White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki confused the American people during her daily briefing Monday when she insisted that the Biden Administration does not ask social media networks to “block” specific posts.
“We have not asked Facebook to block any individual posts,” said Psaki.
.@PressSec is asked if the White House publicly release information on posts that it's asking Facebook to block:
"We have not asked Facebook to block any individual posts." pic.twitter.com/Ke7kexFiap
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) July 19, 2021
Psaki confirmed last Thursday that senior Biden officials are working with social media companies to “flag problematic posts” related to COVID-19 and vaccines.
“This is a big issue of misinformation, specifically on the pandemic. We’ve increased disinformation research and tracking. We’re flagging problematic posts for Facebook that spread disinformation,” said Psaki.
.@PressSec: "We're flagging problematic posts for Facebook that spread disinformation." pic.twitter.com/xTCvg3tyFQ
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) July 15, 2021
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DR. WHO? Psaki Says There Isn’t ‘Any Circumstance’ Where Biden Would Fire Fauci
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki threw the administration’s full support behind Dr. Anthony Fauci Friday; saying there aren’t “any circumstances” where the President would fire his senior COVID advisor.
“Can you imagine any circumstance where President Biden would ever fire [Dr. Fauci]?” asked one reporter. “Should he be held accountable??”
“No,” said Psaki.
Reporter: "Can you imagine any circumstance where President Biden would ever fire [Dr. Fauci]?"@PressSec: "No." pic.twitter.com/DtYUMqZAe2
— The Hill (@thehill) June 4, 2021
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BIDEN SWINGS BY CHICAGO: President Briefly Meets with Mayor Lightfoot as Crime Surges
From Fox News:
President Biden met with Chicago’s mayor on Wednesday, in the wake of an extremely violent holiday weekend in the nation’s third most populous city.
The president, on his way to an event in McHenry County, Illinois – where he’s making the case for the infrastructure deal reached by a bipartisan group of senators and the White House – was greeted by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, both Democrats, as he deplaned Air Force One at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.
The meeting came after more than 100 people were shot and 19 killed over the Fourth of July weekend in Chicago, the city’s most violent weekend this year. And LIghtfoot has come under increasing pressure to take action.
Lightfoot campaigned for mayor as a public safety expert and on Tuesday vowed that “we are doing absolutely everything that we can to stem the violence.” But the city council and neighborhood officials are growing restless.
Biden’s stop in Chicago came hours after two federal agents and a Chicago police officer were shot early Wednesday while on duty in an unmarked law enforcement vehicle on the city’s Far South Side.
After the meeting, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement that “during a greet with Mayor Lightfoot on the airport tarmac, President Biden expressed his personal support for the two ATF officials and the Chicago police officer who were shot earlier today. He reiterated his commitment to working with the Mayor and leaders in Chicago in the fight against gun violence and conveyed that the Department of Justice would soon be in touch about the strike force announced just a few weeks ago that will be working with cities like Chicago.”
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