Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy questioned White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre about whether a private lunch between President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris was “awkward,” given that it occurred one week after Harris’s loss to President-elect Donald Trump. Doocy pointed out that Biden had dropped out of the presidential race earlier in the year to support Harris as the Democratic nominee, only for her to ultimately lose to Trump. Jean-Pierre dismissed the premise of the question, stating that Biden and Harris frequently meet for lunch and that their focus remains on the administration’s priorities in its final months.
Jean-Pierre emphasized that Biden and Harris had appeared together at a Veterans Day event the previous day, underscoring their unity and shared commitment to serving the country. When Doocy pressed further, she reiterated that the president and vice president maintain a strong working relationship and are focused on completing their agenda. Harris’s campaign had kept Biden at “arm’s length” after his withdrawal, but he endorsed her candidacy in July after calls from Democratic leaders for him to step aside following a poor debate performance. Despite significant fundraising and a late media push, Harris ultimately lost to Trump, who won 312 electoral votes and became the first Republican in 20 years to win the popular vote.
Bullet Points:
- Peter Doocy asked Karine Jean-Pierre if the lunch between Biden and Harris was “awkward” after Harris’s loss to Trump in the election.
- Jean-Pierre dismissed the question, stating Biden and Harris meet regularly and are focused on their remaining agenda.
- She highlighted their joint Veterans Day appearance as a show of unity and declined to entertain further suggestions of tension.
- Biden had dropped out of the race in July to support Harris, but she lost to Trump, who secured 312 electoral votes and won the popular vote.
Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy visibly irked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre Tuesday as he asked “how awkward” a private lunch between President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris was one week after her loss to President-elect Donald Trump.
Biden and Harris met Tuesday afternoon for a private lunch exactly one week after her loss to Trump in the 2024 election. Doocy asked “how awkward” the meeting had been given that the results did not go as the White House had hoped.
“We know that today, a week after the election, President Biden and Vice President Harris had a private lunch. How awkward was that?” Doocy asked.
“I don’t even understand. Why would it be awkward?” Jean-Pierre asked. “Why would you characterize it as awkward? They have regular lunches, they meet and talk regularly. Why would you call it awkward?”
Doocy said that Biden dropped out of the race to allow Harris to be the nominee and had been kept at “arms length” by her campaign only to see her lose to Trump. Jean-Pierre said the pair got together to attend a Veterans Day memorial Monday and stated that they remain in regular contact.
“So there’s no weirdness about the way that things have unfolded?” Doocy asked.
“Did you see them together yesterday as well when they honored our veterans and were together during the day making sure that we didn’t forget the brave men and women that fought for this country,” Jean-Pierre replied. “Did you them together yesterday? Did you see the show of force together? This is … I’m not even gonna take the premise of this question. What I will say is the president and the vice president had lunch today, they’ve had lunch many times, they have — they communicate with each other regularly and had an opportunity to discuss the last 70 days or so of this administration, how important it is to get things done for the American people, and that’s their focus. That is genuinely their focus.”
Biden announced his resignation from the race and endorsed Harris in a July 21 statement as prominent members of the Democratic Party called on him to drop out following his disastrous performance at the June 27 debate. Harris swiftly launched her candidacy, raised more than $1 billion ahead of the election, and notably avoided media interviews until October when she participated in a media blitz with mostly friendly outlets.
Trump defeated Harris by securing 312 electoral votes and sweeping all seven battleground states. He became the first Republican nominee to win the popular vote in 20 years.
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