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Press Gaggle: Karine Jean-Pierre Holds a Press Briefing on Air Force One - March 28, 2024
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Karine Jean-Pierre Person
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Question Person
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Aide Person
Karine Jean-Pierre
Very Positive
00:00:00-00:00:11 (11 sec)
"All right, guys. So much fun. So much memories. Okay, let me just say a couple of things at the top."
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Karine Jean-Pierre
Very Negative
00:00:11-00:00:28 (17 sec)
"So, first, President Biden spoke to Mayor Adams and gave his condolences about the tragic killing of Officer Jonathan Diller. The President offered Mayor Adams, the city of New York, and the New York Police Department his full support in the wake of the tragedy."
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Karine Jean-Pierre
Somewhat Negative
00:00:28-00:00:36 (8 sec)
"And the President also spoke to Hadassah Lieberman to express his condolences to her and her family's loss."
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Karine Jean-Pierre
Slightly Positive
00:00:36-00:00:46 (11 sec)
"The President and Senator Lieberman ser- -- served together in the U.S. Senate for 20 years. Senator Lieberman was principled, steadfast, and unafraid to stand up for what he thought was right."
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Karine Jean-Pierre
Neutral
00:00:46-00:00:53 (6 sec)
"And I'll just say a couple things just about Baltimore and just give you a little of an update."
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Karine Jean-Pierre
Very Negative
00:00:53-00:01:13 (20 sec)
"President Biden continues to lead an all -- an all-of-government response to the tragic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Yesterday, he met with Secretary Buttigieg of Transp- -- the DOD [DOT] Transportation Secretary and the Coast Guard Vice Admiral Gautier in the Oval Office. He also spoke to Governor Moore, General Spellmon from the Army Corps of Engineers."
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Karine Jean-Pierre
Very Positive
00:01:13-00:01:23 (10 sec)
"As you heard the President say on Tuesday, his administration will -- will move heaven and earth to reopen the port and rebuild the bridge as soon as humanly possible."
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Karine Jean-Pierre
Somewhat Positive
00:01:23-00:01:34 (11 sec)
"Administration officials have been on the record in Baltimore -- on -- on the ground, pardon me -- on the rec- -- on the ground in Baltimore and remain in direct communication with the state and local officials."
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Karine Jean-Pierre
Slightly Positive
00:01:34-00:01:48 (14 sec)
"Yesterday, the President's Supply Chain Distribution [Disruptions] Task Force met to discuss potential impacts on regional and national supply chains. They will continue to monitor any new developments and coordinate outreach and efforts to assist impacted industries."
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Karine Jean-Pierre
Very Positive
00:01:48-00:02:05 (17 sec)
"And starting today, the Navy is sending contracted bar- --barge -- barges and support vessels to the Port of Baltimore to begin clearing debris. This marks a step forward as we continue to recover to -- through the recovery process. We'll continue to share more in the upcoming days."
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Karine Jean-Pierre
Neutral
00:02:05-00:02:08 (3 sec)
"With that, ma'am. Colleen."
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Question
Somewhat Positive
00:02:08-00:02:24 (16 sec)
"Thank you. So, President Biden will be in New York City for most of the day doing fundraising. Former President Donald Trump is going to the wake of the NYPD officer. I wondered if -- you mentioned that the President spoke to Mayor Adams. I wonder if he'd spoken to the family of the officer."
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Question
Very Negative
00:02:24-00:02:31 (7 sec)
"And also, you know, Trump is blaming a lot of crime on Biden. I just wondered if you could speak a little bit about that."
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Karine Jean-Pierre
Positive
00:02:31-00:02:48 (17 sec)
"Yeah, so -- so, I don't have any private communications to share at this time. Our hearts go out, obviously, to the officer's family and the broader NYPD family, who have tragically lost one of their own. The President grieves for them and honors their sacrifice."
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Karine Jean-Pierre
Very Positive
00:02:48-00:03:09 (20 sec)
"Look, the President has stood with law enforcement his entire career and continues to stand with them as they put their lives on the line for their communities. Under his leadership, we will continue to support police officers and ensure that they have resources they need to continue -- to continue to do the work -- the all-important that -- work that they have to do on behi- -- on behalf of the community."
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Karine Jean-Pierre
Very Negative
00:03:09-00:03:29 (20 sec)
"Look, violent crime -- and I'm just going to be really clear about here -- I'm going to be careful about saying anything about 2024, but violent crime surged under the previous administration, which repeatedly attempted to cut the COPS program. All of their budgets lar- -- targeted that they -- that key funding for police. And congressional Republicans just proposed doing it again."
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Karine Jean-Pierre
Somewhat Negative
00:03:29-00:03:44 (15 sec)
"So, this is a President -- this Biden-Harris administration have done the polar opposite, taking decisive action from the very beginning to fund the police and achieving a historic reduction in crime under his leadership. And so, we're going to continue to do that."
