Since the media treated it like a great scandal that President Trump wouldn’t insult the leader of a world power to his face, I feel very comfortable wondering why it’s not even a mini controversy that the White House press secretary was incredibly evasive this week when faced with a simple question: What’s with the cocaine found in the West Wing?
Karine Jean-Pierre couldn’t have been more eager to wipe her hands of that one. Asked Wednesday how cocaine made its way into the West Wing, where it was found three days prior, Jean-Pierre referred the matter to the Secret Service, but was sure to note that President Biden and his “family” (ie. admitted cocaine addict Hunter Biden) were not on location at the time of the discovery.
Asked separately if the White House would be doing its own investigation — it is, after all, its own work site with employees and young interns, as well as a historical building with regular tourists and visitors — Jean-Pierre said again that it was “under the purview of the Secret Service.” Multiple follow-ups about security protocol and visitor access got the exact same response.
Q: “So, what’s preventing a visitor from bringing in anthrax or something that’s not magnetic into the White House?”
Jean-Pierre: “We’re going to get to the bottom to exactly what happened — the Secret Service will, not us. And so, we’re going to let the Secret Service do their job. I’m just not going to get ahead
