Fox News reporter Peter Doocy pressed White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki once again on Wednesday over President Joe Biden’s apparent support of Texas Democrats …
Fox News reporter Peter Doocy pressed White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki once again on Wednesday over President Joe Biden’s apparent support of Texas Democrats in their recent efforts to block election reform legislation by leaving their state. “About voting rights and these Texas lawmakers who have come to Washington,” Doocy began, “do you know… of any examples from his 36 years in the Senate that Joe Biden just hopped on a train and left town to avoid a vote that he knew he was going to lose?” Psaki laughed, and said, “Welcome back,” at which point other reporters in the room chuckled. “Look,” she went on, “I think that the president’s view is that these Texas legislators were making a statement through action in opposition to efforts in their state to oppose restrictions on people’s fundamental rights and their rights to vote in their state.” “That is why they departed. The vice president met with these legislators yesterday and the vice pres — and the president, I should say — certainly applauds their actions and their outspoken opposition to… efforts to put in place restrictive measures in their state,” she added. Doocy responded, “And maybe it is funny to think about it that way, but the president is talking about this as the most serious assault on our democracy —” Psaki then interjected and said, “I don’t think anything about this is funny.
