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john kirby and karine jean-pierre are making comments.who defies every democratic president whether it's obama, clinton or biden. do you believe they are not listening to you or they can get away with it >> as the president said yesterday, too many of the many thousands of people killed in the gaza conflict have been innocent civilians. too many. we have been clear about our concerns with our israeli counterparts about that. i can't verify the specific numbers you are giving me but not here to refute them. too many is too many. that's why we'll keep working our israeli counterparts to do everything we can to get them to reduce the number of civilian casualties and they have been receptive. i understand there are still casualties but they have been receptive and do everything we can to get those numbers down. >> john, yesterday you said we need to -- some of the hostages being held by hamas may not be alive. does the u.s. believe all the american hostages are still alive? >> we don't have any information to the contrary. >> and one more fo

biden tried to reassure karine jean-pierre not to worry about filling jen psaki's shoes. he said, you'll have an admiral looking over your shoulder. >> steve: larger point, white house is having a messaging problem and kirby has been given expanded role and we saw ian samms answering questions. >> brian: we have a problem in ukraine, and with secretary of defense has series of medical mishaps and not tell anybody and we need somebody with pentagon experience and kjp has none and not jen psaki on her feet. >> lawrence: on the merits of it, i kind of agree with kirby. he's doing the job already, answering questions outside of national security scope and doesn't get the pay or title, if i'm him, i'm upset, as well. how would you feel if there is a major crisis in the white house and they choose you to come out there and clear the air and karine jean-pierre does job of intern and pick people to get questions, i would be outraged. >> brian: ainsley, go ahead. >> ainsley: she checks the boxes, you need to choose the person who does the best job. >> steve: whoeverdoes the job is

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okay, tonight on the hot seat, ford, it's white house press sec karine jean-pierre in focus.kers and media watchdogs have called her out for misleading statements on, that the border is secure, inflation is transitory, president biden is physically and mentally fine. now, should people cut kjp slack because both axios and politico reporting the president has been yelling, he's been angry and cursing out people behind the scenes? what do you think? >> well, think that from the border to the economy and everything in between, liz, that karine karine jean-pierre's gaslighting america. and it's with a blatant out and out lies. and when it comes to joe biden, you know why he's angry? if because 86% of americans think that he's too old to serve another term. it's astounding that 86% of americans can actually agree on something. to put this into perspective, a higher percentage of americans believe that joe biden is too old to be president for another therm than actually believe the earth is flat. 86% to 84%. elizabeth: you know, now there's reports that there's tension behind the s

so we looked up what was karine jean-pierre referring to. turns out it's from a show in 2020.us now, joined by matt gaetz from the great state of florida, the host of the rule and abort -- i'm sorry, jason chaffetz is now with us. thought it was matt gaetz tonight. not throwing anyone down the stairs, but it's a teleprompter error, they put the wrong name in the teleprompter. i'm not mad at anybody. little lapses have been all of our memories. that's fine, but that's not what we are looking at when we see joe biden. joe biden what he has been saying and doing and how bad this is, and he can't remember whether he is talking to people that lived a long time ago or in the present. i mean, this report is devastating and it is so flagrant and so often that it is a big problem. he is the president of our country. that's the best example they can come up with? i have better examples of when i screwed up, better than that. clearly grasping at straws. here with reaction, fox news contributor lisa boothe and matt gaetz is with us as you can see on your screen. i'm sorry, that's jason ch

he tried to reassure karine jean-pierre not to worry about filling ms. psaki's shoes.ays you will have an admiral looking over your shoulder. >> steve: all about messaging. they are having a tough re-election campaign. begun in earnest. they need better messaging. it's that simple. that's why they brought john kirby in, essentially and expanded his role. here's the thing. remember after the special counsel we had ian sam's come out and he briefed the press. and he was very effective at what he did. so, essentially, when you look at the two of them. john kirby is very effective at speaking from the podium on a range of issues. karine jean-pierre historic but at the same time she relies on the big book of answers too much. >> brian: lawrence? >> lawrence: steve, it's okay. you can go ahead and say she is not dooghtd jock. not doing the job. every time there is a difficult press event they have to bring different people in to supplement her press conferences. she can't do the job this is why -- i would be annoyed too if i had the title but not doing the job. that's what t

