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Psaki shoves '81 million' Biden voters down throat of reporter who is worried about '74 million' Trump voters
January 26, 2021
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday responded to a question about the desires of "74 million Trump voters" by pointing out that there are also 81 million people who voted for President Joe Biden.
At Tuesday's White House briefing, AMI Magazine correspondent Jake Turx posed a question from a reporter who could not be in the room due to COVID-19 restrictions.
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"Does the president believe that he can attain unity with the 74 million Trump voters while urging allies in the Senate to hold an impeachment trial after his predecessor has already left office?" Turx asked.
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Psaki reacted by reminding the reporter that 81 million people had voted for Biden.
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"The president's belief is that he was elected by 81 million Americans in part because they believed that he was somebody who could help bring the country together, unify the country around addressing the crises that we face," Psaki explained.
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The press secretary noted that Biden is "not just speaking to people who voted for him."
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"He's speaking to all of the American people, including the 74 million who didn't vote for him," she added.
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Watch the video below from CNN.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. Capitol security officials apologized on Tuesday for "failings" during the deadly attack on the building by followers of then-President Donald Trump in a bid to stop the certification of Joe Biden's election victory. The officials specifically acknowledged a number of missteps: conflicting intelligence, inadequate preparation and insufficient mobilization of partner agencies, and called for improving accountability systems and communications structures. "I am here to offer my sincerest apologies on behalf of the Department," said Yolanda Pittman, the acting chie...
The White House Correspondents' Association won't have to decide whether to approve Sean Spicer for credentials to cover press briefings, after all.
The former White House press secretary had his application canceled by his own employer, Newsmax, as President Joe Biden's administration was considering whether to grant him access to the daily briefings he once hosted under former president Donald Trump, reported Politico.
<p>The right-wing news outlet "formally rescinded" Spicer's application because they "already had enough people covering the White House," according to a spokesperson.</p><p>"Newsmax already had two correspondents that work with the White House press corps," said a Newsmax spokesperson in a statement. "Emerald Robinson and John Gizzi serve as our primary White House correspondents. Given the current limited seating for daily briefings, we are pleased with our current representation, and at this time, don't see a need for additional personnel assigned there."</p><p>Spicer previously told Politico that he'd applied on a whim for access to the White House briefing room.</p>"I thought, why not?" Spicer said. "I cover the White House every day on the show, and I have obviously had a lot to say about the coverage of the White House and the Correspondents' Association over the last few years. You're never gonna effect change if you stay on the sidelines."
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