Category: Jen Psaki

Understanding Inflation, the ‘Mugger’

You don’t have to be an economist in order to understand inflation. In fact, in many ways it helps not to be an economist to understand it. If you’re an economist, you have a theory about inflation. Theories breed explanations. The trouble is, explanations are just as likely to explain away what they purport to…


Psaki: Biden Administration Respects Jury’s Conviction of Jussie Smollett for Faking Hate Crime

President Joe Biden’s administration respects the jury’s conviction of actor Jussie Smollett for faking a hate crime against himself, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday. “I would say that we respect the jury’s decision. Lying to the police, particularly about something as heinous as a hate crime, is shameful. Instances of that need…


Psaki: Biden Will Veto Senate Effort to Block White House Vaccine Mandate

The Biden administration this week signaled it would veto a Senate-led effort to nullify a vaccine mandate for private businesses, even as several Democratic lawmakers suggested they would support the effort. White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Tuesday that if the bill “comes to the President’s desk, he will veto it” even…


White House Won’t Say Whether Biden Will Apologize for Calling Rittenhouse a White Supremacist

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday refused to say whether President Joe Biden will apologize for calling Kyle Rittenhouse a white supremacist. Biden, a presidential candidate at the time, last year released a video on Twitter showing Rittenhouse and others. Biden alleged those shown were white supremacists. He also claimed during a cable…


Gas Prices Are Rising. Who Did That?

News Analysis The stickers are a smash hit. At the top: President Joe Biden, pointing with double finger guns or, in one of several other versions, a single outstretched finger. Underneath him, in bold black text: “I Did That!” or a variation thereof. Slapped on a gas pump next to the digital meter display, the…


After OSHA Suspends Vaccine Rule, White House Tells Businesses to Move Forward With It

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday again said that businesses with 100 or more workers should move forward and implement the federal governments’ rule requiring workers to get vaccinated or submit to regular testing. “Our message to businesses right now is to move forward with measures that will make their workplaces safer and…


Psaki: White House Can’t Comment on Rittenhouse Case, Biden Opposes ‘Vigilantes’

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said during Monday’s news conference that she cannot comment on the ongoing homicide trial involving Kyle Rittenhouse but said President Joe Biden opposes “vigilantes patrolling our communities” with rifles. “We shouldn’t have opportunists corrupting peaceful protests by rioting and burning down the communities they claim to represent anywhere in the…


Facts Matter (Nov. 1): Study Finds Vaccinated People Just as Likely to Spread Delta Within Household

On Sunday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced that she has tested positive for COVID-19, despite the fact that she was fully vaccinated. Now, this leads us to two large trends that are currently revealing themselves in society. The first is that, according to a study that came out of the UK, vaccinated people…


White House Putting Pressure on OPEC to Increase Oil Production Amid ‘Supply Issues,’ Rising Energy Prices

The White House on Tuesday promised to put pressure on members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to increase production amid declining supplies and rising energy prices. Press secretary Jen Psaki told reports at a press briefing that the president is “mindful” of the increased prices consumers are facing when it comes to…


Lower Unemployment Rate, Higher Demand Leading to Empty Shelves, Port Delays: Psaki

Empty grocery store shelves and massive delays at U.S. ports are being caused in part by increased demand from more people having jobs, White House press secretary Jen Psaki argued this week. The Port of Long Beach in California saw a record 100 ships waiting to enter on Monday, and stores in some areas in…