coming up somebody better call hr behind the scenes, tensions perhaps between karine jean-pierre andkirby exploding into the public? ♪ ♪ why won't scout play with us anymore? he has something called osteoarthritis pain. it's joint pain that hurts him all the time. come on, scout. now, there's librela. the first and only once-monthly injection to control your dog's oa pain. veterinary professionals administering librela who are pregnant, trying to conceive, or breast feeding, should take extreme care to avoid self-injection, which could cause allergic reactions like anaphylaxis. this is the best day of my life! progressive makes it easy to save with a quick commercial auto quote online. so you can get back to your monster to-do list. -really? -get a quote at progresivecommercial.com. ♪ >> judge jeanine: karine jean-pierre trying to butter up the press as reports indicate things are getting sour between her and john kirby. >> happy valentine's day, everybody, let me just -- >> thank you. >> keep our tradition here. >> that's from me. >> that's from jake, jake insisted. >> judge jeanine

now this, with karine jean-pierre, the white house could check three boxes. white house press secretary is black, female, and gay. identity politics played a big role in her appointment. she had very little experience for such a big job. she worked as a political adviser to president obama and political analyst at msnbc. handled communications for move on.org very left wing but never faced anything like a white house press call. it showed. she lacked credibility, her answers to reporters questions lacked clarity, frequently it was hard to understand exactly what she'd said. she'd been appointed because of who she was, not for what she could do. presidents have every right to make those political judgments, but they have to live with the consequences. now the president is in a tough reelection campaign, under extreme pressure for cognitive abilities and karine jean-pierre is not doing well. that's why john kirby has been promoted to assistant to the president. you'll be see ago lot more of him at the podium. this is a difficult situation. kirby is a 60-year-ol

go ahead. >> somebody in the second row at the press briefing today asked karine jean-pierre about why there is no super bowl interview. doesn't he want to have a huge audience? why has he done so many fewer press events and press availability than all of his recent predecessors. she said i can't deny the numbers that they are fewer, but he will try to get out there in new ways. she mentioned radio interviews and podcasts and social media which have been used by barack obama, donald trump and biden 2020 very effectively. these are not knew things. they are basically telling us not to expect to see or hear more from him between now and november. >> i doubt he will be going on charlamagne tha god again who has been critical as many others have been. you said no one is actively running a shadow campaign. i agree with you. i don't think gavin newsom is doing that. it was clear in his mind when you take him at his word that kamala harris would be next up. however, does that negate the possibility you keep hearing the name michelle obama? they go to michelle obama at the convention. will you

but, that does not diminish in anyway what karine jean-pierre. >> who will be at the today yum. >> steveimeshare. >> peter: timeshare is a good way to but the it. it pretty much has been. i believe that karine jean-pierre has had two solo briefings since november. and the rest of them she has been joined by a guest. it is usually kirby. because they want him there to explain how the whole apparatus is operating with foreign policy. >> steve: well. and he does answer more of the questions more thoroughly. >> brian: he did have a major mistake or was he being too honest are when he said iraqis got a heads up when we took out one of the ca kataib hezbollah leader last week. i apologize i had it wrong. we don't know if he had it wrong or messaging was wrong. i guess there was no ramifications from that. >> peter: he got promoted after so no. >> ainsley: so the answer is no. >> steve: peter, the way we started talking about this his promotion and the way you learned it, do you get a lot of butt dials from the white house? >> peter: no comment. [laughter] >> steve: all right. fine. >> ainsley:

karine jean-pierre made the case that he's veering in speculation. so perhaps releasing the transcript we would have the opportunity to decide for ourselves. >> to give the other side of the case, a lot of the doj prosecutors and attorneys don't want to release the documents. they don't want to release recordings. they like people to be fully honest with them, to be candidate. people might not cooperate if they thought some day my discussions with justice will be released. this is an extraordinary circumstance. the president attacking the very special counsel that his own attorney general appointed. it's incumbent on him to back up accusations with the proof. he has the proof. the proof has been transcribed and reported. it's all a question of whether he's fit to be president for another term. >> sandra: what is interesting in the hours and days that followed the hur report, the white house saying that hur has this wrong and, you know, he's speculating on the president's health. karine jean-pierre saying he's not a doctor. he shouldn't make comments

