MSNBC’s Jen Psaki Answers Questions on Trump in Mock Karoline Leavitt Briefing

PSAKI I have noticed ░░░░░░░░ White House briefing room ░░░░░░░░ taken a bit of ░░░░░░░░ bizarro turn lately And ░░░░░░░░ figured what the hell ░░░░░░░░ s a Friday night ░░░░░░░░ not dust off the ░░░░░░░░ and field a few ░░░░░░░░ from the White House ░░░░░░░░ briefing room today Because ░░░░░░░░ s been a while ░░░░░░░░ course I m going ░░░░░░░░ answer them without the ░░░░░░░░ MAGA spin So we ░░░░░░░░ a few they re ░░░░░░░░ questions from today And ░░░░░░░░ re going to start ░░░░░░░░ Andrew Eggers from The ░░░░░░░░ All right Andrew let ░░░░░░░░ hear what you got ░░░░░░░░ starts EGGERS The president ░░░░░░░░ another ad this week ░░░░░░░░ his Trump meme coin ░░░░░░░░ group that s running ░░░░░░░░ coin is encouraging people ░░░░░░░░ buy in order to ░░░░░░░░ a dinner this month ░░░░░░░░ the president Why is ░░░░░░░░ president planning to attend ░░░░░░░░ dinner for the top ░░░░░░░░ in his coin Clip ░░░░░░░░ Jen Psaki I love ░░░░░░░░ he was reading that ░░░░░░░░ Andrew here s the ░░░░░░░░ This is all about ░░░░░░░░ grift Selling access to ░░░░░░░░ himself and his adult ░░░░░░░░ richer is a key ░░░░░░░░ of this presidency And ░░░░░░░░ what It s working ░░░░░░░░ mean since that dinner ░░░░░░░░ mentioned was announced the ░░░░░░░░ of trading has brought ░░░░░░░░ more than 1 million ░░░░░░░░ fees for Trump his ░░░░░░░░ and all their partners ░░░░░░░░ ve all netted more ░░░░░░░░ 320 million dollars since ░░░░░░░░ s coin debuted in ░░░░░░░░ So that s why ░░░░░░░░ s planning to attend ░░░░░░░░ dinner the money for ░░░░░░░░ It s pretty that ░░░░░░░░ a pretty easy one ░░░░░░░░ we re gonna take ░░░░░░░░ one Jacqui Heinrich from ░░░░░░░░ News Clip starts HEINRICH ░░░░░░░░ did the White House ░░░░░░░░ this deal with the ░░░░░░░░ K before all of ░░░░░░░░ details were finished Clip ░░░░░░░░ PSAKI Oh Jacqui Well ░░░░░░░░ announcement and the headlines ░░░░░░░░ generates are pretty much ░░░░░░░░ point The details are ░░░░░░░░ of secondary I mean ░░░░░░░░ gets to put on ░░░░░░░░ show in the Oval ░░░░░░░░ and pretend like he ░░░░░░░░ achieved a monumental victory ░░░░░░░░ deal is just a ░░░░░░░░ of an empty shell ░░░░░░░░ mean you could I ░░░░░░░░ call it a framework ░░░░░░░░ is sort of generous ░░░░░░░░ agreement to negotiate more ░░░░░░░░ anything else But the ░░░░░░░░ tariff on goods remains ░░░░░░░░ place And there are ░░░░░░░░ remaining questions huge ones ░░░░░░░░ any U K tax ░░░░░░░░ digital services for the ░░░░░░░░ something that would have ░░░░░░░░ effects on American tech ░░░░░░░░ And there were many ░░░░░░░░ Okay next question Stephen ░░░░░░░░ from the New York ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts NELSON On ░░░░░░░░ York the mayor Eric ░░░░░░░░ is here today Can ░░░░░░░░ tell us anything more ░░░░░░░░ the visit who initiated ░░░░░░░░ what they re talking ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends PSAKI I ░░░░░░░░ just note this Reporter ░░░░░░░░ asked me if the ░░░░░░░░ were going to put ░░░░░░░░ dog down But that ░░░░░░░░ here s the answer ░░░░░░░░ that question Eric Adams ░░░░░░░░ visiting because he owes ░░░░░░░░ current freedom to the ░░░░░░░░ sitting in the White ░░░░░░░░ Let s stop pretending ░░░░░░░░ is on the level ░░░░░░░░ where the relationship is ░░░░░░░░ a president and a ░░░░░░░░ York City mayor