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In the wake of President Biden’s extremely divisive Thursday night speech featuring tinges of authoritarian themes, the Friday White House press briefing was noticeably lacking critical questions about the dangerous rhetoric in the address. And with Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre skipping over tough questioners like Fox News Channel’s Peter Doocy, the few questions that were asked about the speech only addressed how “political” it was and why they decided to use Marines as props.
Looking past the dangerous content of Biden’s speech, CNN White House correspondent Jeremy Diamond pushed Jean-Pierre for a “concrete” plan to stop the so-called “MAGA Republican” hordes:
DIAMOND: The President last night argued very forcefully that democracy is under assault, but what kind of concrete actions does he actually plan to take given that he describes this as essentially — as an existential threat to the republic?
[KARINE JEAN-PIERRE]
DIAMOND: So, other than urging Americans to vote and make their voices heard, the President has no plan to confront this threat that he described very forcefully last night?
[JEAN-PIERRE]
DIAMOND: Right, but what I’m asking is if there’s any action behind his words?
Of course, Jean-Pierre’s responses were to present word salads and hope that they answered Diamond’s question.
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