Embattled WH Press Secretary Passes Buck on Biden Tackling Border Crisis: ‘Why Should He Have to Do It?’
. . .White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre offered a stunning defense Wednesday of President Biden’s refusal for more than three years to use executive powers to tackle the US-Mexico border crisis — after a reporter asked, “Why isn’t he doing anything?”
“Why should he have to do it unilaterally?” Jean-Pierre replied — justifying Biden’s prior inaction as he considers finally using his presidential powers to limit the number of asylum applicants allowed into the US after illegally entering the country.
The 81-year-old president’s top spokeswoman added: “Why shouldn’t we do it in a legislative way?”
The defense was immediately ridiculed online, with former President Donald Trump’s longtime adviser Jason Miller tweeting, “3-D chess from KJP right here.”
“No chance [fellow White House spokesman John] Kirby would have been smart enough to shift the blame to others and act as though Joe Biden wasn’t the sitting President of the United States,” Miller added, making light of reported tension between Kirby and Jean-Pierre. (Read more from “Embattled WH Press Secretary Passes Buck on Biden Tackling Border Crisis: ‘Why Should He Have to Do It?’” HERE)
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