Oval Office 12:19 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT BIDEN: Well, Mr. Prime Minister, welcome. Welcome to the White House. Welcome to the Oval Office. The — before I begin, I want to discuss some of the events that took place in the Middle East the past weekend. As you know, Iran launched an unprecedented aerial attack against…
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Statement from National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on President Biden’s National Security Supplemental Request
The President’s supplemental request is critical to advancing our national security interests—from delivering aid to Israel and Ukraine, to providing humanitarian assistance to innocent civilians across the globe, to strengthening border security and fighting the flow of fentanyl into the United States. These are bipartisan priorities that deserve bipartisan support. Today’s vote does nothing to…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
2:04 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everyone. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Sorry I’m delayed. I was actually listening to — to your reporting — your live report from your seat. (Laughter.) Q Got any — any suggestions about things that we need to include next time? MS. JEAN-PIERRE: You know, I have a…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:47 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Chatty Friday. We were just saying everybody is chatty out here. Oh my gosh, the first row. Q Yes! MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Let’s give it up — (applause) — Q Almost the second — MS. JEAN-PIERRE: — give it up to the ladies. (Applause.) Q And no…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:36 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hey. Good afternoon, everyone. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Happy Monday. Hopefully everyone is recovered from the weekend. (Laughter.) Q What happened over the weekend? MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I don’t know. I don’t know. Nerd prom. (Laughter.) I think that’s what they call it. Q …
Readout of Vice President Harris’s Meeting with President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi of Egypt
Vice President Kamala Harris met today with President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi of Egypt in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates on the sidelines of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28). The Vice President thanked President Sisi for his efforts in securing a deal between Israel and Hamas…
Remarks by President Biden During a Call with Jewish Faith Leaders for High Holidays
Oval Office 6:33 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you, Rabbi Asch. Thank you very much. And thank you all — all the rabbis on this call for being such a source of strength and wisdom to communities across America. (Clears throat.) Excuse me. I have long felt that strength and wisdom. I — you might say…
Background Press Call on the Humanitarian Assistance Airdrop into Gaza
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL Via Teleconference 11:42 A.M. EST MODERATOR: Everyone, good morning. Thanks so much for joining today’s call on the humanitarian assistance airdrop into Gaza today. As a reminder, the contents of today’s call are on background, attributable to senior administration officials. This call is embargoed until the conclusion of the call. On the line today, for…
Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre En Route Brunswick, ME
Aboard Air Force OneEn Route Brunswick, Maine 1:35 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi, everybody. Okay. I have a — bear with me. I have a few things at the top. Okay. So, good afternoon, everyone. Today, in Lewis- — Lewiston, Maine, the President and the First Lady will pay their respects to the victims of…
Joint Statement from the European Commission, the Republic of Cyprus, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States Endorsing the Activation of a Maritime Corridor to Deliver Humanitarian Assistance to Gaza
The humanitarian situation in Gaza is dire, with innocent Palestinian families and children desperate for basic necessities. That is why today, the European Commission, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, the Republic of Cyprus, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States announce our intent to open a maritime corridor to deliver much-needed additional amounts of humanitarian assistance by sea. Cyprus’ leadership…
