Silence from ‘Trump’ in the White House…
White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre answered questions from reporters at the daily news briefing.
Jean-Pierre left unanswered questions about former US President Donald Trump’s appearance in New York district court at the same time as the meeting, reiterating that the White House would not comment on an ongoing criminal case.
Jean-Pierre was asked why President Joe Biden had spoken on the subject many times during legal proceedings over the events of the January 6 congressional raid, but for the first time in US history they did not comment on it. the impeachment of a former president.
Defending the congressional raid as “an attack on American democracy” and “a different time,” Jean-Pierre assessed that people, including security guards, were killed in this process and Biden did not mince his word when it comes to democracy. .
Although tensions sometimes arose between Jean-Pierre and journalists, the White House was silent on Trump’s impeachment.
“This is not what President Biden is focusing on,” spokesman Jean-Pierre said. he used the phrase.
Jean-Pierre said that they were prepared for the demonstrations that may occur in New York.
ARREST OF US JOURNALIST IN RUSSIA
Jean-Pierre, on Evan Gershkovic, who works as a reporter in The Wall Street Journal’s Moscow bureau and was arrested by Russia on espionage charges, “Evan never spied. He never worked for the United States government.” saying.
Stating that Biden attaches importance to the event, Jean-Pierre claimed that Foreign Minister Antony Blinken met his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov.
Noting that Blinken conveyed that the journalist’s arrest was unacceptable, Jean-Pierre said he raised the issue of the release of another jailed US citizen, Paul Whelan.
Jean-Pierre stressed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs works in cooperation with different institutions for the release of US citizens detained abroad.
PRODUCTION CUT DECISION OF THE OPEC+ COUNTRIES
White House spokesman, regarding whether the member countries of the OPEC+ group are concerned about the impact of the decision to cut production on fuel prices, “Analysts said that prices would increase last year, but this did not happened. In fact, gas prices fell $50 when they were at their peak last summer. A lot of that is due to the actions taken by this President.” he said.
Jean-Pierre said Biden will continue to work with all producers and consumers to secure energy markets, support economic growth, and lower prices again for the American consumer.
On possibilities such as the reuse of strategic oil reserves, Jean-Pierre said he would not make assumptions on any subject.
Jean-Pierre claimed that Biden was focused on ensuring energy independence for Americans and took steps in that direction.
SPY BALLOON CLAIM
Jean-Pierre did not confirm the claim that the Chinese “spy balloon” shot down in US airspace on February 4 was able to instantly transmit intelligence collected from some sensitive US military installations to Beijing.
The spokesman stated that they took precautionary measures to prevent the spy balloon from accessing sensitive information and that investigations on the subject continue. (AA)