{"id":117277,"date":"2021-02-03T21:23:36","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T02:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=117277"},"modified":"2021-02-03T21:57:24","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T02:57:24","slug":"reporters-repeatedly-press-psaki-to-explain-biden-calling-vast-majority-of-law-enforcement-decent-honorable-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reporters-repeatedly-press-psaki-to-explain-biden-calling-vast-majority-of-law-enforcement-decent-honorable-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Reporters Repeatedly Press Psaki To Explain Biden Calling \u2018Vast Majority\u2019 Of Law Enforcement \u2018Decent, Honorable People\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\">32<\/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%2Freporters-repeatedly-press-psaki-to-explain-biden-calling-vast-majority-of-law-enforcement-decent-honorable-people%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=117277&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/C8F0036E-FAB1-45C8-8632-4C43A8DA4087-1200x800-1.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Members of the White House press corps repeatedly asked White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Wednesday to define exactly what President Joe Biden meant when he said \u201cthe vast majority\u201d of law enforcement are \u201cdecent, honorable people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fox News reporter Kristen Fisher first brought up the topic, asking Psaki what Biden meant specifically by \u201cvast majority.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s exactly what he meant,\u201d Psaki replied simply, moving on to the next question.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PressSec?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PressSec<\/a> shrugs off a question on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JoeBiden<\/a>&#8216;s comments calling &#8220;the vast majority&#8221; of FBI agents &#8220;decent, honorable people.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KuOXd2BsLY\">pic.twitter.com\/KuOXd2BsLY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dcexaminer\/status\/1357042758066659330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>NBC News reporter Kristen Welker later brought up the comments again, asking why Biden felt it necessary to emphasize that most law enforcement are good people.<\/p>\n<p>Welker\u2019s questions prompted a more thorough response from Psaki, who said, \u201cBecause I think he believes that the men and women who have been serving our country in a variety of capacities have been criticized. Some have been threatened. The roles they\u2019re playing have been questioned over the last several years, and he wanted to reiterate his support for the important work they do. It\u2019s also why he\u2019s visiting the State Department tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Welker replied by making sure that by \u201cvast majority,\u201d Biden did not mean all law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the point he\u2019s making,\u201d Psaki added, \u201cis that despite reports of individuals in different areas who may have done things that are problematic, that the vast majority of men and women serving in our law enforcement roles, serving in civil service roles, serving in roles across government, do vital and essential work for the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NBC&#8217;s Kristen Welker presses Jen Psaki on\u2026.why Biden would dare to reiterate on Tuesday while talking about the deadly shooting of FBI agents that the &#8220;vast majority&#8221; of law enforcement officials are &#8220;decent, honorable people?&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wNwNgs34dA\">pic.twitter.com\/wNwNgs34dA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtisHouck\/status\/1357048111122812933?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Biden&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-says-vast-majority-of-law-enforcement-are-decent-honorable-people\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">made his remarks<\/a> during a Tuesday press briefing in the Oval Office while expressing condolences to the families of the FBI agents who were injured or killed while attempting to serve a warrant in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2021\/02\/02\/remarks-by-president-biden-at-signing-of-executive-orders-advancing-his-priority-to-modernize-our-immigration-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> in part:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Well, let me begin by saying, from all three of us \u2014 the vice president, the new secretary of homeland security \u2014 that our hearts go out to the families of these FBI special agents, and \u2014 two of whom were killed and three of whom were injured today in Florida.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I was briefed on this tragedy earlier today, and I know the FBI is gathering information about how this happened, what happened. But I can only imagine how these families are feeling today.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You know, one of the things, when you are in a combat zone of the military or you\u2019re a FBI agent, or military or a police officer, every family just \u2014 when they put that shield on and go out in the morning \u2014 dreads the possibility of a call \u2014 receiving that phone call. And my heart aches for the families. I\u2019ve not had an opportunity, nor will I try today, to contact them.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But they put their lives on the line, and it\u2019s a hell of a price to pay. And every single day, every single one of these folks get up and they \u2014 by and large, the vast, vast majority of these men and women are decent, honorable people who put themselves on the line, and we owe them.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-says-vast-majority-of-law-enforcement-are-decent-honorable-people\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Biden Says \u2018Vast Majority\u2019 Of Law Enforcement Are \u2018Decent, Honorable People\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><span>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<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em><span>member<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the White House press corps repeatedly asked White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Wednesday to define exactly what President Joe Biden meant when he said \u201cthe vast &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1892601,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,5197,4604,3810,5189,4738],"class_list":["post-117277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-explain","tag-press","tag-psaki","tag-repeatedly","tag-reporters"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117277","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117277"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117277\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1892601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}