{"id":1339412,"date":"2022-02-24T15:24:29","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T20:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1339412"},"modified":"2022-02-24T20:37:53","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T01:37:53","slug":"im-a-little-tougher-than-that-jen-psaki-fires-back-after-ted-cruz-calls-her-peppermint-patty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/im-a-little-tougher-than-that-jen-psaki-fires-back-after-ted-cruz-calls-her-peppermint-patty\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I\u2019m A Little Tougher Than That\u2019: Jen Psaki Fires Back After Ted Cruz Calls Her \u2018Peppermint Patty\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%2Fim-a-little-tougher-than-that-jen-psaki-fires-back-after-ted-cruz-calls-her-peppermint-patty%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=1339412&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:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1372404965.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki responded Thursday to the news that Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) had referred to her as \u201cPeppermint Patty\u201d \u2014 the \u201cPeanuts\u201d character \u2014 and had reportedly encouraged people to boo her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSenator Ted Cruz is speaking at CPAC, and you came up,\u201d a reporter began.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh?\u201d Psaki responded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe called you quote\/unquote \u2018Peppermint Patty\u2019 and has encouraged people to boo you,\u201d the reporter continued, pressing Psaki for her reaction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t tell him I like Peppermint Patty, so I\u2019m not going to take it too offensively,\u201d\u00a0Psaki replied with a smile, prompting laughter from the press corps.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSenator Cruz, I Like Peppermint Patty,\u201d Psaki repeated, adding, \u201cI\u2019m a little tougher than that, but there you go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WH Press Sec. Jen Psaki on Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) calling her \u201cPeppermint Patty\u201d at CPAC:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like Peppermint Patty, so I\u2019m not gonna take it too offensively \u2026 I\u2019m a little tougher than that.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dOoHnFRAcY\">pic.twitter.com\/dOoHnFRAcY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Recount (@therecount) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therecount\/status\/1496990269107064836?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cruz, speaking from the stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), was delivering remarks about government infringement of liberty, and he mentioned Psaki\u2019s call from the White House podium for podcast platform Spotify to do \u201cmore\u201d to prevent popular host Joe Rogan from spreading \u201cmisinformation\u201d about the COVID-19 vaccine and therapeutics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy is our liberty so under assault? Because giant corporations, giant tech, giant government \u2014 they work together, hand in hand.\u00a0You look at what happened with Joe Rogan. Joe Rogan \u2014 Jen Psaki \u2014\u201d Cruz paused for a moment and seemed to be waiting for a reaction from the audience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, come on! Jen Psaki doesn\u2019t get the Justin Trudeau treatment?\u201d Cruz asked, apparently referencing a previous mention of the Canadian Prime Minister, and the audience responded with a loud chorus of \u201cboos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll right!\u201d Cruz responded, adding, \u201cYou know, Peppermint Patty deserves some love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The audience laughed, and Cruz picked up where his remarks had left off.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJen Psaki, from the White House podium, said, \u2018Uh, Billionaires, oh, Billionaires in Silicon Valley! Please silence that pesky Rogan guy,\u2019\u201d Cruz continued. \u201cThere\u2019s a pattern of government asking big tech to silence dissent.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ted Cruz calls White House press secretary Jen Psaki &#8220;Peppermint Patty&#8221; from the CPAC stage.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Oh, come on! Jen Psaki doesn&#8217;t get the Justin Trudeau treatment?&#8221;<\/p>\n[crowd obediently boos]\n<p>&#8220;All right! Peppermint Patty deserves some love!&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0xW286CSv6\">pic.twitter.com\/0xW286CSv6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justinbaragona\/status\/1496983959808401410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cruz went on to tie in the Canadian trucker protest \u2014 and the fact that Prime Minister Trudeau\u2019s government had begun the crackdown by calling on fundraising platforms like GoFundMe to cut off their funding \u2014 arguing that it was no different from Psaki\u2019s request to Spotify.<\/p>\n<p>As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/psaki-urges-spotify-to-take-more-action-against-joe-rogan\/\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cWell, last July, I, you probably know, but the Surgeon General also took the unprecedented step to issue an advisory on the risk of misinformation in public health, which is a very significant step,\u201d Psaki said. \u201cAnd amid that, he talked about the role social media platforms have, so our hope is that all major tech platforms, and all major news sources for that matter, be responsible and be vigilant to ensure the American people have access to accurate information on something as significant as COVID-19. That certainly includes Spotify.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSo this Disclaimer, it\u2019s a positive step, but we want every platform to continue doing more to call out misinformation and disinformation will also uplifting, accurate information,\u201d she continued, later adding: \u201cBut ultimately, you know, our view is it\u2019s a, it\u2019s a, it\u2019s a good step. It\u2019s a positive step, but there\u2019s more that can be done.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div><i>The Daily Wire\u2019s first original film, Shut In, has made its cinematic debut, being met with rave reviews. The Daily Wire is building an alternative to the leftist entertainment industry, one gripping movie at a time. 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