White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre issued a correction to her own statement minutes after refusing to say whether President Biden planned to serve all eight years of his two terms if he is re-elected in 2024.
Jean-Pierre initially dodged the question during a press briefing at the White House on Tuesday, saying simply that it was up to Biden to decide for himself. She later returned to the topic on Twitter after the briefing was over, saying Biden does in fact plan to serve a full two terms.
“Does the president plan to serve all eight years?” a reporter asked.
“I’m just not going to get ahead of the president. That’s something for him to decide. I’m just not going to get ahead of it, and there’s a 2024 campaign and anything related to that, I would refer you to [the campaign],” Jean-Pierre responded.
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Jean-Pierre then clarified her answer on Twitter less than an hour later: “As you know, we…
