Psaki on Biden Walking Back His Statement on Infrastructure: He Wanted to Make Clear That ‘Veto Threat’ Was Not His Intent

GARRETT The statement that ░░░░░░░░ president released Saturday what ░░░░░░░░ the need for that ░░░░░░░░ did the president earlier ░░░░░░░░ or did some Republicans ░░░░░░░░ misunderstand on the infrastructure ░░░░░░░░ PSAKI Well I will ░░░░░░░░ Major that I think ░░░░░░░░ the statement was quite ░░░░░░░░ and quite detailed in ░░░░░░░░ president s name in ░░░░░░░░ president s name and ░░░░░░░░ president s voice And ░░░░░░░░ couple of the points ░░░░░░░░ made in there quite ░░░░░░░░ were that when he ░░░░░░░░ last week when he ░░░░░░░░ the press conference as ░░░░░░░░ all know he understand ░░░░░░░░ he indicated he refused ░░░░░░░░ sign the infrastructure bill ░░░░░░░░ it was sent to ░░░░░░░░ without his American Families ░░░░░░░░ and other priorities including ░░░░░░░░ clean energy That statement ░░░░░░░░ some Republicans who did ░░░░░░░░ see the two plans ░░░░░░░░ linked as you all ░░░░░░░░ Who are also hoping ░░░░░░░░ you all know to ░░░░░░░░ the Families Plan and ░░░░░░░░ not want to see ░░░░░░░░ support for the infrastructure ░░░░░░░░ is aiding passage of ░░░░░░░░ Families Plan As was ░░░░░░░░ in his statement he ░░░░░░░░ the impression that he ░░░░░░░░ issuing a veto threat ░░░░░░░░ the very plan that ░░░░░░░░ had just agreed to ░░░░░░░░ was not his intent ░░░░░░░░ he wanted to make ░░░░░░░░ that was not his ░░░░░░░░ And in the statement ░░░░░░░░ also reiterated his intention ░░░░░░░░ move forward with advocating ░░░░░░░░ using the bully pulpit ░░░░░░░░ phone calls working as ░░░░░░░░ out to get the ░░░░░░░░ families Plan through And ░░░░░░░░ view is that you ░░░░░░░░ do both and should ░░░░░░░░ able to do both ░░░░░░░░ there can be disagreement ░░░░░░░░ as he is pursuing ░░░░░░░░ American Families Plan GARRETT ░░░░░░░░ he miscommunicated PSAKI I ░░░░░░░░ he made pretty clear ░░░░░░░░ in his in his ░░░░░░░░ this weekend that that ░░░░░░░░ issued this weekend that ░░░░░░░░ did not send and ░░░░░░░░ was not the message ░░░░░░░░ intended to send.”