Fox Reporter Confronts Jean-Pierre About MPD Refusing To Intervene At College Encampment Near WH

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During a White House press briefing on Monday, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked about Biden visiting college campuses amid protests, the unrest at The George Washington University and plans to bring over Palestinian refugees.

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00:00 Congressman Ro Khanna said that the President should and will be out visiting these campus

00:08 amid the protests.

00:12 Is there any plan for him to get out there and talk to students right now?

00:15 No.

00:16 Okay.

00:17 And then, separately, GW's President has called for Metro Police in D.C. to intervene to dismantle

00:25 what they've deemed an illegal encampment.

00:28 And D.C. police have so far refused to respond to that call.

00:34 It's happening in the President's backyard.

00:36 Is there any reaction from the White House on what should happen?

00:39 So that is something that I'm going to leave to the local law enforcement and the universities.

00:43 That's for them to figure out, for them to work it through.

00:46 They know what is happening on the ground, and we've always been very clear about that,

00:50 and we'll continue to be clear about that.

00:51 We're going to continue to call for peaceful protest.

00:56 And dissent cannot lead to disorder, and so we're going to continue to be very, very clear,

01:02 as the President has been, as I have been, and so many of us here in this administration

01:06 has been.

01:07 Any idea why D.C. police would not respond to this call?

01:10 I would refer you to the D.C. police.

01:12 That's something for them to speak to.

01:14 To the back.

01:16 Okay.

01:17 And then, lastly, on these reported plans for the U.S. to bring over Palestinian refugees

01:21 potentially, is there anything you can tell us about where we are in the works with that?

01:26 And I know it would have to -- it would depend on coordination with Egypt, which so far has

01:31 been resistant to cooperate on this.

01:34 What can you tell us about those plans?

01:35 I don't have anything further to announce.

01:37 I know I was asked this question a couple times last week.

01:39 Just don't have anything else to share.

Fox Reporter Confronts Jean-Pierre About MPD Refusing To Intervene At College Encampment Near WH

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