Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy cornered White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre during Wednesday’s briefing, asking her whether President Joe Biden had suddenly offered a debate challenge to “distract” from his plummeting poll numbers.
Doocy referenced Biden’s surprise debate challenge — issued via a 15-second video that included at least five jump cuts and Biden uttering the phrase “make my day” — and pressed Jean-Pierre on the reason behind it.
“I know you don’t want to talk about campaign stuff —” Doocy began, and Jean-Pierre agreed. “So I would just look for your insight then.”
“It’s not even that I don’t want to. I can’t. I can’t —” Jean-Pierre objected.
“How about your — insight as the most prominent political communicator in the world. The White House press secretary,” Doocy said then, asking, “Does a person generally…