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Karine Jean-Pierre
Very Positive
00:03:44-00:03:59 (15 sec)
"One more thing I want to say -- that the -- the funding -- the -- because the President's budget also proposes to fund the police and with billions so federal, state, and local governments can have more -- can hire more than 100,000 more officers. And I think that's important to note as well. I think --"
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Question
Neutral
00:03:59-00:04:00 (1 sec)
"Do you have an update on --"
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Question
Neutral
00:04:00-00:04:01 ( sec)
"[Inaudible]"
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Question
Slightly Positive
00:04:01-00:04:04 (3 sec)
"Sorry. Do you have an update on the b- -- the bridge funding request, like how much it might be --"
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Karine Jean-Pierre
Slightly Positive
00:04:04-00:04:04 ( sec)
"Yeah."
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Question
Neutral
00:04:04-00:04:05 (1 sec)
"-- and when that will go before Congress?"
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Karine Jean-Pierre
Somewhat Positive
00:04:05-00:04:18 (13 sec)
"So, I don't have any update on that. As you heard from the President, we're going to do everything that we can. The -- the gov- -- the federal government is going to be there for the city of Baltimore, state of Maryland to make sure that we get that bridge going ba- -- built back up."
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Karine Jean-Pierre
Very Positive
00:04:18-00:04:27 (9 sec)
"Obviously, we're going to ask Congress. We're expecting Congress to act. I just don't have anything more to share beyond what you heard from the President and beyond what you heard from Secretary Buttigieg and the Vice Admiral."
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Question
Somewhat Negative
00:04:27-00:04:29 (3 sec)
"Does the President plan to attend Senator Lieberman's funeral tomorrow?"
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Karine Jean-Pierre
Slightly Positive
00:04:29-00:04:36 (6 sec)
"I -- nothing to share. As you know, he spoke to -- he spoke to Senator Lieberman's widow. I just don't have anything to share on pri- -- on him attending any private ceremony --"
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Question
Neutral
00:04:36-00:04:37 (1 sec)
"Can you t- --"
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Karine Jean-Pierre
Neutral
00:04:37-00:04:37 ( sec)
"-- [inaudible] ceremony."
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Question
Positive
00:04:37-00:04:43 (6 sec)
"Can you tell us what he's doing this afternoon? There's a pretty big set of -- of unexplained --"
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Karine Jean-Pierre
Slightly Positive
00:04:43-00:04:43 ( sec)
"Yeah."
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Question
Neutral
00:04:43-00:04:44 (1 sec)
"-- hours on the schedule. [Laughter]"
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Karine Jean-Pierre
Very Positive
00:04:44-00:04:54 (9 sec)
"Well, I -- I mean, for sure, this trip, as you know, is a political trip, is a campaign trip. So, I really have to refer you to the campaign."
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Aide
Neutral
00:04:54-00:04:54 ( sec)
"[Inaudible]"
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Karine Jean-Pierre
Very Positive
00:04:54-00:04:55 (2 sec)
"Yeah, absolutely. Thank you."
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Karine Jean-Pierre
Neutral
00:04:55-00:04:57 (2 sec)
"And so, just would have to refer you to -- to the campaign on that."
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Question
Somewhat Positive
00:04:57-00:05:00 (2 sec)
"So, fair to assume it's all political stuff then?"
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Karine Jean-Pierre
Slightly Positive
00:05:00-00:05:00 ( sec)
"Yeah."
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Question
Slightly Positive
00:05:00-00:05:01 (1 sec)
"Okay."
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Karine Jean-Pierre
Somewhat Positive
00:05:01-00:05:02 (1 sec)
"It is fair to assume."
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Question
Neutral
00:05:02-00:05:06 (4 sec)
"Is the President planning to do an Iftar dinner or Eid celebration with the Muslim community --"
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Karine Jean-Pierre
Neutral
00:05:06-00:05:07 (1 sec)
"So, we --"
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Question
Neutral
00:05:07-00:05:08 (1 sec)
"-- to mark Ramadan?"
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Karine Jean-Pierre
Very Positive
00:05:08-00:05:21 (13 sec)
"We have -- we have done that the last couple years. We're committed to doing that. I don't have anything to share. But obviously, we'll share any inf- -- any updates or events that -- that -- on the Iftar that, you know, we'll certainly share that with all of you."
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Karine Jean-Pierre
Neutral
00:05:21-00:05:22 (1 sec)
"[Referring to Air Force One preparing to land] I know, I have to sit."
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Question
Neutral
00:05:22-00:05:25 (3 sec)
"Has the President spoken to the families of the two men that were identified from Baltimore yesterday?"
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Aide
Neutral
00:05:25-00:05:25 ( sec)
"[Inaudible]"
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Karine Jean-Pierre
Leans Negative
00:05:25-00:05:26 (1 sec)
"Yeah. Yep, no problem."
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Karine Jean-Pierre
Neutral
00:05:26-00:05:37 (11 sec)
"I don't have any calls to read out to you. Obviously, you know that Tom Perez was -- was there in Baltimore yesterday. And he -- as he said in his press conference, he met with the family -- some of the families."
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Question
Positive
00:05:37-00:05:38 (1 sec)
"Thanks, Karine."
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Karine Jean-Pierre
Very Positive
00:05:38-00:05:43 (4 sec)
"Okay. Thanks, everybody. We got to sit."
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