Psaki acknowledges Biden’s imperfections and campaign challenges

MSNBC host Jen Psaki shared her advice for President Joe Biden‘s 2024 reelection bid in an appearance on ABC’s The View.

“If you are on the campaign, what you have to do — and they’re focused on doing, but they need to do more of — is to make the choice very clear,” Psaki said on Monday.

The former White House press secretary added, “Is Joe Biden perfect? No, he’s not perfect, right? Of course he’s not.”

“Has he got everything done? No, he hasn’t, but he has got to convince people he’s going to be the one fighting for them and the other guy is fighting for himself pretty much. That’s the message,” she said. “Has it worked effectively entirely yet? No. They’ve got a lot of work to do.”

The MSNBC host acknowledged that “we don’t know the political impact at this point” regarding the effect of the campus protests on Biden’s reelection chances.

Psaki also argued that the president should make an appearance on The View.

“When you’re communicating from the White House, I mean respect for freedom of speech and freedom of the press is important. But you’re also really just trying to communicate with the American people. So my view is he should come on The View before he does a press conference,” Psaki said.

Psaki said the economy continues to be a factor in the election.

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“People have student loans they’re paying back. It is still — cost of groceries are still higher than they need to be, so people are still feeling those things, and it’s acknowledging that that’s important. Joe Biden always says — and he’s not the first to say this — ‘Don’t compare me to the almighty. Compare me to the alternative.’ That’s really the message, right?” she said.

The former White House official is on a promotional tour for her new book Say More:
Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World.