{"id":2365761,"date":"2024-11-07T17:40:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T22:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-rebuffs-charge-biden-showed-arrogance-during-2024-run-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-07T17:41:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T22:41:38","slug":"white-house-rebuffs-charge-biden-showed-arrogance-during-2024-run-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-rebuffs-charge-biden-showed-arrogance-during-2024-run-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"White House rebuffs charge Biden showed &#8216;arrogance&#8217; during 2024 run &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">26<\/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-rebuffs-charge-biden-showed-arrogance-during-2024-run-washington-examiner%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=2365761&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 White \u200dHouse has pushed\u200b back against claims that President Joe Biden exhibited &#8220;arrogance&#8221;\u200b in believing he was the \u2064only candidate capable of\u200d defeating Donald\u200b Trump. During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, &#039;Trump is a Tyrant&#039; (VIDEO)\">press conference<\/a>, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre \u2063defended Biden&#8217;s track record, highlighting that he is \u2064the only individual to have\u200b successfully beaten Trump in the 2020 election. When questioned about whether Biden should have stepped aside for a different candidate,\u2062 Jean-Pierre pointed out that out of more than\u200c 20 contenders, Biden \u2064was the sole one \u200bto achieve victory against Trump.<\/p>\n<p>She attributed Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019s recent\u200b electoral\u200b failure to various global\u2064 challenges, including the \u200cCOVID-19 pandemic, which\u2062 she <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">stated adversely affected supply chains<\/a> and contributed to rising inflation. Jean-Pierre maintained a supportive stance towards Harris \u2062despite the\u200b criticisms, suggesting \u2062that external factors, not Biden&#8217;s decisions, were to blame for the loss.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">White House rebuffs charge Biden showed &lsquo;arrogance&rsquo; in believing only he could beat Trump<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1876041\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The White House rejected any responsibility for Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s loss against President-elect Donald Trump, pointing to global headwinds and President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a>&lsquo;s track record against the former president.<\/p>\n<p>Pressed at a White House press conference on Thursday, the first since the election, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked pointedly whether Biden showed &ldquo;arrogance&rdquo; in believing only he could Trump, asserting that the president remains the only person to do so.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;This is the president who has been the only person who has been able to beat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>,&rdquo; Karine Jean-Pierre said, shrugging her shoulders for emphasis. &ldquo;That is true. In 2020 he was able to do that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The reporter asked if Biden should have stepped aside earlier and why he and his advisers did not make a different decision. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Reporter asks Karine Jean-Pierre about whether Biden and his team showed &ldquo;arrogance of believing he was the only one who could beat Donald Trump&rdquo;:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is the president who has been the only person has been able to beat Donald Trump.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nptAI03ZGt\">pic.twitter.com\/nptAI03ZGt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Recount (@therecount) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therecount\/status\/1854612679182172572?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Jean-Pierre responded by, effectively, pointing to the scoreboard. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There were more than 20 candidates who tried to beat [Trump],&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;[Biden] was the only one that has been able to do that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The remarks caused some shuffling inside the White House press briefing room in the aftermath of Harris&rsquo;s failed 2024 run, but Jean-Pierre was otherwise conciliatory and supportive of Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Jean-Pierre said &ldquo;headwinds,&rdquo; including the COVID-19 pandemic, contributed to Harris&rsquo;s loss, as it led to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-rep-gooden-people-could-very-well-freeze-to-death-on-pathway-bidens-policies-have-put-us-on\/\" title=\"GOP Rep. Gooden: People &#039;Could Very Well Freeze to Death&#039; on Pathway Biden&#039;s Policies Have Put us on\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dominion-used-a-version-of-the-solorwinds-orion-platform-which-provides-backdoor-access-into-their-voting-machines\/\" title=\"Dominion Used a Version of the SolorWinds Orion Platform Which Provides Backdoor Access Into their Voting Machines\">supply chain<\/a> slowdowns<\/a> and thus inflation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Obviously, COVID-19 led to disruptions with the supply chain, and it had a political toll on many incumbents,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;If you look at what happened 2024 globally, that was part of what you saw.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Karine Jean-Pierre blames &ldquo;global headwinds&rdquo; amid criticism that President Biden&#8217;s unpopularity is responsible for Kamala Harris&rsquo; loss to Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He believes he made the right decision when he stepped aside, decided that he wasn&#8217;t going to run.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JS2rCOFpLc\">pic.twitter.com\/JS2rCOFpLc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Recount (@therecount) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therecount\/status\/1854607365816856642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Trump supporters might posit that the pandemic was a leading factor in his loss to Biden four years ago when the virus controlled so many aspects of life. Nonetheless, Jean-Pierre defended the role of the pandemic this year as a &ldquo;data point&rdquo; in the 2024 outcome.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The press secretary stressed, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3222255\/biden-tells-democrats-keep-faith-post-election-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Biden had earlier\">Biden had earlier<\/a>, that the administration was going to respect the outcome of the election and offer a smooth transition to the second Trump White House.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The president understands that; he&rsquo;s going to respect the will of the people,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s what he understands. He understands that the American people made a decision, and he&rsquo;s going to respect that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1876041\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1876041\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White House denies Biden&#8217;s &#8216;arrogance&#8217; in Trump defeat claims<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2635,"featured_media":2365762,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Karine-Jean-Pierre-Biden-Arrogance.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[11027,32431,3620,32076,32127],"class_list":["post-2365761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arrogance","tag-2024-election","tag-biden","tag-washington-examiner","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Karine-Jean-Pierre-Biden-Arrogance.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365761","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=2365761"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2365765,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2365761\/revisions\/2365765"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2365762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2365761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2365761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2365761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}