Major Prisoner Swap With Russia Proves Biden Is Not A ‘Lame Duck President’: Karine Jean-Pierre

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During a White House press briefing on Thursday, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked about President Biden’s work to secure the prisoner swap with Russia.

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00:00Thanks a lot, Kareem.

00:01When the President announced two Sundays ago

00:04that he's withdrawing from the race

00:07and that he's not running for another term,

00:09there were some that described him as a lame-duck President.

00:13How does this news today, this joyous news at the White House,

00:17answer those critics describing President Biden in that fashion?

00:20Well, I'm glad you call it joyous news because it is.

00:22This is very, very good news.

00:24For all of us as Americans,

00:26we should be very proud of this moment.

00:28Look, I've heard the term lame-duck.

00:29I was asked at the podium if he is a lame-duck President.

00:33We've been very clear that he's not,

00:34and today is an example of that.

00:37What he did on Monday, talking about SCOTUS reform,

00:39is an example of that.

00:41The President is determined, and he is very focused,

00:44along with the Vice President, to get things done,

00:46to build on the accomplishments

00:48that we have been able to deliver for the American people

00:51in over the last three and a half years,

00:52and these are historic accomplishments.

00:54Whether it's the American Rescue Plan

00:55that turned the economy around, restarted the economy,

00:58now we're leading in the world on that.

01:01Again, no Republicans voted for the American Rescue Plan.

01:03You think about the inflation reduction gap,

01:05no Republican voted for that,

01:06and that is a piece of legislation

01:09that has seen the biggest investment in climate change.

01:12Now Medicare can actually negotiate with Big Pharma,

01:16something that elected officials have been trying to do,

01:19and he reached across the aisle to get infrastructure done,

01:22to get the Chips and Science Act done,

01:25to get the veterans, the PACT Act done.

01:27So it doesn't end there. It doesn't end there for him.

01:31He wants to see a lot of these important laws now.

01:35He wants to get them, make sure they're implemented.

01:38And we're going to continue to use the remainder of this term

01:43to look for ways to build on that progress.

01:46And we will certainly share with you the specifics of that

01:49as we continue these next six months.

01:54And secondly, yesterday I asked a series of questions

01:57to you about the possibility of a hostage deal.

02:00At the time that I asked you those questions,

02:03were you aware?

02:04Yes.

02:04You were. You were aware?

02:06And so, given that,

02:07you just didn't want to answer that truthfully,

02:10you didn't want to spoil the process of the transfer of hostages?

02:14I said I had nothing to share.

02:15You have to understand, you have to understand,

02:19this is a critical, as these things are moving,

02:23it is important, our main focus is to make sure

02:26that we get these Americans home safely.

02:30I would hope, as a journalist, you understand that.

02:34It is important that they get home safely.

02:36That is our number one priority.

02:38Number one priority.

02:41And now that they are on their way home,

02:44the families were here.

02:46The families, the President, the Vice President,

02:47will get to greet these Americans

02:49when they land here tonight.

02:52This is a huge, huge, monumentous day,

02:55emotional day, and it is important.

02:58That is our goal, to make sure that they get home safely.

03:02All right, thanks, everybody.

Major Prisoner Swap With Russia Proves Biden Is Not A ‘Lame Duck President’: Karine Jean-Pierre

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