White Home press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre mentioned President Biden believed he made the correct resolution to drop out of the presidential race in July, acknowledging there are various election consultants analyzing the failed efforts by the Democratic Social gathering with their very own opinions on the race dominated by Republican President-elect Trump.
Jean-Pierre spoke to reporters throughout a press briefing Thursday afternoon, saying Biden had known as Trump to congratulate him on his victory, assuring Trump he would direct his administration to work with Trump’s crew to make sure a peaceable and orderly transition of energy.
Moreover, Jean-Pierre mentioned Biden had spoken with Vice President Kamala Harris to congratulate her on a “history-inspiring marketing campaign.”
“For some individuals, this election is a time of victory, and for others, it’s a time of loss,” she mentioned. “To state the apparent, Tuesday evening’s outcomes weren’t our crew’s desired final result. There’s going to be quite a lot of postmortem evaluation of what occurred within the coming days, within the coming weeks, even within the coming months.”
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White Home press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre mentioned Thursday President Biden believes he did the correct factor by stepping out of the presidential race in July. (Fox Information )
One reporter requested Jean-Pierre to deal with the criticism directed at Biden for the loss.
“What I can say, and that is one thing the president says on a regular basis: ‘You get knocked down, you get again up,’” Jean-Pierre mentioned, noting the president made that actual assertion moments earlier. “The president believes he made the correct resolution on behalf of the American individuals, on behalf of this nation, to step apart.”
After the 2022 midterms, Biden determined to hunt re-election regardless of polls in 2023 exhibiting that about 80% of the American public believed the octogenarian was too previous to serve one other time period.
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President Biden delivers the State of the Union tackle earlier than a joint session of Congress within the Home chamber on the U.S. Capitol constructing in Washington, D.C., March 7. Â (Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty Photos)
“What he believed is that 14 million voters determined within the main to make him and the vice chairman, clearly she was on the ticket, the nominee,” Jean-Pierre mentioned when requested once more if Biden made the correct resolution to run for president. “Fourteen million People determined that. So, they made their resolution on who they wished.
“Now, as we all know, in July the president decided to step apart and he instantly … endorsed the vice chairman,” she added.
Jean-Pierre was additionally pressed on whether or not it was unsuitable for the president’s crew in 2023 to firmly encourage rising stars within the Democratic Social gathering and others who participated within the 2020 cycle to rally behind Biden and never contemplate operating for president.
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President-elect Trump arrives to talk throughout an election evening occasion on the Palm Seaside Conference Middle in West Palm Seaside, Fla. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Photos)
She refused to get into a selected dialog however mentioned it was common for occasion members to rally behind their chief, which, on this case, was Biden.
“What I can say is what the president determined to do, what the president believed and what the president goes to proceed to do, [which] is put the American individuals first,” Jean-Pierre mentioned.
She was additionally pressed about whether or not Biden nonetheless stands by his description of Trump being an existential risk to democracy.
Jean-Pierre mentioned Biden believes what he mentioned on the time and believes he had an obligation to be sincere with People.
She backed her assertion up by pointing to feedback made by former chief of employees John Kelly, who referred to Trump as a “fascist.”
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Throughout a collection of interviews carried out with the media and printed in October, Kelly recounted a number of events when the previous president allegedly praised Adolf Hitler. Kelly additionally insisted Trump met the “normal definition of a fascist” and would govern like a dictator if allowed.
Jean-Pierre mentioned Kelly was clear in his statements, whereas additionally pointing to statements made by Trump concerning the enemy inside, going after individuals who disagree with him.
“Look, we’re being very clear right here,” Jean-Pierre mentioned. “The result was not what we wished, and the People have decided that we wish to respect. We wish to respect the choice that the American individuals have made, and we’re going to be sure that the American individuals get what they deserve, which is a peaceable switch of energy.”
