{"id":1075752,"date":"2021-12-02T08:14:06","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T13:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1075752"},"modified":"2021-12-02T08:14:12","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T13:14:12","slug":"psaki-on-bidens-promise-to-shut-down-the-virus-we-need-the-american-people-to-do-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-on-bidens-promise-to-shut-down-the-virus-we-need-the-american-people-to-do-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Psaki On Biden\u2019s Promise To \u2018Shut Down The Virus\u2019: \u2018We Need The American People To Do More\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpsaki-on-bidens-promise-to-shut-down-the-virus-we-need-the-american-people-to-do-more%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1075752&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki danced around questions on Wednesday pertaining to President Joe Biden\u2019s handling of the pandemic and all out avoided answering a question about whether a standard that Biden held former President Donald Trump to during a debate should apply to Biden now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo the questions from earlier about messaging, what ever happened to President Biden\u2019s promise to shut down the virus?\u201d a reporter asked. \u201cThere\u2019s another variant here. Is the idea that you want people now to kind of wrap their heads around that the President, instead of shutting down the virus, is going to try to help people live amidst the virus and go about their lives but COVID is going to be here?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Psaki said that what was needed was \u201capproximately 20 percent of the population or more people than are currently vaccinated to go get vaccinated and go get boosted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need the American people to do more \u2014 who are not vaccinated \u2014 to help us continue to fight the virus,\u201d Psaki added.<\/p>\n<p>Biden repeatedly stated on the campaign trail that he was working to \u201cshut down the virus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SUPERCUT: Biden repeatedly promised to \u201cshut down the virus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He failed.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Yhffn1GXls\">pic.twitter.com\/Yhffn1GXls<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1466113238760935427?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of talk about the first Trump-Biden debate today, but at the second one in 2021, when roughly 220,000 Americans had already died of COVID, Joe Biden said about Trump, \u2018Anyone who is responsible for that many deaths should not remain as President of the United States of America,&#8217;\u201d the reporter said. \u201cIs that still the standard now that more Americans have died under President Biden than President Trump?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, I think the fundamental question here is: What are you doing to save lives and protect people?\u201d Psaki said in not answering the question as she went on to make speculative claims about the prior administration.<\/p>\n<p>After putting her spin on things, Psaki said, \u201cAnd I think there\u2019s a pretty stark difference between their approaches.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jen Psaki holds White House press briefing | 12\/1\/21\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h3lmoaCd5fg?start=2115&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>TRANSCRIPT:<\/p>\n<p><em>PETER DOOCY, FOX NEWS REPORTER:&nbsp;So President Biden talks about how respecting the rule of law is one of America\u2019s most cherished values. Does that mean that he\u2019s going to stop pushing for these vaccine mandates for workers now that federal courts are saying that they don\u2019t know if they\u2019re legal?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>JEN PSAKI, PRESS SECRETARY: Well, let\u2019s just \u2014 let\u2019s just clarify exactly what we\u2019re talking about here. There are vaccine requirements that \u2013- and testing \u2014 a lot of companies do requirement for \u2014 to be vaccinated or tested that companies across the country have been putting in place for months.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Recent polling by USA Today and other outlets have suggested that 60 percent of businesses are moving forward on putting these requirements in place. You know why? Because it makes sure they have a healthier workplace. It makes people feel more confident in going back to work \u2014 something that a lot of employers, as they\u2019re trying to hire, have had issues with. And that they\u2019re moving forward and putting in place additional requirements or additional steps to protect their workforce. That\u2019s absolutely their right to do.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>There are court cases right now \u2014 something that the Department of Justice is fighting \u2014 and we are confident in our ability, given it\u2019s based on a 50-year law \u2014 these OSHA requirements. And the implementation date is in early January.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But what should be clear to people out there is that private sector companies, many of whom are just putting in place steps to protect their workforces, have every right to do that. That helps their workforce. That helps the economy. And that\u2019s something we certainly support and advocate for people doing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>DOOCY: Okay. To the questions from earlier about messaging, what ever happened to President Biden\u2019s promise to shut down the virus?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>PSAKI: We\u2019re working on it, Peter.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>DOOCY: There\u2019s another variant here. Is the idea that you want people now to kind of wrap their heads around that the President, instead of shutting down the virus, is going to try to help people live amidst the virus and go about their lives but COVID is going to be here?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>PSAKI: Well, Peter, what\u2019s very important for people to understand and all of you are communicating to the public about what steps they can take to go back to normal or go back to normal life \u2014 something everybody wants to do.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We\u2019re all sick and tired of this virus, but we need approximately 20 percent of the population or more people than are currently vaccinated to go get vaccinated and go get boosted.