During the January 10th White House Press Briefing, Fox News Channel White House Correspondent Peter Doocy pressed White House Press Secretary Karine Jean Pierre over the relationship between Hunter Biden and his father, President Joe Biden. His important line of questioning about what, if anything, Joe helped Hunter do led to a lengthy back-and-forth spat that ended in KJP trying to move on as other reporters laughed.
That spat began with Doocy asking about Hunter Biden’s appearance on Capitol Hill. As background, Hunter Biden had appeared before the House Oversight Committee, then left within minutes as Reps. Nancy Mace and Marjorie Taylor Greene directed angry remarks his way. Rep. MTG later claimed that Hunter was “terrified” of what she might ask him.
will say to you —”
Doocy, interrupting, said, “Then help us out. Just tell us —” KJP, responding, told him, “I am helping you out.” Ignoring her interruption and finishing his question, Doocy asked, “— what the President knew.” KJP refused to give an answer, saying, “I’m helping you out. I don’t have anything else to share.” At that point, the others in the room laughed again. Watch them here (laughter at the very end of the video):
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