OAN’s Brooke Mallory
4:40pm – Monday, May 13, 2024
Jen Psaki, host MSNBC President Joe Biden’s former White House press secretary said he would retract a passage in his new book that described Biden checking his watch at a memorial service for American soldiers killed during the withdrawal from Afghanistan. .
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In the novel, Psaki says that Biden “looked at his watch for the first time after the ceremony.” say more.
“A short time later, he and the first lady headed to their car,” she continued.
Psaki said the president’s critics have pointed out that he looked at his watch multiple times, giving the impression of a “glance look.”[ing] I was insensitive and only cared about how much time had passed. ”
However, Monday’s report said her statements were “contradicted by fact-checking at the time.” Axios Articles citing stories from fact checkers USA Today and snoopincluding first-hand accounts from photographers and Gold Star families who attended the event.
Psaki later asserted that “the few lines of detail in the book about the exact number of times he looked at his watch will be removed in future reprints and e-books.”
“This story about Afghanistan is about the importance of delivering feedback, even when it’s difficult, and we want President Biden to share his own story of loss with families grieving their sons and daughters. “It’s told through my own experience of not being accepted,” she said.
Biden has frequently faced criticism for how he handled the tumultuous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
In 2022, Psaki will leave the Biden administration’s White House and become a political commentator and anchor. MSNBC.
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