Psaki pressed on whether Biden admin taking credit for Trump accomplishments on vaccine partnership

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By Evie Fordham | Fox News


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White House press secretary Jen Psaki was pressed Tuesday about the Biden administration's taking credit for a partnership between Johnson & Johnson and Merck to scale up production of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine.

The Johnson & Johnson vaccine received emergency use authorization in late February after taking part in the Trump administration's Operation Warp Speed. Psaki announced Tuesday that the federal government would invoke the Defense Production Act to assist Johnson & Johnson and Merck.

"We wrote our first story at The New York Times about a possible partnership between Merck and [Johnson & Johnson] for manufacturing on Jan. 21," a reporter said to Psaki during Tuesday's press briefing.

"My understanding is that talks between those companies have been in the works ... could you help explain how it is that the Biden administration deserves credit for bringing these two together when it looks like the discussions had been under way before you guys got here?"

Psaki responded that she was "talking about when [the partnership] was finalized so that we could move it forward."

"Of course, there are conversations between companies, but in terms of getting it to a point, and obviously the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was only approved last weekend, right?" she said.

"But there's a difference between conversations and it moving forward and the use of the Defense Production Act, which is something this president, and not the prior president, committed to invoking," Psaki continued.

"Also, the commitment to help upgrade, help get the manufacturing facilities to the place where they needed to be in order to produce the vaccines. So I'm only conveying what got it across the finish line. And I think it's clear that that has only happened relatively recently," she added.

Earlier in the briefing, Psaki said that Johnson & Johnson was behind in manufacturing but that the Biden administration took action so that "we will have more than enough doses to vaccinate the American people."

All U.S. adults will be able to receive a coronavirus vaccine by the end of May, President Biden said on Tuesday.

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These fkn people cant keep their script lines straight

https://news.yahoo.com/missing-marine-sentry-outside-west-014833472.html


The absence of a Marine sentry outside the West Wing on Monday raised questions about whether President Biden was keeping the schedule publicly outlined by his aides.

Why it matters: A sure way to tell if the president is inside the Oval Office is if the spit-shined Marine is at the post, opening the door to the West Wing.

Paski's answer when asked why there was no Marine outside of the door


"The president was in the Oval Office this morning working, receiving the PDB and all the things that you're aware of from the schedule. There hasn't been a change of policy," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said during the daily briefing.

and further stupidity, now stop thinking plebe


Bottom line: The White House says it's a "misnomer" a Marine must be present when the president is inside the Oval.

The sentries may leave their post for a variety of reasons, including an event elsewhere on White House grounds or to support other world leaders or VIP guests.

a Marine is ALWAYS without exception there....except, ya know, when the President's not there

kinda like when a president is aboard an aircraft that is broadcasting a callsign and it is ALWAYS WITHOUT EXCEPTION, AF1.....except, ya know....when the President is not on board (ya know, like all the flights Biden has taken....precisely zero have had af1 and that's not insignificant)

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