{"id":1134804,"date":"2021-12-20T17:05:30","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T22:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1134804"},"modified":"2021-12-20T17:05:32","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T22:05:32","slug":"does-the-president-feel-betrayed-press-corps-peppers-psaki-with-questions-on-dustup-with-manchin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/does-the-president-feel-betrayed-press-corps-peppers-psaki-with-questions-on-dustup-with-manchin\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Does The President Feel Betrayed?\u2019: Press Corps Peppers Psaki With Questions On Dustup With Manchin"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fdoes-the-president-feel-betrayed-press-corps-peppers-psaki-with-questions-on-dustup-with-manchin%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=1134804&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>Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) was the topic of much discussion at Monday\u2019s White House press briefing, where several reporters from multiple outlets asked press secretary Jen Psaki to weigh in on Manchin\u2019s public announcement that he would not be voting for the Build Back Better Act.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/this-is-a-no-joe-manchin-says-he-cannot-vote-to-continue-on-build-back-better\/\">Manchin<\/a> publicly declared his intent to vote \u201cno\u201d on the behemoth social spending package \u2014 effectively killing the bill where it stood \u2014 during an appearance on \u201cFox News Sunday\u201d with host Bret Baier, and the White House responded quickly with a scathing statement accusing the West Virginia Senator of acting in bad faith and of being dishonest in his negotiations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/a-breach-of-his-commitments-jen-psaki-unloads-on-manchin-after-he-says-no-to-build-back-better\">Psaki<\/a> referred to Manchin\u2019s promised \u201cno\u201d vote as \u201ca sudden and inexplicable reversal in his position, and a breach of his commitments to the President and the Senator\u2019s colleagues in the House and Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the press briefing, several reporters brought up the situation between Manchin and the White House, asking whether President felt \u201cbetrayed\u201d by Manchin\u2019s decision and whether or not Psaki knew of any plans to move the bill forward in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoes the President feel betrayed?\u201d ABC\u2019s Cecilia Vega asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that our statement yesterday made pretty clear what we fee \u2014 what was the \u2014 the \u2014 the factual depiction of events that happened,\u201d Psaki replied, alluding to her statement.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">ABC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CeciliaVega?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CeciliaVega<\/a>: \u201cDoes the President feel betrayed by [Joe Manchin]?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Psaki: \u201cI think that our statement yesterday made pretty clear what we fee \u2014 what was the \u2014 the \u2014 the factual depiction of events that happened.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jdm0OrOVXK\">pic.twitter.com\/Jdm0OrOVXK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtisHouck\/status\/1473025381720637447?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere do the lines of communication stand at this point between either the President &amp; Joe Manchin? Or Joe Manchin &amp; the White House staff, which he spoke about? Is there contact at all?\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtisHouck\/status\/1473026180303441926\">Vega pressed<\/a>, but Psaki demurred: \u201cI\u2019m just not going to assess or give you an update on specifics from here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CNN\u2019s Phil Mattingly asked about Manchin as well, specifically about the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/they-still-need-joe-manchins-vote-on-literally-everything-guy-benson-calls-wh-decision-to-torch-manchin-mind-blowing\/\">Senator\u2019s claims<\/a> on a Monday radio show that White House staffers had been the ones to put out things that Manchin said were \u201cabsolutely inexcusable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you know what he\u2019s referring to there and do you have a response?\u201d Mattingly asked.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CNN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Phil_Mattingly?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Phil_Mattingly<\/a>: \u201cManchin\u2026said, \u2018this is staff\u2026They put some things out that were absolutely inexcusable. They know what it is and that\u2019s it.\u2019 Do you know what he\u2019s referring to there &amp; do you have a response[?]\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Psaki: \u201cI don\u2019t. I would point you to Sen. Manchin[.]\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wuHqepwfqM\">pic.twitter.com\/wuHqepwfqM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtisHouck\/status\/1473027510338297862?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Psaki side-stepped that question as well, referring Mattingly to Manchin if he wanted an answer.<\/p>\n<p>USA Today\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtisHouck\/status\/1473029106237329417\">Joey Garrison<\/a> pivoted slightly to ask whether Biden might consider implementing parts of the Build Back Better Act via executive action, but Psaki said that she had not spoken to anyone about a plan to move in that particular direction.<\/p>\n<p>Playboy\u2019s Brian Karem brought the topic back to Psaki\u2019s scathing statement, issued just hours after Manchin announced his intent to vote \u201cno.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Brian Karem: \u201c[T]o a drill down a little bit\u2026moving forward, you\u2019ve already taken Senator Manchin to the woodshed, are you going to invite him back in the fold? Are you going to try to reach out to him?<\/p>\n<p>Psaki: \u201cOf course &amp; we conveyed yesterday that\u2026We will find a way[.]\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pGtKB458fH\">pic.twitter.com\/pGtKB458fH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtisHouck\/status\/1473029684455743488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve already taken Senator Manchin to the woodshed, are you going to invite him back in the fold? Are you going to try to reach out to him?