully.
Doocy: Is that safe? … Isn’t that creating a potential really bad situation when there are people — even if they’re being peaceful at the time, they’re angry. And that’s why they would be there, right?
Jean-Pierre: Peter, we have condemned …
Doocy: But you just said it’s okay if they go to a restaurant.
Jean-Pierre: I said peaceful protest should be allowed … We’ve been very clear on that. We’ve been —
Doocy: So President Biden
Jean-Pierre: And the President has signed — the President has signed legislation that was passed in a bipartisan way in Congress to make sure that the judges have the protection … I’m done here, Peter.
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WH: fine protesting SCOTUS outside restaurants. Biden “almost declaring war” on Court. Texas shouldn’t be meddling immigration.