Tuesday, October 8, 2024

KJP Storms Out Of Briefing Room When Challenged


White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stomped away from her briefing Monday after a back-and-forth with a reporter about whether a question related to the federal response to Hurricane Helene was “misinformation.”

The NY Post reports Fox News reporter Peter Doocy asked Jean-Pierre to explain why the Harris-Biden administration had nearly $157 million at-the-ready to assist displaced people and refugees in Lebanon, but needs to beg Congress for additional funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as FEMA  faces a shortfall in the aftermath of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene. 

“We’ve taken this very seriously,” the White House spokeswoman responded. “More than $200 million that we have provided to the impacted areas, but instead, people want to do disinformation, misinformation, which is dangerous.” 

When Doocy asked what the lack of additional funding for FEMA – noted by President Biden in a recent letter to congressional leaders – but available funds for Lebanon says about Biden’s “values,” Jean-Pierre again charged that his question was “misinformation.” 

“Your whole premise of the question is misinformation, sir,” Jean-Pierre said. 

“Excuse me?” Doocy shot back. 

“Yes, yes, it’s misinformation,” the White House press secretary tripled-down. “I just mentioned to you that we provided more than $200 million to folks who are impacted in the area.” 

The 81-year-old president warned the leaders of the House and Senate on Friday that “without additional funding, FEMA would be required to forego longer-term recovery activities in favor of meeting urgent needs.”  

“The Congress should provide FEMA additional resources to avoid forcing that kind of unnecessary trade-off,” Biden added, noting that in addition to the parts of the country devastated by Hurricane Helene, “many other communities are also in urgent need of disaster assistance.” 

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