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>What we can do as the federal government is make those vaccines free, make the boosters free, make them available. The President will talk more about what we\u2019re going to do tomorrow. But we need the American people to do more \u2014 who are not vaccinated \u2014 to help us continue to<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki danced around questions on Wednesday pertaining to President Joe Biden\u2019s handling of the pandemic and all out avoided answering a question about whether a standard that Biden held former President Donald Trump to during a debate should apply to Biden now.\u201cTo the questions from earlier about messaging, what ever happened to President Biden\u2019s promise to shut down the virus?\u201d a reporter asked. \u201cThere\u2019s another variant here. Is the idea that you want people now to kind of wrap their heads around that the President, instead of shutting down the virus, is going to try to help people live amidst the virus and go about their lives but COVID is going to be here?\u201dPsaki said that what was needed was \u201capproximately 20 percent of the population or more people than are currently vaccinated to go get vaccinated and go get boosted.\u201d\u201cWe need the American people to do more \u2014 who are not vaccinated \u2014 to help us continue to fight the virus,\u201d Psaki added.Biden repeatedly stated on the campaign trail that he was working to \u201cshut down the virus.\u201dSUPERCUT: Biden repeatedly promised to \u201cshut down the virus.\u201dHe failed.pic.twitter.com\/Yhffn1GXls\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) December 1, 2021\u201cA lot of talk about the first Trump-Biden debate today, but at the second one in 2021, when roughly 220,000 Americans had already died of COVID, Joe Biden said about Trump, \u2018Anyone who is responsible for that many deaths should not remain as President of the United States of America,&#8217;\u201d the reporter said. \u201cIs that still the standard now that more Americans have died under President Biden than President Trump?\u201d\u201cWell, I think the fundamental question here is: What are you doing to save lives and protect people?\u201d Psaki said in not answering the question as she went on to make speculative claims about the prior administration.After putting her spin on things, Psaki said, \u201cAnd I think there\u2019s a pretty stark difference between their approaches.\u201dWATCH:[embedded content]TRANSCRIPT:PETER DOOCY, FOX NEWS REPORTER:\u00a0So President Biden talks about how respecting the rule of law is one of America\u2019s most cherished values. Does that mean that he\u2019s going to stop pushing for these vaccine mandates for workers now that federal courts are saying that they don\u2019t know if they\u2019re legal?JEN PSAKI, PRESS SECRETARY: Well, let\u2019s just \u2014 let\u2019s just clarify exactly what we\u2019re talking about here. There are vaccine requirements that \u2013- and testing \u2014 a lot of companies do requirement for \u2014 to be vaccinated or tested that companies across the country have been putting in place for months.Recent polling by USA Today and other outlets have suggested that 60 percent of businesses are moving forward on putting these requirements in place. You know why? Because it makes sure they have a healthier workplace. It makes people feel more confident in going back to work \u2014 something that a lot of employers, as they\u2019re trying to hire, have had issues with. And that they\u2019re moving forward and putting in place additional requirements or additional steps to protect their workforce. That\u2019s absolutely their right to do.There are court cases right now \u2014 something that the Department of Justice is fighting \u2014 and we are confident in our ability, given it\u2019s based on a 50-year law \u2014 these OSHA requirements. And the implementation date is in early January.But what should be clear to people out there is that private sector companies, many of whom are just putting in place steps to protect their workforces, have every right to do that. That helps their workforce. That helps the economy. And that\u2019s something we certainly support and advocate for people doing.DOOCY: Okay. To the questions from earlier about messaging, what ever happened to President Biden\u2019s promise to shut down the virus?PSAKI: We\u2019re working on it, Peter.DOOCY: There\u2019s another variant here. Is the idea that you want people now to kind of wrap their heads around that the President, instead of shutting down the virus, is going to try to help people live amidst the virus and go about their lives but COVID is going to be here?PSAKI: Well, Peter, what\u2019s very important for people to understand and all of you are communicating to the public about what steps they can take to go back to normal or go back to normal life \u2014 something everybody wants to do.We\u2019re all sick and tired of this virus, but we need approximately 20 percent of the population or more people than are currently vaccinated to go get vaccinated and go get boosted.What we can do as the federal government is make those vaccines free, make the boosters free, make them available. The President will talk more about what we\u2019re going to do tomorrow. But we need the American people to do more \u2014 who are not vaccinated \u2014 to help us continue to fight the virus.DOOCY: Last one. A lot of talk about the first Trump-Biden debate today, but at the second one in 2021, when roughly 220,000 Americans had already died of COVID. Joe Biden said about Trump, \u201cAnyone who is responsible for that many deaths should not remain as President of the United States of America.\u201d Is that still the standard now that more Americans have died under President Biden than President Trump?PSAKI: Well, I think the fundamental question here is: What are you doing to save lives and protect people? And the former President was suggesting people inject bleach. He apparently, reportedly, didn\u2019t even share with people he was going to interact with that he had tested positive for COVID himself. He continued to provide a forum for misinformation, which probably led to people not getting \u2014 not taking steps forward to get \u2014 to protect themselves, to wear a mask, to eventually get vaccinated.This President has made the vaccine widely available. He\u2019s relied on the health \u2014 the advice of his health and medical experts. And he is trying to be a part of solving this crisis \u2014 getting the pandemic under control. And I think there\u2019s a pretty stark difference between their approaches.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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