WH Asked If Russia’s Ballistic Missile Strike Was ‘Retaliation’ For Ukraine Launching US-Made ATACMS

During a White House press briefing on Thursday, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked about Russia’s recent ballistic missile attack on Ukraine, the change to their nuclear posture and the involvement of North Korea.

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[damionchrist]

“I wanna be very clear here, but I’m not gonna get into specifics” 😂😂😂 OK!?

[carlosespinosa]

Karine Jean Pierre say good bye to your lies

[jules]

This woman is a complete fool. Imagine having to tell so many lies in a day

[mrj]

Worst White House press secretary ever

[GardenerEarthGuy]

Putin made a speech explaining it, definitely worth a watch.

[AA-jjro]

The people don’t want to give all our means to Ukraine, we need to focus on us.

[shortcut]

Can this lame duck administration get any worse?

[scottwarriner]

I'm embarrassed that my tax dollars pay her salary.

[huntersmoon]

When should we expect our profit sharing check for all this? Mayorkas must be making bank by now.

[stevencarr]

This Biden administration needs to step aside and let the adults run things before this gets out of hand.

[batner]

What air defence? Is the icbm attack a retaliation or not?

[TheMeditationCorner_in]

Why are we still listening to these jokers?

[postpandemicsurvival]

Can I have a couple of BILLION dollars in a forgivable loan?
I have a hostile country that attacks me every year (April 15)

[welcometruthseekers]

Moreover, these weapons are operated by American personal.

[IggyFireMist]

She knows who's escalating the war!

[hardheadedhustla]

I think she meant 100s of billions of tax payer money.

[Eclipse_Cross]

Russia must accept that Ukraine is a sovereign country.

[Ramesh-fgc]

Look forward of changing white house press secretary next year. So sick of her for years.

[MrPuldas]

This lady would be booted out in one month from now, so don’t take her words seriously