{"id":119180,"date":"2021-02-05T17:20:18","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T22:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=119180"},"modified":"2021-02-05T17:42:38","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T22:42:38","slug":"mislead-dodge-or-circle-back-the-day-one-strategies-of-jen-psaki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mislead-dodge-or-circle-back-the-day-one-strategies-of-jen-psaki\/","title":{"rendered":"Mislead, Dodge, Or Circle Back: The \u2018Day One\u2019 Strategies Of Jen Psaki"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fmislead-dodge-or-circle-back-the-day-one-strategies-of-jen-psaki%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=119180&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\/GettyImages-1230970315-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>With the Trump administration making way for the incoming Biden administration, no change was more immediate and noticeable than the atmosphere in the White House press briefing room.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After four years of activist-level investigation \u2014 which sometimes included journalists shouting at various members of the Trump team if their questions weren\u2019t answered in an acceptable fashion \u2014 it\u2019s now time for an ideological regime change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With Jen Psaki at the helm, a wide swath of White House correspondents have visibly taken their feet away from the gas pedal, offering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/softballs-and-adoration-read-the-questions-reporters-have-asked-bidens-press-secretary\">softball questions<\/a> and quivering adoration. The other side of this coin, however, is Jen Psaki\u2019s strategy, which has been used throughout every press briefing to wet the intellectual beaks of her doting audience while \u2014 in many instances \u2014 providing nothing of substance or value.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Whether it be misleading, promising to \u201ccircle back,\u201d stalling for time by congratulating journalists for the quality of their questions, failing to answer the question, or deferring to a \u201cgreater authority,\u201d every one of Psaki\u2019s tactics have been visible from, as Biden puts it, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/press-briefings\/2021\/01\/20\/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-jen-psaki-january-20-2021\/\">Day One<\/a>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Promising to tell the truth<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Q<\/em>: \u201cThanks, Jen.&nbsp; First off, congratulations. And one question about your role. You touched on this a little bit at the top, but when you are up there, do you see yourself \u2014 your primary role as promoting the interests of the President, or are you there to provide us the unvarnished truth so that we can share that with the American people?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Jen Psaki<\/em>: \u201cWell, let me first say, Zeke, that I come to this podium having served both in the White House and at the State Department, as the spokesperson there, and I traveled the world on trips to promote democracy, where I saw the power of the United States and, of course, the power of this podium, and the power of truth, and the importance of setting an example of engagement and transparency.<\/p>\n<p>So I will just state \u2014 because you gave me the opportunity \u2014 I have deep respect for the role of a free and independent press in our democracy and for the role all of you play.<\/p>\n<p>As I noted earlier, there will be moments when we disagree, and there will certainly be days where we disagree for extensive parts of the briefing even perhaps. But we have a common goal, which is sharing accurate information with the American people.<\/p>\n<p>If the President were standing here with me today, he would say he works for the American people. I work for him, so I also work for the American people. But his objective and his commitment is to bring transparency and truth back to government \u2014 to share the truth, even when it\u2019s hard to hear. And that\u2019s something that I hope to deliver on in this role as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><span><em>Q<\/em>: \u201cLet me ask you on policy, if I can quickly. You talk \u2014 obviously, your role is sort of in terms of delivering the best information to the American people on behalf of this White House. The battle for truth may be as tough a fight right now as is the battle against coronavirus. How do you and President Biden plan to combat disinformation that, in many ways, led to that assault we witnessed two weeks ago today on the Capitol?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Jen Psaki<\/em>: \u201cWell, I think, Peter, there are a number of ways to combat misinformation.&nbsp; One of them is accurate information and truth and data, and sharing information even when it is hard to hear, and even when it is not meeting the expectations of people at home who are desperate for this crisis to be over.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>I\u2019ll circle back\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><em>Q<\/em>:<\/span> \u201c<span>Jen, will we see a death penalty moratorium under this administration?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><em>Jen Psaki<\/em>:&nbsp; \u201cThe President, as you know, has stated his opposition to the death penalty in the past. He remains \u2014 that remains his view. I don\u2019t have anything more for you in terms of future actions or mechanisms, though. I can \u2014 I\u2019ll circle back if there\u2019s more I can share with you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><span><em>Q<\/em>: \u201c<\/span><span>If I can follow up on that a little bit, Jen.