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Karine Jean-Pierre’s credibility as White House Press Secretary has been repeatedly challenged by her contradictory statements, most notably regarding President Biden’s recent pardon of his son Hunter.
Throughout the latter half of 2023, Jean-Pierre consistently maintained that President Biden would not pardon his son. Following the collapse of Hunter Biden’s gun charges plea deal in July, she responded with an unequivocal “No” when asked about the possibility of a presidential pardon.
Karine Jean-Pierre lies as easily as you and I breathe air. pic.twitter.com/LWn1T6OBxP
— Vince Langman (@LangmanVince) December 2, 2024
She doubled down on this stance multiple times, emphatically stating, “It’s still a no. It’s still a no. It will be a no. It is a no. And I don’t have anything else to add. Will he pardon his son? No.”
As recently as November 8, she reiterated this position, telling reporters, “Our answer stands, which is no.”
However, these statements were ultimately proven false when President Biden issued a comprehensive pardon covering his son’s alleged offenses from 2014 through December 2024.
This pattern of contradictions extends beyond the Hunter Biden case. Jean-Pierre’s statements about President Biden’s political future and mental capacity have also come under scrutiny. After Biden’s problematic debate performance, she assured the public of his commitment to the presidential race, stating, “The President is clear-eyed and he is staying in the race. I don’t have anything else beyond that.”
Her credibility faced further challenges regarding Biden’s medical care. She initially denied that a January meeting between Biden’s physician and a neurological specialist was related to the President’s care, only to later acknowledge that Biden had received a neurological examination during that visit.
When questioned about Biden’s poor debate showing, Jean-Pierre attributed it to a combination of jetlag and a cold, despite the European trip being twelve days prior. Her explanation drew skepticism from reporters, including Fox News’s Jacqui Heinrich.
Karine Jean-Pierre claims grocery prices come down over the last year…
That's a blatant lie that will never be fact checked by "fact checkers."
She thinks you're stupid. pic.twitter.com/JkQSsFhLye
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) September 3, 2024
Jean-Pierre’s controversial statements have also touched on policy matters. In 2022, she mischaracterized Senator Lindsey Graham’s abortion proposal, labeling it a “national ban” despite its provisions for exceptions and 15-week allowance. On “The View,” she claimed, “They want a national ban on abortion and it’s not gonna matter if you’re in a red state or a blue state, that means it will be completely banned. That is their message. That’s what they’re doing here and we have to remember that we can’t allow that to take us back. We cannot be moving backwards.”
More recently, she dismissed evidence of Hunter Biden’s alleged crimes that could prompt a presidential impeachment inquiry and downplayed record-high migrant border crossings as “not unusual.”
