KJP gaslights reporter into oblivion, forcing another reporter to step in and call her out: 'Can you answer his question?!'

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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre became visibly upset on Tuesday after a reporter confronted her over President Joe Biden's heavy reliance upon notecards.

Biden's notecards, used to help him navigate meetings with foreign leaders and press conferences, have received scrutiny in the past. But his usage of notecards is coming under intense focus in connection with concerns about his mental acuity. Most recently, Biden was spotted using notecards while visiting the southern border and while meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

"Why does the president rely so heavily on notecards?" Fox Business reporter Edward Lawrence asked Jean-Pierre.

What followed from the press secretary was an award-winning performance in gaslighting. At first, she accused Lawrence of being "upset" about the notecards. And when he denied being upset, she simply repeated his question back to him before ignoring it altogether.

"I'm asking why does he rely so heavily?" Lawrence clarified.

"The president, who has had probably one of the most successful first three years of an administration than any modern-day president— he’s done more in the first three years than most presidents who had two terms. You're asking me about notecards?" the press secretary responded.

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The gaslighting was too much for reporter James Rosen, who called out Jean-Pierre.

"Can you answer his question?!" Rosen requested.

Rosen's interjection clearly angered Jean-Pierre.

"I'm not speaking to you right now, James," she fumed. "I'm talking to your friend over here, Ed. But thank you so much for interjecting."

After scolding Rosen, Lawrence once again asked his question, but Jean-Pierre refused to answer it. "The most important thing, here," she pontificated, is that Biden is "delivering" for the American people.

Last month, Axios reported on Biden's extensive reliance upon notecards, which is increasing.

According to the outlet, Biden is using "notecards in closed-door fundraisers, calling on prescreened donors and then consulting his notes to provide detailed answers." Those notecards help Biden explain his own policy positions on prescreened questions. His reliance on those notecards is raising questions about his mental acuity among donors, Axios reported.

It is interesting to point out that Jean-Pierre chose to gaslight, get frustrated, and dodge Lawrence's question, rather than offer a plausible explanation for why the president — who is tasked with retaining large amounts of information — might use notecards to help him stay sharp.

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Reporter catches top Biden adviser in double standard after he praises Biden for 'historic action' to lower gas prices



A reporter confronted Jared Bernstein, a senior economic adviser to President Joe Biden, on Monday for engaging in a double standard when addressing the gas price crisis.

What happened?

Bernstein told reporters at the White House daily press briefing that he was not taking a "victory lap" for improve gas prices. But he also celebrated falling prices, attributing them, in part, to "historic actions taken by President Biden."

But James Rosen, a veteran White House reporter, quickly called out Bernstein for an apparent double standard.

After all, Biden spent months blaming record-high gas prices on Russian President Vladimir Putin and the oil industry, repeatedly accusing oil and gas companies of profiteering. But now that gas prices are decreasing, Biden gets to take credit for it?

"Aren’t you having it both ways, Jared?" Rosen asked. "Because when the gas prices go up, it’s got nothing to do with the president; when we see some decline, you want him to get the credit."

Bernstein denied that he was engaging in a double standard, but still praised Biden for doing "everything" in his power to lower gas prices. Rosen, however, was not buying the explanation.

"So when [gas prices] rose, it was Putin’s fault. When they’re coming down, [Biden] gets the credit," Rosen pushed back.

After disputing the "framing" of Rosen's pushback, Bernstein tripled-down on Biden "working tirelessly" to produce "real results" for Americans.

"I very much disagree with that framing," Bernstein told Rosen.

"I think what’s happening here is a president who is working tirelessly to address the largest constraint — probably the toughest constraint — facing American households right now: the budgetary impacts of these elevated prices," he added. "And we’re showing you here today some real results that partially derived from concrete efforts he’s taken."

07/18/22: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre youtu.be

Gas prices are dropping, analysts say, because of a decrease in demand and falling oil prices. There is no evidence, in fact, that action taken by the White House has helped ease pain at the pump.

Unfortunately, experts say Americans are not in the clear.

"We’re not completely out of the woods yet — we could also see a sharp reversal in the decline," said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, last week.

"There remains the risk of a spike in prices that could send us to new record levels in August, should any disruptions occur," he explained. "It could be a wild ride, but for now, the plummet at the pump shall continue."

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