. >> kayleigh: and this one, you can't say hatch act, word of wisdom to karine jean-pierre. it's friday, "america reports". >> sandra: thank you for the build-up, await the news. we will hear directly from the white house, the first response since the release of the scathing special counsel report detailing how president biden mishandled those classified documents and called into question his mental fitness to be the president of the united states. hello, welcome, everyone. sandra smith in new york. john, great to be with you kicking off this friday afternoon. >> john: if you thought yesterday was a day, today is just as much. i'm john roberts in washington. and this is "america reports". it's a presidency in peril, the 81-year-old biden appeared agitated as he addressed the nation and tried to reassure the american people he is fit to serve. >> sandra: one former biden aide saying the democrats' current dilemma, like taking the car keys away from your parents. some liberal lawmakers are telling americans there is nothing to see here. >> john: well, let's see if that remains

we pray for the families who lost loved ones and wish a karine jean-pierre: we pray for those who lostnes. shooting yesterday, the president has received regular updates from his team and senior white house staff have been in touch with state and local leaders. we also thank federal law enforcement and others for springing into action to prevent the further loss of life. as the president's statement said yesterday, the super bowl is one of the most unifying event in america. nothing brings more of us together. for this celebration to be turned into tragedy yesterday in kansas city cut deep in the american soul. but the kansas city shooting was not only the only deadly shooting in america yesterday, three police officers were shot in the line of duty in washington, d.c., and another school shooting took place at benjamin main high school in atlanta. yesterday also marked six years since parkland and tuesday marked one year since the shooting at michigan state university. we've now had more mass shootings in 2024 than there have been days in the year. got to think about that one. through

we are awaiting the white house press briefing with karine jean-pierre and john kirby, that is slatedill have some big questions to answer after last night's press conference. all eyes on the robert hur report and the fallout from last night's remarks. ben, quick thought. >> the most press conference both of their careers today and they better do a really good job. they have democrats watching it, not just republicans, and if they fumble this, like kamala harris fumbled this morning, it's going to be really bad for them. >> kayleigh: and this one, you can't say hatch act, word of wisdom to karine jean-pierre. it's friday, "america reports". >> sandra: thank you for the build-up, await the news. we will hear directly from the white house, the first response since the release of the scathing special counsel report detailing how president biden

white house pres secretary karine jean-pierre blasted the move earlier today. they want to continue on the shameful process of impeaching him, it is baseless. >> harris: shocking report from axios how there is in-fighting with the biden staff, between susan rice and hhs secretary and rice blamed him for blaming to get enough beds for children. calling him an idiot and other choice words. it outlines a tense moment from president biden, en route to the southern border, president biden sat at the conference table and exploded with fury, recounted toaxios about in-fighting, blame shifting, indecision. kellyanne conway? >> kellyanne: when donald trump elevated the issue of immigration and border security nine years ago he met with ridicule and castigation and shame. it is now the top issue to swing voters because it is in their backyard. 8.8 million is higher number than 36 states. american citizens are being plucked out of classroom seats and being replaced with migrant children. every state is a border state. when the conversation turned from just immigrant, whic

karine jean-pierre at the white house had to walk that back. let's not forget the white house and members of the judiciary committee leadership on capitol hill have had this report for probably a couple days now, at least 24 hours. they probably knew this was coming. now president joe biden will land back on the south lawn and shouted questions from reporters instead of asking -- answering them from the podium in the briefing room, for example. so they're not allowing the american people to get answers on the issues that he supposedly wants to talk about outside of this report. it also goes back to the issues that he's been facing over the past three years with the scandals that have been piling up, including his partnership and affiliation with hunter biden. hunter biden stayed in the wilmington delaware house during covid. that's where he was in lockdown. he had access to that garage. there's photos of him driving the corvette with the boxes in the background, with people, strangers in the car who does have background checks, that don't have

biden might cry on camera. >> emily: and karine jean-pierre said we know people are focused on the game that ducktail with deliberate strategy. we will meet americans where they are at, everyone sunday will be watching that game. >> leslie: it is good he doesn't do it with this whole taylor swift conspiracy. everybody is complaining with taylor swift you can't just watch football. can't football be football. can't we have the nfl, if the president speaks before the game at this time -- >> harris: more than the gaffes we have showed you. >> leslie: you are trying to mix football -- >> marc: they like the pageantry, too. >> emily: strategy has been with use of tiktok to reach a wider o audience at different levels. if true, they would harness it, point it accessibility it would afford them. it would be great. now get a message of success out to you guys. >> harris: think of all the presidents have done this and the news flow. most don't do a sit down for a while because they have the super bowl. black voters, support for democrats is reaching new low. the vice president has a new pitch to

to have karine jean-pierre say over and over again how robust, healthy, smart and sharp this man is.trying to sell it. we've got eyes and just because you have that podium doesn't mean you tell us stuff we can see for ourselves ain't the truth. >> emily: short video what she had to say when asked why biden's doctor is not available to speak to the press for administration that promised transparency. >> why is the president or your office not willing to make the doctor available to us to answer questions here? previous presidents put their doctor at the lectern, why not this doctor? >> there is not a precedence for bringing the doctor to the briefing room. i understand it has happened a few teams over the last 35 years, a couple times, it is not the precedence. the doctor has put forward a c comprehensive, robust memo. >> emily: how this administration promised transparency. we don't do it, there is no precedence. didn't you promise some ceiling shattering administration and supposed to expect the norms were to be shattered by you bucking the norm and we are supposed to say, the rules

