I wrote earlier about some of Joe Biden's remarks that have to be some of the craziest things he's ever said. I don't even think he has any idea what he's saying anymore. As the time for him to vacate the White House approaches, he seems to be getting worse. Hopefully, we can hang on for the next seven days without anything more seriously going wrong. It can't come soon enough.
Another person I don't think I'll miss at all is White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. Truth be told, she was all smiles and looking like she couldn't wait to get out of there during the White House briefing on Monday. I'm betting she's going to be landing a cushy MSNBC job in the near future. She's horrible at her job, but then again, likely anyone would be when they have to cover for Joe Biden. But she had a few interesting moments during the briefing including her interaction with Fox News' Peter Doocy.
She was all smiles at the beginning of their exchange.
PETER DOOCY: Thank you for taking hard questions, you could've stopped.
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 13, 2025
KARINE JEAN-PIERRE: For over 2 years, my friend. This is one last dance. How will I fill that void without you?
ROOM: "Ooo!"
DOOCY: You tell me.
JEAN-PIERRE: Start some rumors, I guess.
REPORTER: He's… pic.twitter.com/Di8MoRfIB6
PETER DOOCY: Thank you for taking hard questions, you could've stopped.
KARINE JEAN-PIERRE: For over 2 years, my friend. This is one last dance. How will I fill that void without you?
ROOM: "Ooo!"
DOOCY: You tell me.
JEAN-PIERRE: Start some rumors, I guess.
REPORTER: He's getting red now, too!
Doocy is unfailingly polite, and he's put KJP over the grill many times on important issues. He's right -- she could have stopped taking his questions. But I don't think she should get any extra points for doing what she's supposed to -- take questions from everyone. The press is supposed to be there representing the people. If she blows off any of them, she's blowing off the people. And she did not answer most of the questions he asked during her tenure.
Doocy also asked her who was going to be the Democratic leader after Jan. 20. He left her scrambling to think of an acceptable answer.
Of course the problem is she and the Democrats are in complete confusion. KJP can't really answer the question because she doesn't want to offend any of the possibilities. But all those "possibilities" like Kamala Harris are pretty horrible, too, and isn't it funny that she didn't say their leader was the candidate who just ran? It shows how dismissive they are of Kamala.
But what would a KJP briefing be without a ridiculous gaffe? In this case, she seemed to make the same famous blunder that Joe Biden did during his debate with Trump that finished his campaign, saying, "We beat Medicare."
KJP: “We were able to beat Medicare.” pic.twitter.com/Kkcv7F3spz
— Conservative War Machine (@WarMachineRR) January 13, 2025
How bizarre. Some on X wondered if Biden's cognitive issues were catching. Conservative commentator Steve Guest noted that she was in a way right, because they robbed Medicare of $230 billion for electric vehicle tax credits.
REALITY CHECK: Democrats did beat Medicare when they took $230 BILLION from Medicare to fund electric vehicle tax credits.
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) January 13, 2025
So in a sense, KJP is correct. https://t.co/nIW8NR4V7L
Seven more days...
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