Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki circled back when caught falsely claiming in a new book that President Joe Biden never checked his watch during a ceremony for soldiers killed during the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Psaki denied that Biden checked his watch despite photo evidence, media fact-checks, and statements made by Gold Star parents of a U.S. service member killed in the Kabul airport attack who were in attendance during the ceremony at Dover Air Force Base.
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FormerWhiteHousePressSecretaryJenPsakicircledbackwhencaughtfalselyclaiminginanewbookthatPresidentJoeBidennevercheckedhiswatchduringaceremonyforsoldierskilledduringthe2021U.S.withdrawalfromAfghanistan.
AxiosreportedPsaki,nowahostonMSNBC,wrotein“SayMore”that“thepresidentlookedathiswatchonlyaftertheceremonyhadended.Momentslater,heandtheFirstLadyheadedtowardtheircar.”
ShealsoclaimedthatBiden’scriticsengagedin“misinformation”andusedtheimageofBidencheckinghiswatchtomake“himappearinsensitive,concernedonlyabouthowmuchtimehadpassed.”
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