White House press assistant Karine Jean-Pierre left of the instruction area on Thursday after a stretched back-and-forth with Fox News press reporter Jacqui Heinrich.
Heinrich had actually stated to journalism assistant, “This administration messaged to millions of Americans that they’re going to wake up day after the election if Trump won and have their rights stripped away, that democracy would crumble. And the president said today, ‘We’re going to be OK.’”
“So how do you square it?” the press reporter asked.
“I can square that,” Jean-Pierre responded.
“The American people made the decision,” she included. “There was an election two nights ago. There was. And it was a free and fair election, and we respect the election process.”
“Americans spoke, and so the job of the president is to make sure we respect that,” she proceeded. “The job of the president is to make sure that we have a peaceful transfer of power. That is what the American people deserve, and that’s what we’re going to — it’s really, it’s not complicated.”
She mentioned that President Joe Biden had called President- choose Donald Trump to welcome him to the White House to assist guarantee a smooth shift.
“You know why? Because that’s customary,” Jean-Pierre stated.
“The president wants to lead by example. It’s not complicated,” she included.
Heinrich pressed back, asking her if leading by instance is the “message to people who are fearful based on what the messaging was about the stakes?”
“Well, now you’re just twisting everything around and that’s really unfair,” Jean-Pierre discharged back.
“I’ve been standing here saying that we respect the decision that the American people made,” she stated, saying that Biden is attempting to place the American individuals initially.
“I do not appreciate having my words twisted. … They deserve, they deserve a peaceful transfer of power. And that’s what you’re going to see,” she stated, including “thanks, everybody,” as she left the platform.
Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and countless others, consisting of many of Trump’s former White House staff, called Trump a danger to freedom due to the fact that he has actually confirmed time and timeagain that he is one.
Biden nevertheless promised a peaceful transfer of power— a politeness Trump did not reach him when the duties were turned around in 2020– after the American individuals picked Trump in Tuesday’s political election.
“We accept the choice the country made. I’ve said many times you can’t love your country only when you win. You can’t love your neighbor only when you agree,” Biden stated in a Rose Garden speech Thursday.
He guaranteed the American individuals, “We’re going to be OK. But we need to stay engaged, we need to keep going. And above all, we need to keep the faith.”
