White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre ended an interview shortly after being asked an âoffensiveâ and âinsultingâ question about President Joe Biden.
During an interview with Charlotteâs WBT News Director Mark Garrison.
âWhen I told a number of people that I was talking to you today, it was interesting, though, they all said, âWould you please just ask her, does the president have dementia?ââ Garrison said.
He asked, âSo before I move on from that, does he?â
âThat Mark, Mark, I canât even believe youâre asking me this question. That is an incredibly offensive question to ask,â Jean-Pierre responded.
She went on, âWait. Oh let me â no, no, no, no, no. You â Mark, you, you, you, you, youâre taking us down this rabbit hole. Let me, let me, let me be very clear about this.â
The answer continued:
âFor the past several years, the presidentâs physician has laid out very, in a comprehensive way, the presidentâs health. This is a president â if you watch him every day, if you really pay attention to his record and what he has done, you will see exactly how focused heâs been on the American people, how historic his actions have been. And so Iâm not even going to truly, truly, really, you know, take, take the premise of your question. I think it is incredibly insulting. And, and so we can, you know, we can move on to the next question.â
Listen to the interview below:
Garrison then asked about high gas and grocery prices and how Biden will win over voters who are paying more.
âLook, the president understands. He grew up in a middle-class family, working class family in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He gets it,â Jean-Pierre began. âYou have to remember, when the president walked into this administration, there were multiple crises happening. There was COVID, there was, the economy was in a tailspin because of the last administration, because of what the President Trump left us with.â
She added, âThe president took action on gas prices. Letâs not forget Russiaâs invasion on Ukraine skyrocketed prices of gas. And because the president took action, we see we are in a different place than we were a year ago in gas prices. Eggs, milk, seafood products, all the important groceries, those costs have gone down because of what this president has been able to do.â
Finally, Jean-Pierre said, âAnd, and with that, thank you so much, Mark. Have an amazing, amazing day.â
Garrison responded, âWow!⌠She hung up.â
