Jen Psaki's Last Day on the Job Was Everything Wrong with Washington
Following in her footsteps will be Karine Jean-Pierre, a wild conspiracy theorist who claimed the 2018 election was stolen from Stacey Abrams, and that Donald Trump won in 2016 because of “stolen drones” and the Russians.
So yeah, nothing is really going to change, and Psaki’s send-off on her last day on the job showed that no one in Washington has learned anything.
Psaki: "[A]s I look back, I hope I followed the example of integrity and grace that they have set for all us and do set for all of us everyday...There is a Biden family that is has extended and expanded far beyond the Biden name...They have integrity, grit, commitment" pic.twitter.com/NTGd065T8H
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) May 13, 2022
Psaki has been one of the worst, most dishonest press secretaries in the 90-year history of the position existing within the White House. Not only has she told lie after lie, but she’s done so with unprecedented arrogance and levels of snark. In fact, even on her last day, she didn’t let up, telling a blatant lie about babies being killed by Abbott baby formula in order to justify Biden’s lack of response to the crisis.
When Americans were left behind and stranded in Afghanistan (with some apparently still there) during the president’s disastrous withdrawal, Psaki stood up in front of the American people and chastised Peter Doocy as “irresponsible” for even asking the question, before pointedly denying the reality on the ground. If that wasn’t disgusting enough, she also chose to lie about Border Patrol agents whipping Haitian illegal immigrants. That was after the video had come out, confirming it was horse reins in their hands and that they “whipped” no one.
There was no falsehood small enough for Psaki to abscond from. When Nancy Pelosi contracted COVID-19 and then kissed Biden on the cheek during an event, the now-former press secretary actually claimed that such interaction didn’t constitute a “close contact.” More recently, Psaki told reporters that Biden had coined the ridiculous phrase “ultra-MAGA” by himself. On Friday, it was revealed that messaging was the result of six months of Democrat Party research.
So no, Psaki did not uphold the example of “grace and integrity” that she claims is represented by the Biden family, a claim that is a lie in and of itself. On the contrary, she was a vicious, vindictively dishonest person who received far more praise than she deserved simply because she worked for the “right” team.
Psaki to the WH press: "You have challenged...pushed...debated me & at times we have disagreed. That is democracy in action...Without accountability...govt is not strong & you all play an incredibly pivotal role. Thank you for what you do....to make this country stronger" pic.twitter.com/XsdTLLYz1O
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) May 13, 2022
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