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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stomped away from her briefing Monday after a back-and-forth with a reporter over whether a question related to the federal response to Hurricane Helene was “misinformation.”
Fox News reporter Peter Doocy asked Jean-Pierre to explain why the Biden-Harris administration had nearly $157 million at the ready to assist displaced people and refugees in Lebanon, but needs to beg Congress for additional funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as FEMA faces a shortfall in the aftermath of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene.
“We’ve taken this very seriously,” the White House spokeswoman responded. “More than $200 million that we have provided to the impacted areas, but instead, people want to do disinformation, misinformation, which is dangerous.”
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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stomped away from her briefing Monday after a back-and-forth with a reporter over whether a question related to the federal response to Hurricane Helene was “misinformation.”
Fox News reporter Peter Doocy asked Jean-Pierre to explain why the Biden-Harris administration had nearly $157 million at the ready to assist displaced people and refugees in Lebanon, but needs to beg Congress for additional funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as FEMA faces a shortfall in the aftermath of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene.
“We’ve taken this very seriously,” the White House spokeswoman responded. “More than $200 million that we have provided to the impacted areas, but instead, people want to do disinformation, misinformation, which is dangerous.”
Read more at nypost.com/2024/10/07/us-news/karine-jean-pierre-storms-out-briefing-room-after-accusing-reporter-of-spreading-misinformation-about-helene-response
#karinejeanpierre #hurrianehelene #whitehouse
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