{"id":2239423,"date":"2024-05-07T17:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T21:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-distances-itself-from-hochul-black-children-computer-comments\/"},"modified":"2024-05-07T17:13:16","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T21:13:16","slug":"white-house-distances-itself-from-hochul-black-children-computer-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-distances-itself-from-hochul-black-children-computer-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"White House clarifies stance on Hochul&#8217;s remarks about black children and computers"},"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%2Fwhite-house-distances-itself-from-hochul-black-children-computer-comments%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=2239423&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>The\u2064 White House distanced itself from a statement made by a high-profile Democrat regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-low-black-lives-matter-monsters-terrorize-child-cancer-fundraiser-in-wisconsin-video\/\" title=\"New Low? Black Lives Matter Monsters Terrorize Child Cancer Fundraiser in Wisconsin (VIDEO)\">black children<\/a> in the \u2064Bronx. Press \u200csecretary Karine Jean-Pierre expressed disapproval, stating it was inappropriate to speak about young people in that manner. Governor Kathy Hochul had a controversial moment claiming black children in the Bronx don&#8217;t know the word &#8220;computer.&#8221; The White \u2063House distanced itself from a high-profile Democrat&#8217;s remarks about black children in the Bronx. Press secretary\u200b Karine\u2062 Jean-Pierre criticized the comments,\u2064 deeming them inappropriate. Governor Kathy Hochul sparked controversy by\u2063 suggesting\u200c that black children in the Bronx are unaware of\u2064 the term &#8220;computer.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"White House\">White House<\/a> said it had not heard a high-profile Democrat\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2994036\/hochul-apologizes-black-children-dont-know-meaning-computer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"White House\">comments<\/a> regarding black children in the Bronx, but offered a mild rebuke nonetheless.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, we don\u2019t think that is the right way to speak about young people in any way, in any form,\u201d press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karine-jean-pierre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Karine Jean-Pierre\">Karine Jean-Pierre<\/a> said Tuesday when asked about the brewing controversy. <\/p>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kathy-hochul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kathy Hochul\">Kathy Hochul<\/a> (D-NY) had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2994036\/hochul-apologizes-black-children-dont-know-meaning-computer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"foot-in-mouth moment\">foot-in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-if-you-oppose-my-anti-police-comments-youre-racist\/\" title=\"Obama: If You Oppose My Anti-Police Comments, You\u2019re Racist\">-mouth moment<\/a><\/a> during a presentation Monday, in which she claimed black children do not know what the word \u201ccomputer\u201d means.<\/p>\n<p>During an AI-focused discussion at the Milken Institute Global Conference, Hochul pushed making AI more equitable for all communities because \u201cright now we have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-governor-ripped-for-saying-black-kids-in-the-bronx-dont-know-the-word-computer\/\" title=\"NY Governor Criticized for Claim About Black Bronx Kids and Computers\">young black kids growing<\/a> up in the Bronx who don\u2019t even know what the word \u2018computer\u2019 is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hochul <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2994036\/hochul-apologizes-black-children-dont-know-meaning-computer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"quickly apologized\">quickly apologized<\/a>, saying she misspoke and that she regrets it as the controversy spread. The issue apparently had not yet reached Jean-Pierre, however. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to be super mindful, I have not heard these comments,\u201d she said when initially asked about it. \u201cI want to make sure I go back, read the comments, and get a sense of what is happening here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The reporter pressed on, asking if \u201cit\u2019s right to insinuate that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seattle-area-elementary-school-cancels-halloween-for-being-exclusionary\/\" title=\"Seattle-Area Elementary School Cancels Halloween for Being \"Exclusionary\"\">black kids don\u2019<\/a>t know what the word computer means.\u201d Jean-Pierre then acknowledged it is not the right way to speak about young people. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hochul\u2019s comments have received backlash from users on social media, including some lawmakers in the state. New York State Assemblywoman Karines Reyes, for example, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KarinesReyes87\/status\/1787592667041255542?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1787592667041255542%7Ctwgr%5E5181a6955871bd1ea643a975e5c1060fc6c13fe2%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fnews%2F2994036%2Fhochul-apologizes-black-children-dont-know-meaning-computer%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"wrote\">posted<\/a> on X that she was \u201cdeeply disturbed\u201d by Hochul\u2019s statement.<\/p>\n<p>In her apology, Hochul wrote, \u201cof course black children in the Bronx know what computers are \u2014 the problem is that they too often lack access to the technology needed to get on track to high-paying jobs in emerging industries like AI. That\u2019s why I\u2019ve been focused on increasing economic opportunity since Day One of my Administration, and will continue that fight to ensure every New Yorker has a shot at a good-paying job.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The White House responded to a prominent Democrat&#8217;s remarks on black children in the Bronx, expressing disapproval. Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stated, &#8220;We don\u2019t think that is the right way to speak about young people in any form.&#8221; The administration distanced itself from the controversial comments on Tuesday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2239424,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24116698031058-1024x594.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2239423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24116698031058-1024x594.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2239423","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\/2635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2239423"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2239423\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2239424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2239423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2239423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2239423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}