CNN Reporter Asks KJP Why She Appeared On ‘The View’ Before Addressing The Press After Biden Exited Race

CNN senior White House correspondent Kayla Tausche asked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Wednesday why she made her first public appearance on “The View” since President Joe Biden’s exit from the 2024 race.

Jean-Pierre publicly addressed Biden’s exit for the first time during her Tuesday appearance on “The View,” after not having held a single press conference since Biden left the race in an announcement on Sunday. The press secretary held the first briefing in nine days on Wednesday following a surge of disarray among Democrats regarding their support for Biden since the June 27 debate.

“It’s been nine days since there’s been a briefing. The president obviously published his letter officially on Sunday withdrawing from the race. Why go on television to make your first comments about that decision rather than make them at the briefing?” Tausche asked.

“No, I appreciate that. We’ve always had a protocol here. When the president’s not here, we don’t do a briefing,” Jean-Pierre replied. “That’s just the way that it’s always happened. The interview that I did yesterday was on the books for about two to three weeks. It was way before, way before the president made his decision. That’s it.”

Jean-Pierre told “The View” co-hosts on Tuesday that Biden stepping down “was the right thing” for the country and assured Vice President Kamala Harris is the “right person” to lead the nation. She also told co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin that Republicans’ concerns about Biden’s ability to serve in the remainder of his term are “ridiculous.”