Karine Jean-Pierre snaps at the PRESS for asking if the cocaine belonged to Bidens
Karine Jean-Pierre snaps at the PRESS for asking if the cocaine belonged to Hunter or the Biden family: Press secretary calls question and reporting ‘incredibly irresponsible’ – but still won’t say NO
- Karine Jean-Pierre called a reporter “incredibly irresponsible” during Friday’s briefing
- A journalist had asked her to clarify whether the Biden family owned the cocaine
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre snapped Friday at a reporter who had asked her to say “once and for all” that the cocaine found in the White House did not belong to any of Biden’s relatives.
Instead of giving a straight yes or no answer, she left the door ajar — instead calling the asking the question “incredibly irresponsible.”
Jean-Pierre argued that the question was answered because she had told the press that the Biden family was at Camp David when the cocaine was discovered.
“You know, there has been some irresponsible coverage of the family and I have to report it here,” the press secretary said. “And I’ve been very clear.”
“I was clear two days ago, when I talked about this over and over again when I was asked a question, as you know, and the media reported this – the Biden family wasn’t here, they weren’t here, they were at Camp David she continued. They weren’t there Friday, they weren’t there Saturday, they weren’t there Sunday. They weren’t even there on Monday. They came back here on Tuesday.’
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre snapped Friday at a reporter who had asked her to say “once and for all” that the cocaine found in the White House did not belong to any of Biden’s relatives
Former President Donald Trump had sworn the cocaine belonged to President Joe Biden (left) and son Hunter (center), a recovering crack cocaine addict
“So to ask that question is actually incredibly irresponsible, and I’ll just leave it at that,” she said.
She then flung her briefing book off the podium.
President Biden had been to the White House on Friday to make comments after the Supreme Court ruled that his student loan forgiveness plan was unconstitutional.
Additionally, Hunter Biden was seen leaving the White House with President and First Lady Jill Biden last Friday, as they left for the Camp David trip.
Ahead of Friday’s briefing, Jean-Pierre had answered questions about the cocaine discovery by telling reporters to contact the Secret Service, which is conducting an investigation.
Prior to the briefing Friday afternoon, a Secret Service spokesman told DailyMail.com that the investigation remained “open and active.”
When a question was put to Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates aboard Air Force One Thursday, he brought up the Hatch Act.
Hunter Biden (center) walks with his father, President Joe Biden (left), toward Marine One at Fort McNair in Washington on Friday as they leave for a weekend getaway at Camp David. Karine Jean-Pierre falsely said the Bidens were not in the White House last Friday
Bates had been questioned about former President Donald Trump claiming the drugs belonged to the president and his son Hunter, a recovering crack cocaine addict.
Jean-Pierre was asked on Friday to explain Bates’ decision to refer to the Hatch Act, rather than answer the claims directly.
“He mentioned the Hatch Act because the question was put to him with the help of Donald Trump, so he tried to be very perceptive,” she replied. “And that’s why he said the Hatch Act.”
She told the reporter to read the transcript carefully.
“So we’re not avoiding the question, that’s not true. We have answered this question, we have exhaustively litigated this question for the past two days,” she said.