, the white house insists this is not at all itsan light of the profoundly talentel current karine jean-pierre it was 2 minutes left in the first half and i got a phone call from somebody here. i assumed it was a but they were going to make sure that the getting promoted is not a demotion for the present karine jean-pierre up here it's john kirby will have expanded portfolio here. >> laura: it is campaign mode now so what else with a seed that kj p has been an unmitigated disaster? of course, the campaign to save joe has to be a campaign to resurrect the political reputation of kamala harris. i go to line of republicans today say, don't forget, i will vote for joe and also a vote for this woman who will not laugh like a jackal amassed is claiming they need to talk about all of their accomplishments ae lot more. >> we have a lot of accomplishments. ntricai think what the americane want most in their leaders is that we actually get things done. we have done it.quat we haven't taken the credit for it, frankly. and we have got to do a better job of getting the wor od out about what we have accompl

up what was karine jean-pierre referring to? well, turn kas out it's from a show in 2020. takea show a look. >> anyway, joining us now, weanw are joined by congressman matt gaetz from the great state of florida, the host of the rubin report, dave rubinthe ru. >> oh, i'm sorry. jason chaffetz is now with us. i thought of matt gaetz tonighst . all right. i'm not throwing anyone of my as matt here, heirs but it's called a teleprompter error. they put the wrongbut it's a tee teleprompter. no, i'm not mad at anybody . ttle little lapses do happen to allee of our memories. that's finn all e. but that's not what we're looking at when we see joe biden. you knowe se, joe biden, what hs been saying and doing and how bad this is.whethe and, you know, he can'tta remember, you know, whether he's talking to peoplelking to d a long time ago or in the present. i mean, this report i mean, th and it is so flagrant and so often that it is a big problem. he's the president of our countrhe is thy. e they but that's the best example they can come up with. i can come up with better coette where

karine jean-pierre is taking questions about the border visit tomorrow.rl killed down there in georgia by an illegal immigrant. >> john: and again, as we discussed earlier, with congress woman mace, it's because it's an inconvenient truth. if the president were to mention that, that would open the door to why are people that cross the border illegally being paroled in to the country. then they're developing a criminal record, getting let out in sanctuary cities only to commit more crimes. in this case a heinous murder. it doesn't fit the narrative that the white house is trying to tell us, which i assume is why he hasn't said anything about it. >> sandra: we'll see how that goes. he's still in the roundtable. another busy afternoon. it's been great to be with you. martha has a big interview on "the story." a exclusive with robert f. kennedy jr., presidential candidate at 3:00 p.m. eastern time. thanks for joining us. i'm sandra smith. >> sandra: i'm john roberts. don't forget tomorrow we'll have a lot of coverage of the current president and the former pr

karine jean-pierre couldn't try to defend what biden did in that mix-up.s indefensible. >> martha: she said he's been to a lot of places recently. thanks, howie. good to see you. >> thanks. >> martha: so former. trump fuming at a "nation killing ruling" after a court labelled him citizen trump in denying him from immunity from prosecution. andy mccarthy and retired nypd inspector paul morrow joining us on that in the next coming stories after this. ons. that's why they choose t-mobile for business. pga of america and t-mobile are partnering on 5g-powered analytics to help improve player performance. t-mobile's network helps aaa stay connected nationwide... to get their members back on the road. and las vegas grand prix chose t-mobile to help fuel operations for one of the world's largest racing events. now is the time to see what america's largest 5g network can do for your business. (avo) kate made progress with her mental health... ...but her medication caused unintentional movements in her face, hands, and feet called tardive dyskinesia, or td. so her d

