12:39 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Hello. Okay. I have quite a few things at the top. Lots of news happening here at the White House. Today, in our COVID team’s weekly meeting with the governors, we announced another supply increase for states, tribes, and territories — from 14.5 to 15.2 million doses per…
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and White House Nation Security Communications Advisor John Kirby
3:02 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi, hi, hi. Q Good afternoon. Q Happy Friday. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon. Happy Friday. We’ve made it today — or this week, I should say. Okay. I have a couple things at the top, so please, please bear with me here. So, this morning, the President was excited to…
President Biden to Sign Executive Order Creating the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States
President Biden will today issue an executive order forming the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States, comprised of a bipartisan group of experts on the Court and the Court reform debate. In addition to legal and other scholars, the Commissioners includes former federal judges and practitioners who have appeared before the…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
2:13 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right, everybody. Good afternoon. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I have, I think, one thing for you at the top, and then we’ll get started. So, before we get started, I wanted to preview what to expect tomorrow night with — when President Biden delivers his third State of…
Background Press Call by a Senior Administration Official Previewing the U.S.-EU Summit
Via Teleconference (June 14, 2021) 3:08 P.M. CEST MODERATOR: Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you so much for joining us for this background briefing previewing tomorrow’s U.S.-EU Summit. This call will be on background, attributable to “senior administration officials,” embargoed until 7:00 a.m. Central European Summer Time tomorrow. By joining this call, you are agreeing to…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, June 7, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:42 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Full room. I hope everyone is cozy. So, today, we are fortunate to have a very special guest, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, here to join us and give a preview of the President’s trip. And then, of course, we’ll do a full…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, January 29, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 10:02 AM MS. PSAKI: Early morning briefing. We’ll see how this goes; you guys can give feedback on the time of day. Okay, I have several announcements for your today. To begin, I know many of you and the American people are interested in the news coming from Johnson…
COVID-19 College Vaccine Challenge
About The Challenge President Biden wants as many Americans as possible to get vaccinated. Doing so is critical to saving lives and helping our country return to normal. While a significant portion of older generations have received the shot, younger Americans lag behind. It is time for younger generations to get their shot. We’re all…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, Deputy Director of the National Economic Council Sameera Fazili, and Senior Director for International Economics and Competitiveness Peter Harrell, February 24, 2021
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:37 P.M. EST MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Good afternoon. Well, we are very excited that later today the President will sign an executive order that takes a whole-of-government approach to securing critical U.S. supply chains, ensuring we can withstand crises and create good-paying jobs in the process. The COVID-19 pandemic has…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, August 23, 2021
2:27 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Okay. We are pleased to have a return guest, our National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, who will give some brief opening remarks and then take some of your questions. So, with that, I’ll turn it over to Jake. MR. SULLIVAN: Thanks, Jen. Good afternoon, everyone. I’ll make some…