Jen Psaki Dodges Question from ABC’s Jon Karl About Whether Cuomo Represents ‘Gold Standard for Leadership’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Karl Andrew ░░░░░░░░ under fire for allegedly ░░░░░░░░ being transparent and misleading ░░░░░░░░ the number of nursing ░░░░░░░░ deaths in New York ░░░░░░░░ spring President Biden cited ░░░░░░░░ Cuomo as the gold ░░░░░░░░ for leadership during the ░░░░░░░░ Take a listen CLIP ░░░░░░░░ Your governor of New ░░░░░░░░ has done one hell ░░░░░░░░ a job I think ░░░░░░░░ s sort of the ░░░░░░░░ standard CLIP ENDS Karl ░░░░░░░░ now we ve seen ░░░░░░░░ Governor Cuomo has allegedly ░░░░░░░░ nursing home deaths misled ░░░░░░░░ in New York He ░░░░░░░░ the New York assembly ░░░░░░░░ questions basically threatening to ░░░░░░░░ him I think was ░░░░░░░░ actual words does President ░░░░░░░░ still consider Andrew Cuomo ░░░░░░░░ gold standard when it ░░░░░░░░ to leadership on the ░░░░░░░░ PSAKI Well Jon we ░░░░░░░░ with Governor Cuomo just ░░░░░░░░ we work with governors ░░░░░░░░ the country He plays ░░░░░░░░ important role in insuring ░░░░░░░░ we re coordinating closely ░░░░░░░░ getting assistance out to ░░░░░░░░ state and states across ░░░░░░░░ country We ll continue ░░░░░░░░ do that Of course ░░░░░░░░ will be a process ░░░░░░░░ we ll leave that ░░░░░░░░ others to determine how ░░░░░░░░ path is going to ░░░░░░░░ as we look forward ░░░░░░░░ ll continue to work ░░░░░░░░ a range of governors ░░░░░░░░ of course Governor Cuomo ░░░░░░░░ we think the peek ░░░░░░░░ New York states across ░░░░░░░░ country need assistance not ░░░░░░░░ to get through the ░░░░░░░░ but to get through ░░░░░░░░ difficult economic time and ░░░░░░░░ s where our focus ░░░░░░░░ Karl Jen my question ░░░░░░░░ does President Biden still ░░░░░░░░ that Andrew Cuomo represents ░░░░░░░░ gold standard on leadership ░░░░░░░░ this pandemic Just a ░░░░░░░░ or no PSAKI Jon ░░░░░░░░ president well it doesn ░░░░░░░░ always have to be ░░░░░░░░ yes or no answer ░░░░░░░░ president is focused on ░░░░░░░░ goals and objectives as ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ ll continue to work ░░░░░░░░ Governor Cuomo as well ░░░░░░░░ other governors across the ░░░░░░░░ I m not here ░░░░░░░░ give new labels or ░░░░░░░░ from the president I ░░░░░░░░ here to communicate with ░░░░░░░░ what are focuses are ░░░░░░░░ what his objectives are ░░░░░░░░ president.”