President Joe Biden conveyed an apology through aides to Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday for a Democratic National Committee (DNC) statement mocking the former Arkansas governor after he dropped out of the GOP presidential contest.
Jeffrey Zients, Biden’s chief of staff, called Hutchinson in the morning to express contrition for the DNC’s swipe, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters. “It did not represent [Biden’s] views. We apologize to the governor,” Jean-Pierre said.
.@PressSec on DNC statement regarding @AsaHutchinson‘s suspended presidential campaign: “The president has deep respect for Governor Hutchinson…Jeff Zients called the governor to apologize on behalf of the president and it did not reflect his views.” pic.twitter.com/ydb8EzKE4N
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The statement from the DNC came out on Tuesday after Hutchinson suspended his…
