Karine Jean-Pierre Struggles to Explain Why Joe Biden Has Taken So Long to Visit East Palestine, Ohio

Reporter On East Palestine ░░░░░░░░ the administration thought things ░░░░░░░░ I guess coalesced and ░░░░░░░░ s now the time ░░░░░░░░ President Biden to go ░░░░░░░░ Pierre So the mayor ░░░░░░░░ community leaders invited the ░░░░░░░░ to meet with East ░░░░░░░░ residents and also assess ░░░░░░░░ recovery progress that s ░░░░░░░░ going on for some ░░░░░░░░ now as you all ░░░░░░░░ And so the president ░░░░░░░░ always said that he ░░░░░░░░ go when it is ░░░░░░░░ helpful to the community ░░░░░░░░ with this just invitation ░░░░░░░░ very recent and the ░░░░░░░░ status of the recovery ░░░░░░░░ felt that the time ░░░░░░░░ right Again we got ░░░░░░░░ invitation from the mayor ░░░░░░░░ community leaders to come ░░░░░░░░ very recently and so ░░░░░░░░ are working with them ░░░░░░░░ figure out the best ░░░░░░░░ to do that in ░░░░░░░░ Reporter There isn t ░░░░░░░░ date yet Jean Pierre ░░░░░░░░ s no date yet ░░░░░░░░ obviously we re working ░░░░░░░░ community leaders we re ░░░░░░░░ with the mayor elected ░░░░░░░░ to find the exact ░░░░░░░░ day to go in ░░░░░░░░ Reporter And can you ░░░░░░░░ square the mayor s ░░░░░░░░ some comments reported comments ░░░░░░░░ seem less than inviting ░░░░░░░░ President Biden to come ░░░░░░░░ praising form President Trump ░░░░░░░░ actually helping more impact ░░░░░░░░ helping the situation and ░░░░░░░░ the ball moving as ░░░░░░░░ have happened Does the ░░░░░░░░ one want President Biden ░░░░░░░░ come and two why ░░░░░░░░ from what you re ░░░░░░░░ he s inviting him ░░░░░░░░ Pierre Yeah I mean ░░░░░░░░ m assuming he wants ░░░░░░░░ to come if he ░░░░░░░░ inviting him Reporter Why ░░░░░░░░ he also at the ░░░░░░░░ time have you guys ░░░░░░░░ a sense and does ░░░░░░░░ matter that at one ░░░░░░░░ he s sort of ░░░░░░░░ don t know jumping ░░░░░░░░ him while also calling ░░░░░░░░ to come and visit ░░░░░░░░ what you re saying ░░░░░░░░ Pierre Well look the ░░░░░░░░ came from from the ░░░░░░░░ and other folks on ░░░░░░░░ ground so I think ░░░░░░░░ s important right The ░░░░░░░░ obviously wants the president ░░░░░░░░ the United States to ░░░░░░░░ there The president has ░░░░░░░░ said he is a ░░░░░░░░ for folks who live ░░░░░░░░ red states folks who ░░░░░░░░ in blue states doesn ░░░░░░░░ matter if you re ░░░░░░░░ rural America urban suburban ░░░░░░░░ is a president for ░░░░░░░░ and so let s ░░░░░░░░ never forget that And ░░░░░░░░ will also want to ░░░░░░░░ a step back The ░░░░░░░░ is allowed to say ░░░░░░░░ he wants to say ░░░░░░░░ he also invited the ░░░░░░░░ this president this current ░░░░░░░░ to come Look this ░░░░░░░░ if you think about ░░░░░░░░ happened in East Palestine ░░░░░░░░ day one on day ░░░░░░░░ within hours of the ░░░░░░░░ we were on the ░░░░░░░░ at the president s ░░░░░░░░ within hours And he ░░░░░░░░ personnel there this is ░░░░░░░░ president sent personnel there ░░░░░░░░ DOT FEMA HHS have ░░░░░░░░ been on the ground ░░░░░░░░ support the community till ░░░░░░░░ day They re still ░░░░░░░░ the ground today And ░░░░░░░░ look the president has ░░░░░░░░ very clear any time ░░░░░░░░ is a situation that ░░░░░░░░ in a community that ░░░░░░░░ devastated by whether it ░░░░░░░░ a whether it s ░░░░░░░░ derailment or a natural ░░░░░░░░ obviously the president says ░░░░░░░░ all the time he ░░░░░░░░ there for that community ░░░░░░░░ as long as it ░░░░░░░░ and he s proven ░░░░░░░░ So he s looking ░░░░░░░░ to going to East ░░░░░░░░ in February We re ░░░░░░░░ to find a day ░░░░░░░░ works best for the ░░░░░░░░ on the ground He ░░░░░░░░ said that when the ░░░░░░░░ was right when it ░░░░░░░░ the most helpful for ░░░░░░░░ to be there he ░░░░░░░░ going to be there.”