(WATCH) Jen Psaki Says ‘Public Health Officials’, Not Parents, Make Best Decisions For Children’s Health (VIDEO)
During ina. White House press briefing Monday afternoon, Biden’s press secretary Jen Psaki said “public health officials,” not parents make the best decisions for kids’ health.
Psaki was asked this question after Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin issued an executive order which ended the VA school mask mandate the first day he took office last week.
In a news release, Youngkin’s office said his order “delivers on his Day One promise to empower Virginia parents in their children’s education and upbringing by allowing parents to make decisions on whether their child wears a mask in school.”
Psaki received extreme amounts of criticism last Friday after she said frustrated Americans should “have a margarita.” The Scoop reported:
Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, went on a rant Friday, expressing frustration with the Biden administration’s “devastating” week after a multitude of Democrat policies failed to pass in the Senate.
While appearing on ABC’s “The View,” Psaki expressed disappointment in the Senate for voting down proposed federal voting legislation as well their failure to end the Senate filibuster, and she encouraged outraged supporters to “go to a kickboxing class” and “have a margarita” over the weekend before continuing the fight.
Following Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Joe Manchin(D-WV) decisions to vote with all Republicans in opposition to changes to the filibuster, guest co-host Linsey Davis asked Psaki where she saw these policies moving forward. “The path forward is we have to keep fighting,” Psaki said.
The press secretary went on to say, “I think this week has been frustrating, devastating, angering, all of those things. There are so many activists across this country who have been so central to getting to this point. I mean just a year ago, there were more people who were opposed to filibuster changes in the Senate, so we’ve made some progress on that front, but we’ve got to stay at it.”
“So my advice to everyone out there who’s frustrated, sad, angry, pissed off: Feel those emotions, go to a kickboxing class, have a margarita, do whatever you need to do this weekend, and then wake up on Monday morning. We’ve got to keep fighting,” she explained.
Jen Psaki: "My advice to everyone out there who's frustrated, sad, angry, pissed off, feel those emotions, go to a kickboxing class, have a margarita…"
UNREAL. How is this the "advice" that is now coming from the White House?pic.twitter.com/ENphGJCryZ
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) January 21, 2022
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