During a recent White House press briefing, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was corrected by several fed-up reporters. KJP suggested that the press is permitted to ask questions “every time a head of state visits.” However, multiple reporters shot back at her, correcting her statement.
The situation unfolded when a White House reporter questioned the press secretary on Joe Biden’s meeting with Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar. Reporters then confronted Jean-Pierre regarding the lack of access to the president when he meets with other world leaders.
“Look, the two plus two is something that is done in coordination with the country that is visiting that is not something that is unilaterally decided. That is something that is in discussion with the other country I was asked about the two plus two. I was also I also was adding that there is an opportunity where we’ll be in the room with the two leaders. I cannot speak to if who’s going to take questions or who’s not going to take questions,” she said.
“As you know, this is a president that takes shot at questions often but the two plus two is not a unilateral decision. It is a decision that happens with the visiting country in coordination with them,” KJP added. Watch a clip of the chaotic press conference below:
