Biden’s human shield Psaki failed to block this time… And it directly hit Biden’s eye.
On Wednesday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki fended off questions about sexual misconduct allegations leveled against President Biden following the commander-in-chief’s decision to call on embattled New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign following a harassment probe.
Sexual harassment allegations against President Biden have been “heavily litigated,” Psaki said.
No. They were not, lady.
Meanwhile, Biden said on Tuesday that Cuomo, a fellow Democrat, should step down after an investigation by New York’s Democratic state attorney general concluded that the governor had sexually harassed women, in violation of state and federal law. Biden suggested Cuomo might ultimately be prosecuted.
Now, it shows that the table has turned to Biden and he’s facing the same fate with his fellow Democrat Cuomo.
WATCH: Press Secretary Jen Psaki says Biden has “no plans” to call Andrew Cuomo to pressure him to resign. pic.twitter.com/InBflkVQL8
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Here’s an excerpt from The New York Post reports:
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Wednesday said that sexual harassment allegations against President Biden have been “heavily litigated” when pressed on whether Biden’s accusers deserve an independent investigation as was afforded to women who accused Gov. Andrew Cuomo of harassment.
Biden has been accused of skinny-dipping in front of female Secret Service agents and his former Senate aide Tara Reade accused him of a 1993 sexual assault, The Post noted to Psaki at her daily press briefing. Many other women went to the New York Times and Washington Post during the 2020 campaign to say Biden’s unwanted touching upset them.
“Well first I would say, the president has been clear and outspoken about the importance of women being respected and having their voices heard and being allowed to tell their stories and people treating them with respect. That has long been his policy, continues to be his policy,” Psaki said.
She added: “That was heavily litigated during the campaign. I understand you’re eager to come back to it, but I don’t have anything further other than to repeat that he has called for the governor to resign.”
This has gotta be one of the most pathetic deflections yet from Psaki.
The goal surely was to deflect interest from Biden’s accusers, but if anything, it just shined a light even brighter on it.
Sources: WayneDupree, New York Post