\u201d Karem asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course and we conveyed yesterday,\u201d Psaki replied. \u201cWe will find a way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fox News White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich noted Manchin\u2019s comments about Democrats who had attempted to bully him into changing his position on the spending package, asking, \u201cOn [Manchin\u2019s] callout for Democrats for badgering him\u2026is there any regret\u2026about how this negotiation went, getting that statement from him and he feels he\u2019s been badgered and beaten?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2026never has been our objective,\u201d Psaki said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JacquiHeinrich?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JacquiHeinrich<\/a>: \u201cOn [Manchin\u2019s] callout for Democrats for badgering him\u2026is there any regret\u2026about how this negotiation went, getting that statement from him &amp; he feels he\u2019s been badgered &amp; beaten?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Psaki: \u201cThat\u2026never has been our objective.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ttFSMLqeSS\">pic.twitter.com\/ttFSMLqeSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtisHouck\/status\/1473030859427131401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) was the topic of much discussion at Monday\u2019s White House press briefing, where several reporters from multiple outlets asked press secretary Jen Psaki to weigh in on Manchin\u2019s public announcement that he would not be voting for the Build Back Better Act.Manchin publicly declared his intent to vote \u201cno\u201d on the behemoth social spending package \u2014 effectively killing the bill where it stood \u2014 during an appearance on \u201cFox News Sunday\u201d with host Bret Baier, and the White House responded quickly with a scathing statement accusing the West Virginia Senator of acting in bad faith and of being dishonest in his negotiations.Psaki referred to Manchin\u2019s promised \u201cno\u201d vote as \u201ca sudden and inexplicable reversal in his position, and a breach of his commitments to the President and the Senator\u2019s colleagues in the House and Senate.\u201dAt the press briefing, several reporters brought up the situation between Manchin and the White House, asking whether President felt \u201cbetrayed\u201d by Manchin\u2019s decision and whether or not Psaki knew of any plans to move the bill forward in the coming weeks.\u201cDoes the President feel betrayed?\u201d ABC\u2019s Cecilia Vega asked.\u201cI think that our statement yesterday made pretty clear what we fee \u2014 what was the \u2014 the \u2014 the factual depiction of events that happened,\u201d Psaki replied, alluding to her statement.ABC\u2019s @CeciliaVega: \u201cDoes the President feel betrayed by [Joe Manchin]?\u201dPsaki: \u201cI think that our statement yesterday made pretty clear what we fee \u2014 what was the \u2014 the \u2014 the factual depiction of events that happened.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/Jdm0OrOVXK\u2014 Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) December 20, 2021\u201cWhere do the lines of communication stand at this point between either the President &#038; Joe Manchin? Or Joe Manchin &#038; the White House staff, which he spoke about? Is there contact at all?\u201d Vega pressed, but Psaki demurred: \u201cI\u2019m just not going to assess or give you an update on specifics from here.\u201dCNN\u2019s Phil Mattingly asked about Manchin as well, specifically about the Senator\u2019s claims on a Monday radio show that White House staffers had been the ones to put out things that Manchin said were \u201cabsolutely inexcusable.\u201d\u201cDo you know what he\u2019s referring to there and do you have a response?\u201d Mattingly asked.CNN\u2019s @Phil_Mattingly: \u201cManchin\u2026said, \u2018this is staff\u2026They put some things out that were absolutely inexcusable. They know what it is and that\u2019s it.\u2019 Do you know what he\u2019s referring to there &#038; do you have a response[?]\u201dPsaki: \u201cI don\u2019t. I would point you to Sen. Manchin[.]\u201d pic.twitter.com\/wuHqepwfqM\u2014 Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) December 20, 2021Psaki side-stepped that question as well, referring Mattingly to Manchin if he wanted an answer.USA Today\u2019s Joey Garrison pivoted slightly to ask whether Biden might consider implementing parts of the Build Back Better Act via executive action, but Psaki said that she had not spoken to anyone about a plan to move in that particular direction.Playboy\u2019s Brian Karem brought the topic back to Psaki\u2019s scathing statement, issued just hours after Manchin announced his intent to vote \u201cno.\u201dBrian Karem: \u201c[T]o a drill down a little bit\u2026moving forward, you\u2019ve already taken Senator Manchin to the woodshed, are you going to invite him back in the fold? Are you going to try to reach out to him?Psaki: \u201cOf course &#038; we conveyed yesterday that\u2026We will find a way[.]\u201d pic.twitter.com\/pGtKB458fH\u2014 Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) December 20, 2021\u201cYou\u2019ve already taken Senator Manchin to the woodshed, are you going to invite him back in the fold? Are you going to try to reach out to him?\u201d Karem asked.\u201cOf course and we conveyed yesterday,\u201d Psaki replied. \u201cWe will find a way.\u201dFox News White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich noted Manchin\u2019s comments about Democrats who had attempted to bully him into changing his position on the spending package, asking, \u201cOn [Manchin\u2019s] callout for Democrats for badgering him\u2026is there any regret\u2026about how this negotiation went, getting that statement from him and he feels he\u2019s been badgered and beaten?\u201d\u201cThat\u2026never has been our objective,\u201d Psaki said..@JacquiHeinrich: \u201cOn [Manchin\u2019s] callout for Democrats for badgering him\u2026is there any regret\u2026about how this negotiation went, getting that statement from him &#038; he feels he\u2019s been badgered &#038; beaten?\u201dPsaki: \u201cThat\u2026never has been our objective.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/ttFSMLqeSS\u2014 Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) December 20, 2021The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1134804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1134804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1134804"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1134804\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1134804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1134804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1134804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}