state government not telling me anything, i wanted to see what we are looking at. >> reporter: karine jean-pierrereleases are not happening here at the southern border. that was false back then and still false now. sandra: thank you, bill. john: nikki haley not backing down in her fight to clinch the republican nomination hitting donald trump on everything from his legal troubles to his age. is any of this sticking? we ask trump supporter lindsey graham coming up. stay with us. ns your priorities are ours too. our retirement tools and advice can help you leave a legacy for the ones you love. that's the value of ownership. there's nothing better than a subway series footlong. except when you add on an all new footlong sidekick. we're talking a $2 footlong churro. $3 footlong pretzel and a five dollar footlong cookie. every epic footlong deserves the perfect sidekick. order one with your favorite subway series sub today. we really don't want people to think of feeding food like ours is spoiling their dogs. good, real food is simple. it looks like food, it smells like food, it's what dogs are suppos

meantime, i want to go to karine jean-pierre, because the white house press secretary was asked about hunter biden case today and she said this. >> we have been very clear here that we think it is a stent that has dragged on for months and months. it is uncovering zero evidence of wrongdoing by president biden. >> trace: but when you hear about hunter biden's testimony, there was a lot of "i was on drugs during that time so i don't really remember that," or doesn't remember at all. >> that's a big take away, that hunter biden blames problematic text messages and emails on drug and alcohol abuse. it will be a problem for his criminal case, although he's trying to deflect from his father's business dealings on capitol hill. >> trace: it really is true. now to fani willis come because here is nathan wade's divorce attorney, also former law partner. when he got the text messages, he was sending a text message to the defense attorney, and when he was reading them, his thing was, oh, dang, and then there was this back and forth. watch. >> mr. bradley, you're a lawyer. did you lie to miss me

. >> john: we want to jump to the white house briefing here, karine jean-pierre is taking a questiona supreme court, suggesting it was driven by roe v. wade struck down. >> president made appeal this morning to the governors at the white house asking them to go back to their states and talk to their congressional lawmakers about passing the ukraine aid bill. i'm wondering if that is sort of the next course of action thinking about targeting the speaker and top house republicans in their districts. >> i mean, look, the president had an opportunity to engage in governors of both parties, something he does yearly, and they have important -- important items to speak to on the agenda, and obviously this is -- this is an issue that governors care about. we know that even with the bipartisan deal for the border security, obviously that came out of the senate, we got support from governors. >> john: and there is karine jean-pierre talking about the president's appeal to governors to pass the ukraine funding bill, in addition also tackling the question about the ivf ruling at the alabama supr

new report about new tension between the to top two public facing officials john kirby and karine jean-pierrecording to the "new york times," quote: mr. kirby had privately acknowledged when asked that he would one day like to be named press secretary and he has expressed frustration ms. jean-pierre pick reporters ask him questions. guests like jake sullivan get to decide themselves who to call on at the microphone. it he's could the people talking in control. something democrats cannot control though are these questions and concerns about joe biden's age and acuity now think are hoping to make that a thing about trump, too. >> when it comes to the president's age, folks are talking about how he is 81. but we have to look at, first of all, donald trump is around the same age. >> 77, yeah. >> he is 77 years old. they could have gone to high school together. i know who i'm going to choose. one of the most successful presidents in modern american history, that passed the inflation reduction act. that got us the america rescue plan. >> peter: there is a big reuters plan all the way experts believ

moments away from the white house briefing with press secretary karine jean-pierre and john kirby who just got a promotion, by the way, she will incur questions on the ex employees sieve robert hur report, more on that. and 2:30 p.m. eastern time, the pentagon will hold its own press briefing with defense secretary lloyd austin back in the hospital on the cusp of a trip, and a shooting at joel osteen's mega church. >> promoting clean energy and industries in the future, made in america, what i didn't realize, and i've been around i know it don't look like it, i've been around a while, i do remember that. [laughter] [cheering] >> john: president biden joking with his age and memory a short time ago and at any moment now, the white house expected to brief reporters as the president's allies rush to his defense following the devastating special counsel report. and with that, we begin a monday afternoon of what promises to be a very busy week. hello, john roberts in washington. buckle, sandra, here we go again. >> sandra: welcome everyone, sandra smith in new york. "america reports". demo

karin jean-pierre said that the defeat of hamas is what the us president has clearly told the israeli authorities that he wants witness the defeat of hamas. as the war in gaza continues, america has vetoed several ceasefire resolutions in the security council. the zionist newspaper yedioth aharot also wrote that washington's military aid to tel aviv included aircraft, warships, weapon systems and ammunition. america's bloomberg magazine revealed that washington has delivered 2,000 hellfire missiles, 36,000 cannonballs and 1,800 mortars to tel aviv. in the past three months , many demonstrations have been held in different countries against america's support for the zionist regime. arbaeen ceremony for the martyrs of the terrorist incident in kerman the presence of the families of the martyrs and provincial officials was held . the participants of this ceremony once again emphasized to be present in all scenes, including the 22 bahman march. 40 days have passed since the tragic terrorist incident at gulzar shahadai in kerman and here is the ceremony. the message of the martyrs to us wa

