Watch as Karine Jean-Pierre holds Thursday’s White House press briefing
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Your support makes all the difference.Watch as Karine Jean-Pierre holds a White House press briefing on Thursday 6 April.
She took questions on the same week that former US president Donald Trump was indicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records.
A few days ago, Ms Jean-Pierre and the White House refused to be drawn on Mr Trump’s arrest.
“So first, I have to say this. It’s an ongoing case, so we’re just not going to comment on the case specifically itself,” she said at a press briefing.
“The president is going to focus on the American people like he does every day,” she added, speaking of Joe Biden.
She was also seen joking with reports on Tuesday that she “loved” questions regarding Mr Trump being asked “in different ways”.
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