just ░░░░░░░░ city business in a ░░░░░░░░ course of events I ░░░░░░░░ even the judge who ░░░░░░░░ the case to be ░░░░░░░░ said that it smacks ░░░░░░░░ a bargain Okay we ░░░░░░░░ got time we re ░░░░░░░░ fun here How about ░░░░░░░░ Killian from CBS News ░░░░░░░░ starts KILLIAN Can you ░░░░░░░░ clarify the president s ░░░░░░░░ a little bit specifically ░░░░░░░░ the tax issue Because ░░░░░░░░ his Truth Social post ░░░░░░░░ said this morning that ░░░░░░░░ would accept even a ░░░░░░░░ tax increase for the ░░░░░░░░ but then says Republicans ░░░░░░░░ shouldn t do it ░░░░░░░░ I m okay if ░░░░░░░░ do it So what ░░░░░░░░ it that he wants ░░░░░░░░ he want them to ░░░░░░░░ the tax rates Clip ░░░░░░░░ PSAKI I mean Nicole ░░░░░░░░ totally understand why you ░░░░░░░░ confused here but let ░░░░░░░░ tell you the truth ░░░░░░░░ they can t say ░░░░░░░░ the podium right now ░░░░░░░░ just definitely does not ░░░░░░░░ them to increase taxes ░░░░░░░░ he will be even ░░░░░░░░ inclined once he hears ░░░░░░░░ any number of his ░░░░░░░░ and even billionaire buddies ░░░░░░░░ will hate this What ░░░░░░░░ wants to be able ░░░░░░░░ do is to say ░░░░░░░░ some part of his ░░░░░░░░ base maybe working class ░░░░░░░░ that he tried to ░░░░░░░░ taxes raised on the ░░░░░░░░ income at least a ░░░░░░░░ portion of them And ░░░░░░░░ blame it on someone ░░░░░░░░ for that failing While ░░░░░░░░ taking the blame for ░░░░░░░░ taxes going up I ░░░░░░░░ he may be conniving ░░░░░░░░ the guy knows how ░░░░░░░░ read a poll He ░░░░░░░░ doesn t like angry ░░░░░░░░ calls from donors So ░░░░░░░░ guess I mean he ░░░░░░░░ trying to walk a ░░░░░░░░ here Nicole Okay next ░░░░░░░░ from Axios Sophia Kai ░░░░░░░░ starts KAI Yesterday the ░░░░░░░░ appears to have started ░░░░░░░░ the Consumer Product Safety ░░░░░░░░ This is the federal ░░░░░░░░ an independent one that ░░░░░░░░ recalls and is responsible ░░░░░░░░ product safety Does the ░░░░░░░░ not believe that it ░░░░░░░░ important you know to ░░░░░░░░ toys and cribs I ░░░░░░░░ you re a young ░░░░░░░░ off of the market ░░░░░░░░ ends PSAKI I love ░░░░░░░░ you had to state ░░░░░░░░ your question Sophia what ░░░░░░░░ actually do which is ░░░░░░░░ for people to remember ░░░░░░░░ that s right He ░░░░░░░░ And these people also ░░░░░░░░ things like strollers and ░░░░░░░░ belts When you combine ░░░░░░░░ with the impact that ░░░░░░░░ on China are going ░░░░░░░░ have on the cost ░░░░░░░░ things like stroller and ░░░░░░░░ seats and toys and ░░░░░░░░ it s kind of ░░░░░░░░ to argue They see ░░░░░░░░ safety and affordability of ░░░░░░░░ items as important All ░░░░░░░░ I got time for ░░░░░░░░ more Chris McGurion from ░░░░░░░░ Associated Press Last one ░░░░░░░░ starts McGURION The President ░░░░░░░░ the Librarian of Congress ░░░░░░░░ did he choose to ░░░░░░░░ that Clip ends PSAKI ░░░░░░░░ right Chris why did ░░░░░░░░ abruptly fire Carla Hayden ░░░░░░░░ Librarian of Congress who ░░░░░░░░ served in her position ░░░░░░░░ would note since 2016 ░░░░░░░░ was confirmed by the ░░░░░░░░ with bipartisan support in ░░░░░░░░ vote of 74 18 ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ a visual aid Here ░░░░░░░░ a picture of her ░░░░░░░░ ll let you draw ░░░░░░░░ own conclusions on why ░░░░░░░░ and his administration decided ░░░░░░░░ fire Carla Hayden Hope ░░░░░░░░ was all clarifying See ░░░░░░░░ Just like riding a ░░░░░░░░ I will be right ░░░░░░░░