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Fridays White House press briefing started with a focus on the horrific mass murder that took place Thursday night at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis that left eight people dead and five in the hospital. Press secretary Jen Psaki could only reiterate that President Biden, the Democratic Party, and the American people all overwhelmingly support gun safety legislation, citing the polls showing that the majority of Americans, regardless of political affiliation, support universal background checks.
One annoying question asked was why wont the Biden administration neuter the simple gun safety legislation he wants in order to court more Republicans. Psaki very rightly told the reporter that she believed that is a question for the Republican Party, pointing out that they are the only political obstacle the United States has in passing gun legislation that even Republican voters want passed. Asked about whether or not President Biden has reviewed video of 13-year-old Adam Toledos shooting death at the hands of Chicago police, Psaki said she had not spoken with Biden yet but would report back, saying she had seen the video and it was a chilling reminder of the inequalities and violence that many American communities face.
Dont worry, theres an offensively inane ultra right-wing question from the corrupt peanut gallery.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/4/16/2026187/-Newsmax-reporter-equates-the-calling-out-of-white-supremacy-with-communism-Watch-Psaki-s-response
KS Toronado
(17,457 posts)CurtEastPoint
(18,682 posts)NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)... Paris Hilton types.
drmeow
(5,037 posts)sound like she is to be attractive to right wing men!
bucolic_frolic
(43,490 posts)Takes lots of practice and knowledge to deliver with that level of skill. She's rarely tripped up, throws the garbage right back at the source, puts a positive forward-looking spin on democratic issues, and all in this matter-of-fact disarming manner.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)The tenure of admin spokespersons is often short... but I hope she stays around until the very end.
IronLionZion
(45,639 posts)dalton99a
(81,707 posts)llashram
(6,265 posts)jmowreader
(50,590 posts)"Ms. Psaki, we are considering you for the role of White House Press Secretary. Your job will be to conduct daily press briefings wearing casual clothing and moderate amounts of makeup and make the reporters at hard-right news outlets like Fox News, Newsmax and OANN look as stupid as they are, as often as you can. Do you have any questions?"
"Yes. How much money are we talking about here?"
(Interviewer looks through her paperwork.) "Umm...it looks like $183,000 per year."
"I don't know...I'm not sure I can afford that."
"What do you mean? $183,000 a year is a really good salary."
"Hang on for a second...you mean you're going to give me the funnest job in the universe and pay me to do it at the same time?"
dweller
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