Fox’s Peter Doocy Grills Karine Jean-Pierre on Biden’s Poor Swing State Numbers: ‘Why Is It Nothing You’re Doing… Is Working?’

DOOCY Thanks Karine Why ░░░░░░░░ you think Americans are ░░░░░░░░ down on President Biden ░░░░░░░░ now Jean Pierre What ░░░░░░░░ you mean DOOCY I ░░░░░░░░ you don t like ░░░░░░░░ talk about polls like ░░░░░░░░ five of six swing ░░░░░░░░ that he is losing ░░░░░░░░ now to somebody who ░░░░░░░░ a criminal defendant But ░░░░░░░░ broadly it doesn t ░░░░░░░░ like anything you guys ░░░░░░░░ doing is making him ░░░░░░░░ popular Why do you ░░░░░░░░ that is Jean Pierre ░░░░░░░░ you you mentioned a ░░░░░░░░ defendant your words not ░░░░░░░░ So I want to ░░░░░░░░ super mindful about how ░░░░░░░░ answer this question because ░░░░░░░░ that criminal defendant is ░░░░░░░░ a in in the ░░░░░░░░ for 2024 election So ░░░░░░░░ to be super mindful ░░░░░░░░ I will speak more ░░░░░░░░ to what the American ░░░░░░░░ are going through Like ░░░░░░░░ understand We are sensitive ░░░░░░░░ and open minded enough ░░░░░░░░ understand that this is ░░░░░░░░ not just this country ░░░░░░░░ globally people have had ░░░░░░░░ deal with a pandemic ░░░░░░░░ coming out of that ░░░░░░░░ We understand that even ░░░░░░░░ know you think about ░░░░░░░░ prices and because of ░░░░░░░░ s war what that ░░░░░░░░ occurred that led to ░░░░░░░░ prices increasing And the ░░░░░░░░ had a lot to ░░░░░░░░ with when he walked ░░░░░░░░ a lot a lot ░░░░░░░░ crises And this is ░░░░░░░░ president that took that ░░░░░░░░ very seriously and took ░░░░░░░░ The American Rescue Plan ░░░░░░░░ Republicans voted for that ░░░░░░░░ we ended up trying ░░░░░░░░ work to get an ░░░░░░░░ that s fairer for ░░░░░░░░ and make sure that ░░░░░░░░ don t leave people ░░░░░░░░ and creating 15 million ░░░░░░░░ un an unemployment rate ░░░░░░░░ s under 4 percent ░░░░░░░░ understand that people are ░░░░░░░░ feeling this We get ░░░░░░░░ And we re not ░░░░░░░░ re not blind to ░░░░░░░░ That s why you ░░░░░░░░ the president pretty regularly ░░░░░░░░ how he is going ░░░░░░░░ lower costs for the ░░░░░░░░ people whether it s ░░░░░░░░ Pharma trying to lower ░░░░░░░░ costs expanding ACA for ░░░░░░░░ who truly need it ░░░░░░░░ it is making sure ░░░░░░░░ we get rid of ░░░░░░░░ fees that cost Americans ░░░░░░░░ lot of money every ░░░░░░░░ So look we know ░░░░░░░░ s going to take ░░░░░░░░ little bit of time ░░░░░░░░ get that And we ░░░░░░░░ going to continue to ░░░░░░░░ s not going to ░░░░░░░░ us from talking about ░░░░░░░░ and then also not ░░░░░░░░ to stop us from ░░░░░░░░ about the contrast that ░░░░░░░░ see from GOP Republican ░░░░░░░░ members who want to ░░░░░░░░ the opposite of what ░░░░░░░░ president is trying to ░░░░░░░░ done cutting Social Security ░░░░░░░░ Medicare Medicaid That is ░░░░░░░░ they re talking about ░░░░░░░░ taxes for billionaires and ░░░░░░░░ That s not what ░░░░░░░░ president wants to do ░░░░░░░░ wants to make sure ░░░░░░░░ we re building an ░░░░░░░░ from the bottom up ░░░░░░░░ out And again we ░░░░░░░░ it We get that ░░░░░░░░ are too high for ░░░░░░░░ And that w that ░░░░░░░░ what we re going ░░░░░░░░ continue to do the ░░░░░░░░ DOOCY I get that ░░░░░░░░ understand that people are ░░░░░░░░ right now Why is ░░░░░░░░ that nothing you re ░░░░░░░░ to address their concerns ░░░░░░░░ working Jean Pierre What ░░░░░░░░ m saying is we ░░░░░░░░ going to continue to ░░░░░░░░ the work I can ░░░░░░░░ speak to the polls ░░░░░░░░ Those are for folks ░░░░░░░░ are experts who can ░░░░░░░░ a deep dive and ░░░░░░░░ into that and speak ░░░░░░░░ them What I can ░░░░░░░░ to is We understand ░░░░░░░░ the American people are ░░░░░░░░ We understand what they ░░░░░░░░ going through That s ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ to do the work ░░░░░░░░ tariff that s part ░░░░░░░░ it right making sure ░░░░░░░░ we re protecting American ░░░░░░░░ making sure that we ░░░░░░░░ protecting American businesses That ░░░░░░░░ the work that the ░░░░░░░░ is going to focus ░░░░░░░░ And we re going ░░░░░░░░ continue to move in ░░░░░░░░ way.”