I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: To be a good White House press secretary, you need to be a highly skilled liar.
The cream of the crop will bob and weave, dodge and divert, make it seems like they’re answering a question while saying nothing at all. But President Joe Biden’s flack, Karine Jean-Pierre, while a big, fat liar whose pants are clearly on fire, is not at all skilled in the art of mendacity that her predecessors possessed.
On Friday, KJP got hammered by reporters — and this time, even the renowned Peter Baker of The New York Times got his brethen’s backs when Biden’s spokesman just flat-out refused to answer questions.
The daily briefing’s questions centered on new information from IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley, who told members of Congress that Hunter Biden once threatened Chinese business associate Henry Zhao by saying his father was sitting right next to him and that Zhao would “regret not following my direction.”
Jean-Pierre tried to divert…
