Tag: Karine Jean-Pierre

Biden Turns 80 Years Old Amid Generational Shift in House

President Joe Biden turned 80 on Sunday, again raising concerns about his age and health ahead of a possible 2024 reelection bid. In a White House briefing with reporters on Friday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden and first lady Jill Biden would have a brunch on Sunday. That follows his granddaughter Naomi’s wedding…


White House Warns Elections Results May Not Be Clear for ‘Days’ After Election

The 2022 midterm election results won’t be clear on Election Day and the final tally won’t come for “a few days,” warned White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday afternoon. Her statement comes just hours before polls are slated to open in many locations across the United States, which will determine what party controls…


Watchdog Group Files Hatch Act Complaint Against White House Press Secretary Over ‘Mega MAGA Republican’ Comment

A government watchdog group announced it filed a complaint against White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre alleging that she had violated the Hatch Act, a federal law that limits the political activities of federal employees, over remarks she made about “Mega MAGA Republican” officials. Protect the Public’s Trust (PPT)—a group that seeks to ensure government officials…


White House Says Unprecedented Illegal Immigration Driven by People Fleeing ‘Falling Regimes’

The unprecedented level of illegal immigration at the U.S.–Mexico border largely stems from people fleeing regimes in three countries, the White House said Oct. 24. “What we’re seeing, this new migration challenge, is driven by people who are fleeing falling regimes and economic collapse in Venezuela, Nicaragua, and also Cuba,” White House Karine Jean-Pierre said…


‘Sham’: New Zealand Refuses to Recognise Russian Referendums in Ukraine Regions

New Zealand has joined its Western allies in denouncing the “sham” referenda held in four Ukrainian regions to join the Russian Federation. “These so-called referenda were not free or fair, and they very clearly were not held in accordance with democratic principles,” Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta said. Russian sources have reported that the results of…


White House Responds After Illegal Immigrants Transported to Martha’s Vineyard

The White House sharply criticized the governors of Texas and Florida for transporting illegal immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard and outside the Washington residence of Vice President Kamala Harris. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott confirmed Thursday that he bused illegal immigrants from the border to near Harris’s home in the District of Columbia. And Florida Gov. Ron…


White House Insists Biden’s ‘Soul of the Nation’ Speech Was Not Divisive

The White House is defending President Joe Biden’s divisive “Soul of the Nation” speech that cast Trump-aligned Republicans as a threat to America. “Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic,” Biden said in a Sept. 1 speech delivered at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, referring to…


White House Press Secretary Defends Stolen Election Claims

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Sept. 6 defended claiming in the past that the 2016 election was stolen. “Stolen emails, stolen drone, stolen election …..welcome to the world of #unpresidented Trump,” Jean-Pierre wrote on Twitter on Dec. 17, 2016, after Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton. “Reminder: Brian Kemp stole the gubernatorial election from Georgians…


White House Press Secretary Disputes Allegation Mar-a-Lago Raid Was Political

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has disputed the rhetoric put out by Republicans that the FBI raid at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence was politically motivated. In comments aimed at Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), who called the search “a complete abuse and overreach of its authority,” Jean-Pierre told ABC News’ “This Week” co-host…


‘Witch Hunt’: Trump Criticizes Biden White House Over Mar-a-Lago Raid

Former President Donald Trump dismissed a White House claim that it didn’t know about the FBI raid on his Florida home. “The ‘White House’ just announced that it had NO KNOWLEDGE of the early morning RAID on Mar-a-Lago, or the break in of Melania’s closets, my safe’s, or the secured and locked storage area where…