Doocy Asks Karoline Leavitt If It Is ‘Worthwhile’ For Trump DOJ To Consider Denaturalizing Zohran Mamdani
'Does President Trump think this is worthwhile'
In Thanksgiving Briefing, Karine Jean-Pierre Thanks The Press For Regurgitating White House Propaganda The Last Four Years
In a largely congenial pre-Thanksgiving press conference, Karine Jean-Pierre served the White House press corps a turkey dinner and expressed her gratitude for all the media have done for the Biden-Harris administration over the past four years. “Thank you. No, really, I mean that,” Jean-Pierre, who was wearing a tall, black pilgrim hat, gushed from […]KJP storms out when Doocy fights back against her accusation of 'misinformation' for asking basic question: 'Excuse me?!'
Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre abruptly left the White House Briefing Room on Monday after she was confronted over the Biden administration's decision to send a new tranche of money to Lebanon.
Just days after Hurricane Helene ravaged Appalachia, the State Department announced it will send approximately $157 million to Lebanon for "humanitarian assistance." At the same time the U.S. was sending taxpayers' hard-earned dollars to the Middle East, President Joe Biden sent congressional leaders a letter urging them to replenish disaster relief funds.
'If he has got money for people in Lebanon right now without Congress having to come back, what does it say about his values that there is not enough money right now for people in North Carolina who need it?'
At the press briefing on Monday, Fox News senior correspondent Peter Doocy asked about the confusing juxtaposition.
"The administration has money to send to Lebanon without Congress coming back, but Congress does have to come back to approve money to send to people in North Carolina," he noted before asking, "Do I have that right?"
Jean-Pierre, however, did not answer the question.
Instead, she said repeatedly the Biden administration "take[s] this very seriously" while boasting about financial assistance already sent to disaster areas. She said nothing, though, of Biden's request for Congress to authorize more disaster funds while at the same time sending taxpayer money to Lebanon.
Doocy immediately called out the glaring problem — using Biden's own words.
"But President Biden is fond of saying, 'Show me your budget, and I will tell you what you value.' If he has got money for people in Lebanon right now without Congress having to come back, what does it say about his values that there is not enough money right now for people in North Carolina who need it? That’s not misinformation," Doocy responded.
"Your whole premise of the question is misinformation, sir," Jean-Pierre fired back.
"Excuse me?!" replied Doocy. "Which part?"
Despite leveling the serious charge, Jean-Pierre could not explain how Doocy's question was "misinformation." Rather, she claimed that Biden's request is "nothing new" and that it is Congress' responsibility to give disaster areas more relief funds.
"This is nothing new. Congress comes together. They provide millions of dollars for disaster relief. We’re asking them to do the job that they have been doing for some time," Jean-Pierre said.
"I'm reading from a letter that President Biden sent to Johnson, McConnell, Schumer, and Jeffries. The president's letter is not misinformation. Would you agree?" Doocy responded.
"No, the way you're asking me the question is misinformation," Jean-Pierre claimed.
"You can't call a question that you don't like 'misinformation.' That's very unfair," Doocy corrected.
When Jean-Pierre attempted to clarify her position — confirming once again that she meant, "We're going to need additional funding" — Doocy struck once again.
"That's exactly what I just asked about, and you said it was misinformation," he pointed out, referring to the additional funding.
In the end, Jean-Pierre demanded Congress return from recess to "do their job and provide extra assistance." She then personally attacked Doocy, telling him that he "may not want that, but that's OK" before abruptly ending the press conference and departing the briefing room.
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The Left Is Gaslighting America With Its Double Standards On Violent Rhetoric
Without a commitment to toning down the incendiary rhetoric and restoring a semblance of balance in news reporting, the risk of a catastrophic incident of political violence will only increase.WATCH: The queen of gaslighting, Karine Jean-Pierre, scolds Peter Doocy for ‘dangerous’ question about White House's anti-Trump rhetoric
Ironically, the anti-hate speech party is the same one perpetuating the violence-inducing anti-Trump rhetoric by continuing to liken him to Hitler, spread the message that he’ll end democracy, rule as a dictator, and even imprison certain groups.
Even though Trump has escaped two attempts to assassinate him now, the left continues to use the same language, leading many to fear that the political violence directed toward him will only continue.
When Fox News’ Peter Doocy pointed this out in a press conference, House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre’s response can only be described as gaslighting at its finest.
Dave Rubin plays the clip:
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“It's been only two days since somebody allegedly tried to kill Donald Trump again, and you're here at the podium in the White House briefing room calling him a threat. How many more assassination attempts on Donald Trump until the president and the vice president and you pick a different word to describe Trump other than threat?” Doocy asked.
“I actually completely disagree with the premise of your question. The question that you’re asking, it is also incredibly dangerous in the way that you’re asking it because American people are watching,” Jean-Pierre began before launching into a jeremiad about how much the Biden-Harris administration has always condemned political violence.
“And to say that from an administration who has consistently condemned political violence, from an administration where the president called the former president and was thankful, grateful that he was OK, from an administration who has called out January 6, called out the attack of Paul Pelosi, called out and said we need to lower the temperature after the Butler incident — and now for you to make that kind of, of comment in your question ... your question involved a comment and a statement and that is also incredibly dangerous when we have been very clear in condemning political violence from here,” she continued.
After that grand display of gaslighting, she turned the conversation toward January 6 and used it as a justification for calling Trump a threat.
“What I have said about the former president about January 6 is facts that you all have reported. It is fact. When you have a former president who basically says that the results of the election were not the results of the election when dozens of more than 60 Republican judges said that it was a free and fair election — more than 60 said it was indeed a free and fair election. You had more than 2,000 people who were told to go to the Capitol. It was one of the darkest days of our democracy,” she ranted, adding that there were “law enforcement officers who died because of what happened at the Capitol.”
“They were there because the former president told them to go there. I mean, I don't know if that's not a threat in our democracy when it was one of the darkest days of our democracy — January 6, one of the darkest days — and so we have been very clear from here. ... It is welcome to have those disagreement on the economy, on health care, on foreign policy, but when you start bringing up political rhetoric, that is not OK,” she said.
Despite her lengthy attempt to shut him down and steer the conversation in a different direction, Doocy wasn’t deterred.
“But to your point, there are people watching at home who might miss the part where you say ‘let's lower the temperature,’ and there are mentally unstable people who are attempting to kill political candidates, attempting to kill Donald Trump, and they are still hearing this White House refer to him as a threat. Is there no concern that people are taking that literally?” he pressed.
“We’re using examples. We’re not just saying that to say it. January 6, Peter. January 6. Wait, January 6. How many times do you have to — January 6, 2021,” she fired back.
Dave can’t help but laugh at the ridiculousness of her “belabored” language.
“She’s accusing Peter Doocy of being dangerous” when he was “just asking if the Biden administration could lower the temperature, and that somehow is dangerous,” he laughs.
To see the footage of the press conference, watch the clip above.
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