‘Are You Sorry?’: Reporters Bombard Karine Jean-Pierre Over False Statement On Classified Docs

Virginia KrutaJanuary 18, 2023

Reporters from both Newsmax and NPR confronted White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre with her own erroneous statements during Tuesday’s briefing, asking her whether she was “sorry” for making such statements, and whether she was concerned that they might damage her credibility.

James Rosen, Newsmax White House correspondent explained the story. Jean-Pierre That day, she was forced to correct statements that she had made on Friday before the holiday weekend.

She had originally stated that she had done a thorough search and that everything was fine. classified documents in President Joe Biden’s possession — whether at the Penn Biden Center or his Wilmington, Delaware, home and garage — had been properly accounted for and disclosed. But that turned out not to be the case when additional documents were discovered to be in the president’s possession on Saturday.

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Press Sec. After James Rosen, NEWSMAX Chief White House Correspondent, pointed out Karine Jean-Pierre’s departure, Karine Jean-Pierre left. “at least six times” she claimed that all Biden classified documents were accounted for – which “turned out to be false.”https://t.co/N1YhvPaNxB pic.twitter.com/NDpESPsjot

— NEWSMAX (@NEWSMAX) January 17, 2023

“Do you feel badly that you gave out false information?” Rosen asked during the briefing but did not receive an answer.

Tamara Keith, NPR White House correspondent, asked the same question. Jean-Pierre She was questioned by me about whether her credibility as White House press Secretary would be affected by the contradictory information.

“Are you upset that you came out to this podium on Friday with incomplete and inaccurate information? And are you concerned that it affects your credibility up here?” Keith asked.

“Well, what I’m — what I’m concerned about is making sure that we do not politically interfere in the Department of Justice, that we continue to be consistent over the last two years, and — and that is — continue to refer you all, when it comes to an ongoing process,” Jean-Pierre reminded Keith that she was using the White House counsel statement which stated that all documents had been made public.

Rosen shouted again after the briefing ended. “You told us something six times that turned out to be false. Are you sorry about that?”

“I’ll see you tomorrow,” Jean-Pierre said, ignoring Rosen’s question and closing her binder before she walked to the door to exit the briefing room. “Come talk to me. I’ll see you tomorrow.”