karine jean-pierre, the white house press secretary was specifically talking about that scathing robert hur report on the president having poor memory, essentially, you know, nice man, can't indict him, that sort of thing. many americans are not laughing about this as the president was. fellow democrats say they are not amused. >> the question is, is he in a position to serve until january of 2029? i know the country knows the answer. i know those in congress don't want to acknowledge the truth. i think the special counsel's report only validated what the whole country knows. >> he is old. 81 years old. i know 81-year-old people in good shape and i know 81-year-olds not in great shape. he is old and no question about it. >> harris: the "wall street journal" columnist wrote this. the free world's leader is a fragile ornament wrapped in cotton protected by aides from falling. sheltered by staff and in biden's case, by much of the media from accountability, cocooned from the risk of doing or saying anything i can't control. it amounts to a fraud on the american public but it is inescapable

minister you'll be seeing a lot more of him at the white house press briefings andless than karine jean-pierre. that's not going down well in some quarters, white, male kirby overshadowing back, gay female karine jean-pierre. one candidate suggests a minimum wage of $50 an hour. representative barbara lee calculates that's what it takes to live in california. it's wednesday, february the 14th. happy valentine's day, everyone. "varney & company" is about to begin. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ the way you hold me, hold me, hold me ♪ stuart: holy, holy, holy, okay. it is ash a wednesday, and that is, i believe, st. patrick's a cathedral. lauren: yeah. stuart: we're going to start the morning with money. many wonderful himself -- mr. wonderful himself is with mentioner all right, kevin, an uptick in inflation, the cpi report, stocks sold off. do we still have an inflation problem? >> yeah, we do. stuart: is it serious? >> it was materially hotter than anticipated, it tells you the fed if will not be cutting anytime soon. i am not sure personally the fed's to going to cut at all this year. i think these data points are

. >> john: i want to come back for a second to what karine jean-pierre was asked there at the end and bounce this off of both ari and kerri, who were both spokespersons for administration's. she was asked about joe biden saying he had a meeting with helmut kohl after he was long dead. and what did you make of the tortuous answer that she gave? >> i think if she was not working for joe biden might be a good answer. everybody mixes up names now and then but joe biden does it all the time. and not just this week he could not remember the name of hamas, he had to strain his thinking, you watched him on live tv try to recall what the issues were he was briefed about between the negotiations between israel and hamas. he had been briefed hours earlier, he could not remember the details. so it's not just that he says he was talking to a dead man and the dead man said the following. he doesn't remember the substantive material that is briefed to him and that is dangerous for the president of the united states. that is the bigger issue, john, that's what happens when you have an 81-year-old pre

peter doocy just got some questions in to karine jean-pierre. one was about the border crisis.tting done on the border, he pressed her on why the president who has been in power for years now hasn't done anything. right at the end peter asked here about the president's flub with the french president referencing the french. that died in 1996, mixing -- i'm told we have it. let's listen to it. >> i was in south england. i sat down and i said america is back. and meteron from france looked at me and said -- said you know, why -- how long you back for? >> sandra: that was the flub on sunday where he mixed up the president who died in 1996 with the current president macron. peter asked her and she said a hard no. >> john: she said i'm not going there. you saw him other places. maybe he was just thinking about the super bowl. >> sandra: can't fault peter for trying. we'll continue to monitor that. great to be with you. a busy two hours. set your dvr. never miss "america reports." i'm sandra smith. >> john: i'm john roberts. we'll see you tomorrow. meantime, we turn it over to our col

karine jean-pierre struggles to cope with questions about the president's cognitive decline. she eventually cuts off fox's peter doocy. and king charles, he's home at the palace. prince harry visited but only for one hour. will meghan ever go to england again? yes, it is wednesday, february the 7th, 2024. on this day 60 years ago, the beatles arrived for the for the time in america. i remember it well. "varney & company" is about to begin. ♪ ♪ ♪ and i'll send all my loving to you. stuart: from the beatles' early phase. you won't remember this, lauren, but this is 1962, 1963. it's a good song. all my loven, from the eagles,th avenue. we're going the start with politics this wednesday morning, why not in homeland security secretary mayorkas survived impeachment yesterday after four republicans voted existence party lines. karl rove joins me this morning -- against party lines. i say republicans are in disarray. my question is, who do you blame? >> well, i've got a simple answer for that, it's on the white board. i blame everybody. [laughter] i blame the members for coming up wi

