The White House press secretary shut down the conservative channel's Jacqui Heinrich.
The president earlier this week replied to a query by taking a golf swing and joking: “I’m planning on playing in the PGA.”She pressed Jean-Pierre on why the White House wouldn’t comment, and Pierre repeatedly pushed back.Heinrich noted that Jean-Pierre had confirmed Biden was briefed on the stunning golf deal, so why wouldn’t he have something to say?
“We’ve been consistent. He’s the president of the United States. He gets to know everything that’s going on in the — in the world and in the country — right? That is important for him to know. He is — he is one of the leaders of the free world,” Jean-Pierre said. Heinrich pushed on, asking if it was typical to get briefed on private business, and got cut off one last time.Heinrich noted in her report that the administration has commented previously on private business moves, such as Twitter.The merger announced Tuesday has reverberated far beyond the sports world. The PGA has been accused of partnering with a breakaway golf circuit backed by Saudi Arabia, a nation that produced the majority of the Sept.
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