On 9/2/2022, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked why US Marines were standing behind Joe Biden during his speech. “The presence of the marines at [Biden’s] speech was intended to demonstrate the deep and abiding respect the president has for these service members, to these ideals, and the unique role our independent military plays in defending our democracy,” Jean-Pierre said.
Jean-Pierre denied speech in which President Biden literally said “vote, vote, vote” is political.
CNN reporter Jeremy Diamond asked Jean-Pierre at her briefing about “criticisms and questions about why the president delivered what sounded very much like a politically charged speech at an official White House event, taxpayer-funded, with two Marines in uniform.”
“I know you guys have addressed this to a certain extent, but because you’re behind the podium, if you could address the criticisms and the questions about why the president delivered what sounded very much like a politically charged speech at an official White House event and taxpayer-funded, with two Marines in uniform, in particular, flanking him and visible on camera throughout.
“So I’ll take your first question. Look, the way we see it here, and I would argue the way many Americans across the country see it as standing up for democracy is not political ..” Jean-Pierre responded, adding, “defending rights and freedom is not political. Making clear that the challenges facing the nation is not political. We don’t call any of that political. We see that as leadership and we see that as presidential.”
To your question about the Marines. Well, the president gave an important speech last night, a critical speech, at an added inflection point. And, you know, our democracy, our values, our values that are our values … ” Jean-Pierre added. “The presence of the Marines at the speech was intended to demonstrate the deep and abiding respect the president has for these service members, to these ideals, and the unique role our independent military plays in defending our democracy,” she claimed.
“It is not an unusual sight or is not an unusual event to have happen,” she concluded before moving on.
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WH: why having Marines behind Biden, speech “vote, vote, vote” is not political, dismisses criticism.