‘We’re Going to Move On’: Psaki Fires Back at NY Post Reporter Over Series of Questions

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki put an end to an exchange with a reporter from the New York Post, telling him, “We’re going to move on.” New York Post reporter Steven Nelson questioned Psaki about a report…

Savannah RychcikJan 18, 20224 min read

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Nelson asked again, “How can President Biden shut down the virus if he’s, you know, not being briefed on these ideas? I mean, that’s my question. So I’m wondering who were the advisers and was President Biden briefed on this idea at the time?”

She replied, “I think I just answered your question, which you may not have been listening. Maybe you were waiting to read your next question, which is fine, but I just answered your question.”

Nelson attempted to interrupt Psaki.

“Let me finish. Let me finish, Steven. Steven, I’m finishing. What I said to you just a minute ago is that we did not have the capacity at the moment,” Psaki said.

She continued, “We had a very constructive meeting with this group. We agreed on the need to expand our testing capacity. That’s why we quadrupled the size of our testing capacity and why the president had already used the Defense Production Act to invest $3 billion. But the market did not have the capacity at that moment to do what we’re doing tomorrow.”

He tried asking again, but Psaki told him, “Again, I’ve answered your question. If you have another one, I’m happy to answer it. Otherwise, I’m going to move on to the next person.”

Moving on to his second question, Nelson noted data shows Biden “spent a quarter of his days, at least partially in Delaware.”

He added, “In light of that. Will the White House be reconsidering the decision not to release visitor log information from his Delaware residences?”

She responded, “Well, the president goes to Delaware because it’s his home. It’s also where his son and his former wife are buried. And it’s a place that is obviously close to his heart. A lot of presidents go visit their home when they are president.”

Psaki went on, “We also have gone a step further than the prior administration and many administrations in releasing visitor logs of people who visit the White House. And we’ll continue to do that.”

Nelson attempted to interject again when Psaki shut him down.

“Go ahead in the back. I think we’re done and we’re going to move on. Go ahead in the back,” Psaki said.