White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Wednesday went off when asked repeatedly about the impeachment inquiry into President Biden, even snapping at a reporter who tried to push back against her claim that the president ‘didn’t do anything wrong.’
The exchange occurred during the daily White House press briefing after Jean-Pierre was asked how confident she was that there would be no evidence incriminating Biden in his son Hunter’s foreign business dealings, his alleged involvement in which has been the centerpiece of House Republicans’ investigation into the family’s finances.
“Any specifics to the inquiry, certainly — I want to say this at the top … I’m going to refer you to my colleagues at the counsel’s office,” Jean-Pierre responded, something she noted throughout the briefing when asked questions related to the inquiry.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
She attempted to deflect, referencing Biden’s upcoming speech on “Bidenomics” and arguing it was part of the “real issues” the American people truly wanted to hear about, rather than Republicans’ investigations.
“They have spent all year investigating the president. That’s what they’ve spent all year doing and have turned up with no evidence, none, that he did anything wrong. I mean, that is what we’ve heard over and over again from their almost year-long investigation. And that’s because the president didn’t do anything wrong,” she said.
New York Post reporter Steve Nelson attempted to push back against Jean-Pierre’s claim, prompting her to snap at him.