On 4/27/2023, in response to questions from Fox News correspondent Jacqui Heinrich, Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre denied the question was submitted to the White House in advance, instead claiming the White House simply anticipated the question Los Angeles Times reporter Courtney Subramanian would ask. “We do not have specific questions in advance,” Jean-Pierre said. But reporter Jon Decker was not buying the explanation. “Is it your contention that the question on the so-called cheat sheet was not similar to the question that was asked at the press conference?” he interjected. Jean-Pierre, however, refused to answer the question. She accused Decker of interrupting Heinrich, though the Fox News reporter was not speaking at the time Decker asked his question. In fact, it appeared that Jean-Pierre was about to call on another reporter when Decker asked his question.
Q: cheat sheet was not similar to question asked? A: can you wait your turn?
Reporter: Is it your contention, Karine —
Reporter: And just, Karine — I’m sorry —
Reporter: Is it your contention, Karine, that the question —
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I’m not — I’m not taking call —
Reporter: — that the question that —
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Jacqui’s not done. Go ahead, Jacqui.
Reporter: — was on the so-called cheat sheet was not —
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Jacqui. Your colleague —
Reporter: — similar to the question that was asked at the press conference?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Your colleague is not done. Go ahead. Go ahead.
Reporter: Thank you, Karine.
Reporter: But — but I — it’s very reasonable question I’m asking you.
Reporter: Just — just to be clear, to — to —
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: No, but I — I hear you.
Reporter: It’s a very reasonable —
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Can you — can you wait your turn? Let —
Reporter: Absolutely. Thank you, thank you.
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Thank you. Thank you, John. I appreciate that. I really do.
After Heinrich asked two more questions, Jean-Pierre said she would take a question from the back of the press room — Decker sits toward the front — and he called her out on it. “You literally just told me you would come back to me,” he said. Accusing Decker of “screaming,” Jean-Pierre responded, “but now we’re running out of time.” She never called on Decker and she did not answer his question, either directly or in substance.
Q: you literally just told me you would come back to me A: Yeah, you also — you also screamed
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Okay. Let me just take a question from the back.
Reporter: May I —
Reporter: Karine —
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Well, I — I just took a bunch of questions on this. I want —
Reporter: You just — you literally just told me you would come back to me.
Reporter: Separate — different question.
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Yeah, you also — you also screamed —
Reporter: But you literally just told me — you literally just told me you would come back to me.
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I said, “Wait your turn,” but now we’re running out of time.
Go ahead, Ed. Go ahead, Ed. Go ahead, Ed.
Karine Jean-Pierre Says Exploding Cost Of So-Called “Inflation Reduction Act” Is “A Good Thing”
Reporter: So I wanted to ask you about the Inflation Reduction Act. The Penn Wharton Budget Model just came out, which I realize you probably haven’t seen, but it — it released new cost estimates, previously saying that it would cost $385 billion over 10 years. The new estimate based on implementation details for the climate provision is now more than a trillion dollars over 10 years. Is — is government spending a concern for this President?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, look, the higher score reflects — and I did see this report. The higher score reflects that the Joint Committee on Taxation assumption that the Inflation Reduction Act will spur more manufacturing projects and more clean energy deployment than when JCT originally scored the bill. That is a good thing. It means — it means more private sector investments … The Inflation Reduction Act increasingly reduces the deficit as time passes, including that second decade, as I was– just mentioned, and beyond … So, moreover, a number of experts have said that the CBO likely underestimated the deficit reduction from the Inflation Reduction Act’s crackdown on rich tax cheats …
Q: Why not bail out First Republic? you said deposits stabilized, but deposits have not stabilized at First Republic
Reporter: Just following up on the economy. First Republic is seemingly in trouble. They’ve — there’s growing concern that the bank isn’t going to make it … after bailing out SVB and Signature earlier and guaranteeing those deposits? Is that something that you feel is going to be necessary for First Republic? And what would be the argument against doing that?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: … Since our administration took those actions, we have seen deposits stabilize at
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You literally just told me; KJP: you also screamed; reporter rejects ‘cheat sheet’