Jake Sullivan compares question on Biden swearing to asking ‘When did you stop beating your spouse’

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White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan hit back at the basis of a reporter’s question, characterizing it as a “‘When did you stop beating your spouse’ question.”

At a White House press conference, the journalist asked about a report that President Joe Biden was privately acting belligerently due to poor polling and voters’ disagreements with his handling of the war in Gaza.

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