sure that we know that john kirby getting promoted is not a demotion for the press secretary karine jean-pierreso basically, john kirby is just going to have an expanded portfolio here. >> laura: it's campaign mode now. what are they going to say that kjp unmitigated disaster? of course, the campaign to save joe also has to include a campaign to resurrect the political reputation of kamala harris. a go-to line of republicans today, of course is don't forget. a vote for joe is also a vote for this woman who when not not laughing like a jack call on meth. >> we have a lot of accomplishments. what americans want most in their leaders we actually get things done. we have done it. we haven't taken out adequate credit for it, frankly. we got to do a better job of getting the word out about what we have accomplished and who did it. >> laura: and today in the journal, we see that the vp is casting herself as up to the task. telling the reporter i'm ready to serve. there's no question about that. everyone who cease her on the job walks away fully aware of her capacity to lead. [laughter] ha ha ha ha. [l

now, white house press secretary karine jean-pierre. thank you so much for being with us this morning. what does it tell you that both president biden and donald trump are going to be at the border on the same day. >> here it's. there's a difference here and i want to be very clear about this because the president is going to, as you just said, brownsville, texas, to hear directly from the border patrol agents, to hear directly from the frontline personnel on what is going on on the ground. and let's not forget the president was at the border just about a year ago and january of 2023 to do the same, this is not about politics for the president. let's not forget, on the first day of his of his administration three years ago, more than three years ago, he put forth a a comprehensive immigration policy. and what happened over and over again is that republicans kept on getting in the way. they kept on rejecting any effort that we asked to get more more resources. we took four months, four months to come up with the bipartisan deal that came

maria: you heard karine jean-pierre talk about the president that he doesn't want to be in any politicalt know what she's talking about, "the bottom line" he said he would go to east palestinian he has not been there yet. how important is it to see the commander-in-chief in your town? >> i think it was very important in the early going i don't know why now other than if it is a political stunt if this is an opportunity to win votes and talk about he how he and his team of helpless along the way i don't see ghost that apparently were get to see won this month because we haven't seen him or received any help that i am aware of from the federal government to this point they keep talking about boots on the ground within hours. it's only entity other than local and state have been norfolk southern, they committed to our community, they admitted their mistake obviously you see there on your screen. they did not want this to happen but they have been the one giving the best answers as they possibly could when the government is not. maria: what a complete shame. you apply for loans and some mone

bug in the corner, white house briefing, that will be interesting with karine jean-pierre, take to the microphone, reporters can put questions to the white house following the president's speech. byron, you pointed out this moment, i don't know if it's in entirety as you pointed out, but president biden specifically attacking former president donald trump and the maga republican crowd. listen. >> all indications are this bill won't even move forward to the senate floor. why? a simple reason. donald trump. because donald trump thinks it's bad for him politically. therefore he doesn't even -- though it help the country, he's not for it. he would rather weaponize this issue than actually solve it. >> sandra: how about the message to the millions of americans all over the country who are having to take this into their own communities, this crisis, right, i mean, we just mentioned we talk to them every day. chicago, new york, the west coast. we just highlighted a doctor in glen ellyn the other day, he works so hard and scrapes by to feed his own family and a beautiful town, he wants it to s

well, somebody in the second row at the press briefing today, asked karine jean-pierre about why there'ay askeds superl interview. does he want to have this huge audience? inteant toy is he done so many e press events and press availabilities than his allcess of his recent predecessors? and she said, i can't denyors.w, the numbers that they are fewer. but he's going to truty to get out there in new ways. and she mentioned radio interviews and podcast. and social media, which have been used by barack obama, donald trump and biden 2020effet very effectively. so these are not new things, but theyivt knew are basically us not to expect to see or hear more froto m him between nownovemb and november. >> oh, i mean, i doubt he's going to be goinger. e going on which charlamagne tha god again who's been pretty critical lately, as many others have been. he said nobody is actively running shadow campaign and ithu would agree with you. i don't think gavin newsom is doing that. t think i, he was very clear tht in his mind, if you take him at his word and i'll take him at his word that kamala harris w

