A local radio station in North Carolina said the White House was lying about an interview with press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre in which the president apparently hung up after being asked questions about his mental state and the economy. I’m blaming.
Jean Pierre Appeared Before President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Raleigh, North Carolina to campaign, they spoke with Charlotte-based local radio station Mark Garrison on 99.3 WBT. Mr. Jean-Pierre appeared to abruptly end the interview after becoming irritated by Mr. Garrison’s questions, ending the interview with a dial tone after hanging up with the host.
White House Press Secretary Andrew Bates Said The Daily Beast reported that the press secretary was conducting back-to-back interviews with radio stations, trying to fit within time constraints. Bates added that the tone was edited by the station, according to the report. The station disputed Bates’ claims to the Daily Caller, saying the sounds came from Jean-Pierre’s side.
“The White House’s claim that sound effects were added is nonsense. When she hung up, the noise on the phone was purely from the person on the other end,” Mark Garrison told the Daily Caller in an email exchange. told.
Bates referred the Daily Caller to a statement provided to The Daily Beast on Tuesday in response to Garrison’s claims.
Garrison told Jean-Pierre that many people have asked him to ask the press secretary if the president suffers from dementia. The spokesperson called the question “incredibly offensive” before asking Garrison to move on to the next question. After another question about the economy, Jean-Pierre appeared to abruptly end the call.
“As the President often does when he travels, Ms. Karine gave several consecutive interviews with radio stations, each lasting seven minutes. When the agreed upon time ended, she gave all “I called him in for another interview so that he could stay full-time,” Bates said in a statement to The Daily Beast after Jean-Pierre’s first interview. “This particular station chose not to broadcast the full interview and instead added an artificial sound effect that would prevent a cell phone from ringing at the end of the call.”
WBT provided the Daily Caller with live audio of the interview, where a dial tone can be heard after Jean-Pierre ends the call.
After acceding to Jean-Pierre’s request to stop asking questions about the president’s mental state, Garrison told the press secretary that Biden is receiving votes from Americans who have less “disposable income” than before he took office. I asked him how he plans to acquire the . (Related article: Special counsel calls Biden a ‘well-meaning old man with a poor memory’)
Jean-Pierre told Garrison that the president understands families struggling to make ends meet, and brought up that he grew up in a middle-class family.
“Now you’re asking me about gas prices,” she continued. “The president took action on gas prices. Remember, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused gas prices to skyrocket. Because of the president’s actions, we are in a different situation with gas prices than we were a year ago. be.”
“The prices of eggs, milk, seafood, all important food items have come down thanks to the work of this president. So, thank you very much, Mark. Have a wonderful, wonderful day,” said Jean-Pierre. After I finished, I heard a dial tone.
“She hung up,” Garrison can be heard saying in audio provided to the Daily Caller.
