Absolute Chaos Erupts in the Briefing Room as KJP Repeatedly Declines to Say Why a Renown Parkinson’s Expert Has Visited the W.H. So Many Times in Recent Months

[Overlapping questions O KEEFE ░░░░░░░░ basic direct question Jean ░░░░░░░░ Hold on hold on ░░░░░░░░ Wait Wait Wait a ░░░░░░░░ Wait O KEEFE Eight ░░░░░░░░ or at least once ░░░░░░░░ regards to the president ░░░░░░░░ Jean Pierre I just ░░░░░░░░ on a second O ░░░░░░░░ That much you should ░░░░░░░░ able to answer by ░░░░░░░░ point Jean Pierre No ░░░░░░░░ no no no No ░░░░░░░░ a minute Calm Ed ░░░░░░░░ A little respect here ░░░░░░░░ So every year around ░░░░░░░░ president s physical examination ░░░░░░░░ sees a neurologist That ░░░░░░░░ three times right So ░░░░░░░░ am telling you that ░░░░░░░░ has seen a neurologist ░░░░░░░░ times while he has ░░░░░░░░ in this presidency That ░░░░░░░░ what I m saying ░░░░░░░░ m telling you that ░░░░░░░░ has seen him three ░░░░░░░░ That is what I ░░░░░░░░ sharing with you right ░░░░░░░░ time he has a ░░░░░░░░ he has had to ░░░░░░░░ a neurologist So that ░░░░░░░░ answering that question O ░░░░░░░░ No it s not ░░░░░░░░ Pierre No it is ░░░░░░░░ is You re asking ░░░░░░░░ KEEFE Did Dr Kevin ░░░░░░░░ come to the White ░░░░░░░░ Jean Pierre But I ░░░░░░░░ I also said to ░░░░░░░░ Ed I also said ░░░░░░░░ you for security reasons ░░░░░░░░ cannot share names We ░░░░░░░░ share names We have ░░░░░░░░ O KEEFE You cannot ░░░░░░░░ names of others he ░░░░░░░░ have met with You ░░░░░░░░ t share names with ░░░░░░░░ to if someone came ░░░░░░░░ with regards to the ░░░░░░░░ Jean Pierre No we ░░░░░░░░ share names of specialists ░░░░░░░░ from a dermatologist to ░░░░░░░░ neurologist We cannot share ░░░░░░░░ There are security reasons ░░░░░░░░ have to we have ░░░░░░░░ protect O KEEFE They ░░░░░░░░ a White House visitor ░░░░░░░░ s public Jean Pierre ░░░░░░░░ understand that I hear ░░░░░░░░ O KEEFE I looked ░░░░░░░░ up before I came ░░░░░░░░ here It s right ░░░░░░░░ for everyone to see ░░░░░░░░ Pierre Ed I hear ░░░░░░░░ I cannot from here ░░░░░░░░ any of that because ░░░░░░░░ have to keep their ░░░░░░░░ I think they would ░░░░░░░░ that too We have ░░░░░░░░ give them O KEEFE ░░░░░░░░ Jean Pierre We have ░░░░░░░░ keep their privacy O ░░░░░░░░ It s public information ░░░░░░░░ Pierre I I hear ░░░░░░░░ reporter 2 It s ░░░░░░░░ O KEEFE And you ░░░░░░░░ allow this to fester ░░░░░░░░ Karine unless the White ░░░░░░░░ answers the question Jean ░░░░░░░░ Guys guys hold on ░░░░░░░░ second There s no ░░░░░░░░ to get back and ░░░░░░░░ back and forth with ░░░░░░░░ in this aggressive way ░░░░░░░░ KEEFE We re miffed ░░░░░░░░ here about how information ░░░░░░░░ been shared with the ░░░░░░░░ corps out here Jean ░░░░░░░░ What are you missed ░░░░░░░░ about What are you ░░░░░░░░ sic about O KEEFE ░░░░░░░░ he just asked about ░░░░░░░░ Pierre What do you ░░░░░░░░ then every time I ░░░░░░░░ back and I answer ░░░░░░░░ question that you guys ░░░░░░░░ O KEEFE Incorrectly and ░░░░░░░░ you have to come ░░░░░░░░ and clean it up ░░░░░░░░ Pierre I never answered ░░░░░░░░ question incorrectly That is ░░░░░░░░ true I was asked ░░░░░░░░ a medical exam I ░░░░░░░░ asked about a physical ░░░░░░░░ was in the line ░░░░░░░░ question that I answered ░░░░░░░░ I said no he ░░░░░░░░ not have a medical ░░░░░░░░ and I still stand ░░░░░░░░ that In fact the ░░░░░░░░ still stands by that ░░░░░░░░ had a verbal check ░░░░░░░░ that is something that ░░░░░░░░ president has a couple ░░░░░░░░ a week A couple ░░░░░░░░ a week O KEEFE ░░░░░░░░ with regards to Dr ░░░░░░░░ Cannard Jean Pierre And ░░░░░░░░ am telling you right ░░░░░░░░ that I m not ░░░░░░░░ confirming names from here ░░░░░░░░ is a security reasons ░░░░░░░░ fact going to do ░░░░░░░░ Ed It doesn t ░░░░░░░░ how hard you push ░░░░░░░░ it doesn t matter ░░░░░░░░ angry you get with ░░░░░░░░ I m not going ░░░░░░░░ confirm a name It ░░░░░░░░ t matter if it ░░░░░░░░ even in the log ░░░░░░░░ am not going to ░░░░░░░░ that from here That ░░░░░░░░ not something I am ░░░░░░░░ to do What I ░░░░░░░░ share with you is ░░░░░░░░ the president has seen ░░░░░░░░ neurologist for his physical ░░░░░░░░ times Three times And ░░░░░░░░ is in the reporting ░░░░░░░░ we share a comprehensive ░░░░░░░░ Matter of fact it ░░░░░░░░ more than what the ░░░░░░░░ guy shared and it ░░░░░░░░ in line with what ░░░░░░░░ W Bush did it ░░░░░░░░ in line with what ░░░░░░░░ did And so it ░░░░░░░░ comprehensive it is out ░░░░░░░░ I just read a ░░░░░░░░ from it But I ░░░░░░░░ not I am not ░░░░░░░░ to devolve somebody s ░░░░░░░░ in or confirm someone ░░░░░░░░ m not going to ░░░░░░░░ that That is a ░░░░░░░░ for that person I ░░░░░░░░ not going to do ░░░░░░░░ It doesn t matter ░░░░░░░░ hard you push me ░░░░░░░░ doesn t matter how ░░░░░░░░ you get with me ░░░░░░░░ here I m just ░░░░░░░░ going to do that ░░░░░░░░ is inappropriate it is ░░░░░░░░ acceptable.”