White House press secretary Jen Psaki danced around questions Thursday regarding President Joe Biden’s decision to wear a mask during his recent meeting with congressional leaders, even though all of them have been vaccinated against the coronavirus.
A reporter in Thursday’s White House briefing noted that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s mask guidance allows vaccinated people to gather in small groups indoors without masks and asked Psaki why Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell chose not to “model that behavior.”
TOP WHITE HOUSE AIDE: VACCINATED ‘BIG FOUR’ WORE MASKS AROUND MASKED BIDEN BECAUSE HE IS A VIP
The White House’s top spokeswoman confirmed everyone in Wednesday’s meeting was masked and joked that it had “ruffled the feathers” of the Republican National Committee.
“I always feel bad about ruffling their feathers, but I will say that the focus of the meeting was on seeing if there is a way to move together to work toward a shared objective of investing in infrastructure, creating jobs for the American people,” she said. “I think that is what most people’s focus is on.”
The reporter pressed onward, countering with the “argument that if you can take your mask off, it may incentivize others to get vaccinated” and claiming that “we aren’t really seeing the president lead by example.”
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER
“The president does not wear his mask when he is outside. That guidance is clear,” Psaki answered, even though he has spawned mask confusion by doing just that. “There were a number of people in the Oval Office yesterday. Obviously, there was a whole press pool.”
You can watch Thursday’s entire briefing below.
<mediadc-iframe data-state="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"00000161-3486-d333-a9e9-76c6fbf30000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b93390000"},"cms.content.publishDate":1620929188957,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"00000162-07c3-d172-a563-4feb224a0001","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"cms.content.updateDate":1620929188957,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"00000162-07c3-d172-a563-4feb224a0001","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"iFrameEmbedCode":"","_id":"00000179-66b6-d073-ad7d-7ffe09690000","_type":"00000161-b425-d761-a563-f7e77e270000"}”>iFrame Object