&nbsp; Is the President being updated, first of all, on the progress of the FBI investigation? And we know the FBI is leading the investigation into the assault on the Capitol. Does President Biden have confidence in FBI Director Wray?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Jen Psaki<\/em>:&nbsp; \u201cWell, Peter, as you noted, there\u2019s an ongoing investigation, which we certainly support. I\u2019m not sure that he has received an update today on anything about the investigation, but we certainly support those ongoing. And we will, I\u2019m sure, be receiving updates in the days ahead. <span>Go ahead [attempting to move to next question].\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span>Q:<\/span><\/em> \u201c<span>Does he have confidence in the FBI Director?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Jen Psaki<\/em>: \u201cI \u2014 I think \u2014 I have not spoken with him about specifically FBI Director Wray in recent days, Peter, but I\u2019ll circle back with you if there\u2019s more to convey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Good (or even great) question!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><em>Q<\/em>:<\/span> \u201c<span>On a lighter note, will he keep Donald Trump\u2019s Air Force One color scheme change?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><em>Jen Psaki<\/em>: \u201cThis is such a good question. I have not had the opportunity to dig into that today, given the number of executive actions, orders, the inauguration \u2014 a few things happening. I will venture to get you an answer on that, and maybe we can talk about it in here tomorrow.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><span><em>Q<\/em>: \u201cWith regards to reopening schools, what level of vaccination in teachers or students or level of testing does the administration think would be appropriate in order to meet the target date that the President has said?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><em>Jen Psaki:<\/em> \u201cThis is a great question. And as I noted at the beginning, as a mom myself, I want to know all the details as well.&nbsp; We\u2019re going to have more to share from our health experts in the coming days, and I will venture to get them in here to give you all a briefing on the specifics. But we really want to lean into them on their expertise on that front.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Not answering the question<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><em>Q<\/em>:<\/span> \u201c<span>That\u2019s all right. I\u2019ll take it now. So, if President Biden wants a theme of his presidency to be \u2018unifying the country,\u2019 does he think that Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer should drop a potentially divisive Senate impeachment trial?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Jen Psaki<\/em>: \u201cWell, he spoke today, as you all saw, about unity in his inaugural address and the importance of unity and bringing the country together, and the resolve of the American people in helping to get through this moment.<\/p>\n<p>You know, we are confident though that, just like the American people can, the Senate can also multi-task, and they can do their constitutional duty while continuing to conduct the business of the American people.<\/p>\n<p>And his view is that the way to bring the country together is to address the problems we\u2019re facing. And so that means getting this COVID relief package through, having Democrats and Republicans take a serious look at that and have conversations with each other about how to move it forward. And he\u2019s going to leave the mechanics, the timing, and the specifics of how Congress moves forward on impeachment to them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><span><em>Q<\/em>: \u201cHi, congratulations on your new position.&nbsp; Owen Jensen with EWTN, Global Catholic Network. Two big concerns for pro-life Americans: the Hyde Amendment, which of course keeps taxpayer dollars, as you know, from paying for abortions \u2014 Medicaid abortions \u2014 and the Mexico City Policy, which, under the previous administration, they expanded to keep tax dollars from overseas paying for abortions. So what are President \u2014 what is President Biden planning on doing on those two items right now?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><em>Jen Psaki<\/em>: \u201cWell, I think we\u2019ll have more to say on the Mexico City Policy in the coming days. But I will just take the opportunity to remind all of you that he is a devout Catholic and somebody who attends church regularly. He started his day attending church with his family this morning. But I don\u2019t have anything more for you on that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Deflect by deferring<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><em>Q<\/em>: \u201cAnd could you talk a little bit just about the \u2014 kind of, the preparations for getting the White House ready and safe for the new president? It\u2019s been reported that you did $500,000 worth of deep cleaning. Could you talk about the measures that you took to ensure that the President is safe?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><em>Jen Psaki<\/em>: \u201cWell, the \u2014 I would refer you to the General Services Administration who oversees any steps like that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Ian Haworth is an Editor and Writer for The Daily Wire. Follow him on Twitter at&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ighaworth\"><em>@ighaworth<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>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<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">&nbsp;<em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the Trump administration making way for the incoming Biden administration, no change was more immediate and noticeable than the atmosphere in the White House press briefing room. 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