Reporter Asks KJP If Biden Has A Message To Black Journalists Attending National Convention

4 months ago

During a White House press briefing on Wednesday, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked about Vice President Kamala Harris’s health records and President Biden’s message to the National Association for Black Journalists.

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00:00And you're, this is your first time in the front row. Hi.

00:02I appreciate it. Thanks for having me. Welcome.

00:04Good to see you.

00:06Just staying on the Vice President,

00:08I know you can't talk about their meeting

00:10and whatnot, but in terms of

00:12medical records and

00:14physical, are we going to see a little bit of

00:16sunlight on the Vice President's health

00:18as we get closer to the election?

00:20So, I know there was a lot, we were getting some incoming

00:22on this, and I know there's a lot of interest.

00:24The Vice President's office asked that you

00:26refer those questions, we refer those questions

00:28to her office, and so they will be

00:30gladly able to take those questions

00:32from all of you. And just one other question

00:34I wanted to ask as well. The President

00:36had previously committed to talk to black

00:38journalists at NABJ. I don't know if

00:40you're attending or going to Chicago

00:42for NABJ. We've seen you there before.

00:44He's no longer a candidate,

00:46and there's some back and forth between

00:48the Harris campaign and NABJ,

00:50but does the President have a message

00:52for those black journalists there at the conference?

00:54So, April Ryan asked me a question about this

00:56yesterday, and look,

00:58when it comes to black journalists,

01:00we want to make sure, and obviously

01:02all Americans, including

01:04black journalists, that we

01:06have an opportunity, and obviously

01:08talking to black journalists is obviously talking

01:10to the community,

01:12and so it's important that

01:14we do interviews as

01:16we've normally done with black-owned

01:18publications, and we have done that

01:20from the President to the Vice President to myself

01:22to other senior members of his team

01:24because we understand how important

01:26to have that

01:28kind of entry point into

01:30the community, and so that is something that we have been

01:32very proud of doing the past three and a half

01:34years, and we will certainly continue

01:36to do that. As it relates to NABJ,

01:38that was a campaign decision,

01:40so I would have to obviously refer you

01:42to the campaign. The President, as

01:44you know, is no longer a candidate, which is why he's not

01:46speaking this year,

01:48and so, as it relates to the Vice President

01:50as well, that is something for her office

01:52to speak to,

01:54but it is important

01:56for us to speak to,

01:58whether it's a radio host, a TV host,

02:00or a newspaper reporter,

02:02we do that on the regular,

02:04and it is something that we have been proud

02:06to do because we believe that

02:08we have been able to deliver for the community,

02:10all communities, whether it's

02:12the economy, health care, issues

02:14that they really, truly care about,

02:16and so we're going to continue to do that, certainly, for the next

02:18six months.

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