White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said she believes President Biden made the right decision to withdraw from the July presidential campaign, which many election experts believe is a Democratic-dominated race. He said he acknowledged that he has his own opinions on analyzing the Democratic Party's failed efforts. Republican President-elect Trump.
Jean-Pierre told reporters at a Thursday afternoon press conference that Biden called Trump to congratulate him on his victory and urged the administration to work with Trump's team to ensure a peaceful and orderly transition. He said he promised Trump that he would instruct him to do so.
Jean-Pierre also said that Biden spoke with Vice President Kamala Harris and congratulated her on a “historically moving campaign.”
“For some, this election is a time of victory; for others, it is a time of defeat,” she said. “Let me state the obvious: Tuesday night's result was not the result our team was hoping for. We will look forward to what happens in the coming days, weeks and even months. There will be a lot of post-mortem.”
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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday that she believes President Biden did the right thing by withdrawing from the July presidential election. (Fox News)
One reporter asked Jean-Pierre to address criticism of Biden's loss.
“All I can say is this is what the president always says: 'When you get knocked down, you get back up,'” Jean-Pierre said, noting that the president had just said exactly that. pointed out. “I believe the president made the right decision on behalf of the American people and on behalf of this country to step down.”
Despite the fact that after the 2022 midterm elections, 2023 polls showed that about 80% of Americans thought Mr. Biden, who is in his 80s, was too old to serve another term. Mr. Biden has decided to seek re-election.
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President Biden delivers the State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol on March 7 in Washington, DC. (Shaun Shue Pool/Getty Images)
Asked again if Biden made the right decision to run for president, Jean-Pierre said, “What he believes is that 14 million voters will vote for him and his vice president in the primaries.'' “She was clearly the chosen candidate.” “That's what 14 million Americans decided. So they made their own decisions about who they wanted.
“As we know, the president made the decision to resign in July and immediately … endorsed the vice president,” she added.
Jean-Pierre also said his 2023 presidential team categorically encourages rising Democratic stars and others who participated in the 2020 cycle to rally behind Biden and not consider running for president. I was asked if it was a mistake to do so.
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President-elect Trump arrived to speak at an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
She declined to get into specific conversations, but said it's not unusual for party members to rally behind a leader, in this case Mr. Biden.
“All I can say is what the president has decided to do, what he believes in, and what he will continue to do. [which] We put the American people first,” Jean-Pierre said.
She was also asked whether she still supported Mr. Biden's description of President Trump as an existential threat to democracy.
Jean-Pierre said Biden believed what he said at the time and believes he has an obligation to be honest with the American people.
She backed up her statement by pointing to comments by former chief of staff John Kelly, who called President Trump a “fascist.”
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In a series of interviews he conducted with the media and published in October, Kelly spoke about multiple instances in which the former president allegedly praised Adolf Hitler. Kelly also claimed that Trump meets the “general definition of a fascist” and would rule like a dictator if allowed.
Jean-Pierre said Kelly's comments were clear, but pointed to President Trump's comments about attacking people who disagree with him and talking about the enemy within.
“Look, we said it loud and clear here,” Jean-Pierre said. “The outcome was not what we wanted, but the American people made a decision that we want to respect. We want to respect the decision that the American people made and we want to make sure that the American people get the outcome that they deserve.” We're going to do it.'' This is a peaceful transfer of power. ”