and, remember, when i asked karine jean-pierre two days ago about an apparent lapse in the president's memory over the weekend i was told that talking about that is going down a rabbit hole. today it's not a rabbit hole. it's 388 pages of a government report that concludes essentially one of the main reasons not to charge president biden or pursue charges is because if he wins another term, he is not going to be -- is he going to be in his late 80's by the time they get to him, laura. >> laura: and the jury would find him, perhaps, very sympathetic because he is, you know, of his current state. that was basically the import of this. peter, do you believe the white house will further address his lack of availability for comprehensive one-on-one interviews, especially that usual super bowl interview that presidents tend to like to do? >> peter: my first read on this would be they will have to make him more available. because you can't just say his memory is fine. just take my word for it. when we know that the special counsel has listened to all these interviews that he did with the ghos

peter asked karine jean-pierre what is the deal, why is joe biden saying he talked to a dead guy who has been dead since 1996. she said she would not go down that rabbit hole. yesterday everybody asked that question and she said, everybody makes a mistake in politics. the reason he is not being charged is his memory is shot. you were talking about releasing the audiotape and mr. hur got ahold and in 2017, joe biden was painfully slow and couldn't remember anything and that was three years before he ran for president. now hur says biden's memory is worse in 2023 and now because of headlines, everybody knows. >> ainsley: this is a double standard, going after donald trump for having classified documents, they treat him differently. >> steve: donald trump doesn't have a bad memory. >> ainsley: good point. they said they will not make this a crime because he is well meaning, elderly man with a poor memory. cherylatkisson, said note to self, if i am accused of doing something, i will appear well meaning and i pinkie promise i conducted thorough search and turned over all the evidence agai

moments away from the white house briefing with press secretary karine jean-pierre and john kirby whox employees sieve robert hur report, more on that. and 2:30 p.m. eastern time, the pentagon will hold its own press briefing with defense secretary lloyd austin back in the hospital on the cusp of a trip, and a shooting at joel osteen's mega church. >> promoting clean energy and industries in the future, made in america, what i didn't realize, and i've been around i know it don't look like it, i've been around a while, i do remember that. [laughter] [cheering]

before he speaks, press secretary karine jean-pierre also talked about recent shootings in kansas citynd atlanta. this is about 30 minutes. >> once again, i am starting the briefing on a pretty sad note. yesterday, multiple gunmen opened fire during the chiefs super bowl parade in kansas city, killing two innocent people and wounding more than 20, including several children. we pray for the families who lost loved ones and we wish a speedy recovery to those who suffered injuries. since this horrific shooting yesterday, the president has received regular updates from his team and senior white house staff have been in touch with state and local leaders. we also thank local law enforcement and other first responders to spring into action to prevent the further loss of life. as the president's statement said yesterday, the super bowl is the most unifying event in america. nothing brings more of us together for this celebration to be turned to tragedy yesterday in kansas city cuts deep in the american soul. but the kansas city shooting was not the only deadly shooting in america yesterday.

here's what karine-jean pierre said. might be my favorite quote of hers of all time. >> i will quote a little bit of what the first lady said well just a couple of days ago. president biden does more this one hour than most people do in a day. i have known in president since 2009. he is not just my boss but also a mentor to me. i spend countless hours with him in the oval office and on the road. he is sharp and on top of things. >> sean: if she believes that lie that he gets more done in an hour than most people get done in a day, that would mean she is delusional and has no business being around any president. also breaking tonight. according to the doj hunter biden's phone had pictures of the cocaine and drug equipment. maybe it's time to reopen the cocaine. who brought the bag of cocaine into the biden white house? they found no suspects after a long, 10-day investigation. on top of the that they believed they found residsual cocaine on hunter's gun or holster. we have the 3 lawmakers leading the biden impeachment com

. >> emily: listen to what karine jean-pierre had to say when pressed on commanders threat to agents.s a fair amount of time in the oval office with the president, did you ever have a troubling encounter with commander? >> not at all. >> he never nipped you? >> were you ever wary of being around him? >> absolutely not, i've seen commander many times and i was never worried or never been bit. >> emily: well, 24 agents have, thank you for sweeping it under the rug. >> harris: i'll go out and pretend it is not a big deal, that is irresponsible. you said something, you said agents were told to stay terrain feature aways, that tells me if there is a table or planter, you need to get behind it when the dog is around, something to separate you from this animal, which bricks up the point, if the animal with the president, you are now down, what could happen to a president? their job and you are right to protect the president of the united states, if for some reason you are behind different things around so you don't get bitten or attacked by commander, what happens to the other commander? com

. >> karine jean-pierre goes to the podium, she says everyone can see this president.