White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was mocked for fumbling on questions regarding the Democrats and crime during Monday’s press conference.
acknowledging that crime would be a vulnerable subject for Democrats this election cycle. Jean-Pierre once again declined to answer directly, instead insisting that the comments were taken out of context.Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., tweeted,"Today, Karine Jean-Pierre dodged several questions about rising crime in America.
CNN commentator Scott Jennings wrote,"the ability to look into a camera and just completely and totally lie with a straight face is ... something."Crime overtook abortion as a top voter concern in a recent poll ahead of the November midterm elections. "Yes. It is," News Cycle Media president Jon Nicosia responded to Jean-Pierre’s claim that it wasn’t a"yes or no" question.
"Why does KJP even bother to pretend to answer questions? She should just hand out her notebook that has the same 3 excuses written on every page to save everyone time," comedian Tim Young tweeted.
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