White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre defended President Joe Biden’s gaffe — in which he asked Rep. Jackie Walorski to speak up, in the room — Wednesday, noting that the congresswoman who was killed in a car crash last month was “top of mind” for the president.“The President was naming the congressional champions on this issue and was acknowledging her incredible work,” Jean-Pierre told media Wednesday at her daily briefing, video of which you can watch at the top of this post. “He had already planned to welcome the congresswoman’s family to the White House on Friday.
There will be a bill signing in her honor this coming Friday, so, of course, she was on his mind. She was of top of mind for the president.”Jean-Pierre’s comments follow a White House food insecurity conference on Wednesday in which Biden thanked several senators and congress members for their contributions and asked if Walorski was present. “I want to thank all of you here, including bipartisan elected officials like Representative [Jim] McGovern, Senator [Mike] Braun, Senator [Cory] Booker, Representative Jackie — are you here?
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