New White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has been thrust into a difficult position as she faces questions about record gas prices, staggering inflation and unprecedented shortages including baby formula, and on Wednesday, she was put on the spot over the stock market, a topic that she appeared to be ill-prepared to address.
On a day when the Dow Jones Industrial Average would plunge over 1,100 points, the biggest one-day loss since 2020, Jean-Pierre failed to demonstrate the sass and ability to think on her feet of her predecessor Jen Psaki and her mind-boggling answer won’t likely calm the criticism that she has received during her first week behind the podium.
Jean-Pierre’s stunning remarks that the White House isn’t closely monitoring the market should greatly alarm Americans who, in addition to the damage to their purchasing power due to the worst inflation in over four decades, could also see their 401k’s take a major hit if the markets go into a downward spiral.
When asked about the market, Jean-Pierre said, “The Fed chair, you know, the Federal Reserve is independent, we leave them to make their own policy decisions, we do not get involved in that, and nothing has changed on how we see the stock market.”
“We do not…that’s not something we keep an eye on every day, so I’m not going to comment about that from here,” she said.
Twitter users took to the platform to remark on Jean-Pierre’s suggestion that the administration was indifferent to the stock market.
The Dow went down 1,000 points today and the WH response is that they aren't really looking at it.
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) May 18, 2022
Things the White House doesn’t keep an eye on:
❌ The border
❌ The stock market
❌ Rising inflation
❌ Baby formula
— Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) May 18, 2022
Karine Jean-Pierre was asked about today's stock market dive and her response was:
"We do not- that's not something we keep an eye on every day."
You know who does keep an eye on the markets every day? People watching their 401k tank faster than Biden's approval.
— Spencer Brown (@itsSpencerBrown) May 18, 2022
They seemed pretty interested in individuals $600 transactions not too long ago…
— Float (@unclefloat) May 18, 2022
Yikes! But of course they “don’t keep an eye” ANYTHING other than the hourly news cycle and their own glorious faces, reflected back in whatever pond they happen upon. The ultimate in malignant narcissism. https://t.co/2XEJnxhmr0
— Tammy Bruce (@HeyTammyBruce) May 18, 2022
Why would you, only 45% of working adults have their additional retirement in the market in some way shape or form.
— Ⓡⓤⓢⓣⓨ Ⓗⓘⓒⓚⓢ (@Coach_Rusty) May 18, 2022
clearly, they don’t keep on an eye fuel prices or baby formula either. so what do they do again??
— Kurt Odell (@Kurt_Odell13) May 18, 2022
Maybe someone should remind her about 401ks
— Gha AL-Oyouni (@Ghaaoy12) May 18, 2022
I guess her resume of calling us racists, wasn’t a measure of her grasp of policy topics
— NoPartyT-2022 (@Twin66) May 18, 2022
She may not make it a month in this job. @PressSec
— Harold (@HaroldKnighten) May 18, 2022
Something that affects the American people daily, why would they keep an eye on that?!?! #Bidenflation #FJB
— Korey (@birdman032) May 18, 2022
She didn’t fare much better in her response to Fox News bulldog Peter Doocy who pressed her on the regime’s excuse that the pain at the pump was due to “Putin’s price hike” which, while lapped up by the sycophants in the media, has failed to resonate with Americans who are being gouged at the pump.
.@PressSec is correct. A war is to blame for the increased gas prices. Biden's war on America's energy industry.
Stop with the "Putin's Price Hike" talking points. No one believes you. @pdoocy pic.twitter.com/JyckISj896
— Congressman Byron Donalds (@RepDonaldsPress) May 18, 2022
In the first week on the firing line, Jean-Pierre already looks like a deer in the headlights and is clearly in way over her head.
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27 thoughts on “White House spox on stock market plunge, ‘that’s not something we keep an eye on every day’”
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Seems as though she knows about as much about doing her job as SLOW JOE knows about his ?
Can you spell I-D-I-O-T, mz Jean-Pierre?? Doubt it, since you seem to be clueless about everything! But that describes you — and it makes you the perfect fit for the rest of the idiotic administration and the White House squatter and his puppeteers!!! IDIOTS — that applies to the whole lot of them!!! 😠
I think them “not paying attention” to the stock market is pretty obvious! Seems they aren’t paying attention to the price of gas or groceries too, and how about baby formula??? Seems they aren’t paying attention to a lo a lot of issues that are very important to the country!
She is just another liberal who slept thru Econ 101 and has no clue to the relevance of the stock market or other finacial indicators to the average person’s daily life. These things matter to those who do not have the federal government’s coffers upon which to rely. What are the chances her salary will not increase relative to inflation?
Rangers Lead the Way! Hooah! 262 here! Incompetent(s) like her are the best the world can expect from an Incompetent bureacracy led by a criminal mastermind like Biden. Be not confused by his faking altzheimers. He is a con man. I have seen his kind before. He picks patsies to take the fall for his crimes. Biden is a traitor to the United States of America. Psaki was a partner of his in this confidence scam. He is leveraging the most hateful people in the world because they are the easiest to manipulate, e.g. antifa, blm, planned barrenhood, and anyone else that does not listen to reason but acts solely on emotion.
Saul Goodman is penny ante compared to Joe Biden.
This whole administration has been a drain on taxpayer’s money, but in this case I have to agree with them, it’s Trump’s fault for losing to a dementia patient.
I don’t think those incompetent people keep an eye on anything. Why in the hell is that idiot sitting in the White House? He has caused chaos from day one. Impeach the dumb ass
My a**. Replaced one bullsh*t artist with another.
Unfckingbelievable!
So, this is what having the adults back in the WH means. They don’t keep an eye on anything. Thanks, msm and the left!
the jig is up
I feel bad for her. She was put in that position for what she represents and not what she can do. On the bright side…At least she’s honest.
I wouldn’t go so far as to say she’s honest. Although she made sure to tell everyone that she’s black, gay and an immigrant. So everything is about her. Got it.
Cannot wait until she announces at a presser that she is the “husband” in her lesbo relationship and that she has gotten her “wife” pregnant.
Why would the Biden regime care about the stock market; they make all of their money in China and the Ukraine!
No you don’t, scammer.
What the administration does check for every day is evidence of a male giving birth to support their ridiculous birthing person fantasy.
They haven’t the time to watch things as mundane as the stock market….they are too busy watching the intersectionality checklists that are so important to them!
At least Jeanne-Pierre wore a cami on her low plunging top so I was spared her cleavage.
OH BOY>>>> Whese do the STRINGS MANIPULATORS OF DIMWIT BIDEN FIND SUCH IGNORANT PRODUCTS of MENTAL DISABILITY LIKE KARINE ??????????????????????
This is a terrifying bit of information. When are they going to pay attention? After the market completely crashes us into a great depression. Did Biden learn his leadership skills from Obama by leading from behind? Or is Obama still in charge in his “third term?”
She was inept when she filled in for Psaki a couple times. I know this is a tough job, but this WH seems to have a talent for picking unqualified and clueless people for critical roles. Maybe because identity politics is their only criterion?
You’re missing the whole point, she’s a black, lesbian, immigrant. Why should you expect anything else?
If she transitions they will give her a bigger job.
NAHH they SEARCH THE HALLS OF “STUPID” TO GET SUCH INFERIOR PRODUCTS TO SEND FALSE MESSAGES !
‘Shut up, Karine’