White House In Cleanup Mode After Biden’s Marathon Presser

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 21 January 2022

⏱️ 78 minutes

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President Biden has been clarifying some of his comments after his nearly two hour news conference. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki joins to answer some of the lingering questions. The State Department has approved the transfer of United States weapons from allies to Ukraine in order for Ukraine to defend itself from a Russian invasion. Armed Services Committee member Senator Joni Ernst joins to answer what more Biden can do to discourage Russia from invading. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Clean up on aisle 1600.
0:05.2	Belief starts right now.
0:07.3	From Russia to election legitimacy, President Joe Biden being forced to clarify today.
0:12.8	Some of his comments after that nearly two-hour free-willing news conference, White House
0:16.4	press secretary Jen Psaki is just moments away from joining me live.
0:21.4	New clues about the letter Ivanka Trump received today, the January 6th Committee revealing
0:25.7	some interesting details as it calls on Donald Trump's daughter to testify, and good news
0:31.6	for parents of children under five, Dr. Anthony Fauci hinting that vaccines for America's
0:36.5	youngest could be available sooner than expected.
0:42.3	Welcome to the lead-up, Jake Tapper, and we start today in our politics lead and the
0:49.6	White House's aggressive attempts to clean up.
0:53.0	Shall we say comments from President Biden's nearly two-hour marathon news conference
0:56.8	yesterday, marking one year in office, President Biden touted some legislative victories acknowledged
1:02.6	nationwide fatigue with COVID, and he admitted more progress needs to be made with the pandemic
1:07.7	and the economy.
1:08.9	But two specific comments are getting the most attention, including clarification from
1:15.8	his communications team.
1:17.7	On the midterm elections, the White House now says that President Biden was not suggesting
1:22.4	that the 2022 midterm elections could be illegitimate, even though that's clearly what
1:28.2	the President's word suggested.
1:30.4	On Russia, President Biden today said that Russian President Vladimir Putin, quote,
1:35.2	will pay a heavy price if Russia invades Ukraine.
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