White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre refused to talk about President Biden’s 2018 voicemail that was recovered from his son’s laptop amid the Hunter Biden controversy.
Biden’s alleged voicemail contradicts the president’s repeated claim denying his involvement with his son’s foreign business dealings.
The topic was brought up after Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy grilled Jean-Pierre during the regular press briefing on Tuesday.
“Why is there a voicemail of the president talking to his son about his overseas business dealings if the president has said he’s never spoken to his son about his overseas business dealings?” Doocy asked.
Jean-Pierre then responded and said “well, first I’ll say that what the president said stands. So if he — that’s what the president said, that is what stands.”
However, Doocy was not satisfied with Jean-Pierre’s response. He then interjected “He’s leaving a voicemail about a New York Times article concerning Hunter Biden’s business dealings and he says, ‘I think you’re clear.”
“How is that not him talking to his son about his overseas business dealings?” The Fox reporter asked.
The Press secretary then responded and pointed out that she didn’t want to talk about the new allegations against Biden.
“We’re not, from this podium — I’m not going to talk about alleged materials from the laptop,” Jean-Pierre claimed.
However, Doocy went on and pressed another question, asking “Are you disputing that this is the president’s voice on the voicemail?”
“I am not going to talk about alleged materials from the laptop. Peter, I refer you to his son’s representatives.” Jean-Pierre insisted.
Moreover, the press secretary was also grilled by RealClearPolitics reporter Philip Wegmann about the continuous refusal of the White House to address questions regarding Biden’s first son’s dealings, since the president routinely says that he will “level” with the public.
“We have all heard the president likes to say, ‘I will always level with you. Moments ago, though, you seemed to dismiss Peter’s question about his conversations with his son with regards to his business dealings. And I’m wondering how is that silence consistent with the president’s promise to always level with the American public?” Weggman stated.
“At least according to the voicemail that’s been obtained by The Daily Mail and The Washington Examiner, it certainly seems like he was seeking to do exactly that: have a conversation about his business dealings. Is he leveling with the American public on this?” The reporter continued.
However, Jean-Pierre maintained her stance and continued to refuse to answer the question.
“So I hear your question, but what I can tell you from here, standing at this podium is that I cannot comment on any materials from the laptop and I would refer you to the representatives of Hunter Biden,” Jean-Pierre claimed.
