White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre blamed the COVID pandemic for Vice President Kamala Harris losing the 2024 presidential election to President-elect Donald Trump.
Jean-Pierre made the remarks during Thursday’s press briefing, the first briefing that the administration has had since Tuesday’s election.
A reporter asked Jean-Pierre: “Does the President have any regrets about when he chose to leave the race or any regrets about deciding to run for a second term?”
“Um — so — look — um — the president is very proud of what he was able to accomplish,” Jean-Pierre responded. “He was very proud and when he made that decision to hand over the torch, pass the torch, to the vice president, he believed it was the right decision to make at that time. He believed that she was ready, she was ready to lead on day one and has been very proud in what he’s been able…
