Doocy Asks Why Biden Is Not Considered a Close Contact of Pelosi Despite Video of Her Kissing Him
The White House is facing questions over why it is not considering President Joe Biden a close contact of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). During a press conference on Thursday, Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked, “How…
The White House is facing questions over why it is not considering President Joe Biden a close contact of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
During a press conference on Thursday, Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked, “How can you guys say that President Biden was not a close contact with speaker Pelosi when there’s a video of the speaker kissing him?”
The question comes after Pelosi tested positive for COVID-19.
“Well, Peter, the way that it is defined is by the Centers for Disease Control, the CDC, and their definition of it is 15 minutes of contact within a set period of time, within six feet. It did not meet that bar,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki responded.
She added, “It does not mean that no one will get Covid around the world who does not have a close contact. It just means we are defining for all of you whether the president and their interaction met the definition of a close contact.”
Watch the exchange below:
On Thursday, Drew Hammill, Pelosi’s deputy chief of staff, tweeted, “After testing negative this week, Speaker Pelosi received a positive test result for COVID-19 and is currently asymptomatic.”
“The Speaker is fully vaccinated and boosted, and is thankful for the robust protection the vaccine has provided,” he continued.
On Tuesday, Pelosi, 82, joined Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris