Jennifer Rene Psaki

“ These organizations all have a critical role to play.
Gun violence may not be in the headlines today or right now, but gun violence continues to fracture American communities and American families every single day. Last year, we saw a historic spike in homicides across America. And we know gun violence in our cities disproportionately affects black and brown individuals. ”

“ The President, Vice President, Secretary, and senators established the mutual understanding that America needs to build new infrastructure across urban and rural areas, and create millions of good-paying jobs in the process of supporting the country’s economic recovery in the months and years ahead. ”

“ Well, first, I will say that, you know, the President addressing gun violence in the country and putting in place additional safety measures is something that the President has a personal commitment to, and his history on this issue is evidence of that. ”

“ We look forward to working with gun violence survivors and advocates and sharing more in the weeks and months ahead about our efforts to make our communities safer.
Also, as many of you are tracking, the President and Vice President met in the Oval Office earlier today with a bipartisan group of senators from the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joined virtually to discuss the critical need for investing in modern and sustainable American infrastructure. ”

“ Q Yeah, the President of Mexico, today, stated in his press conference that most of the migrants that cross the border that — you know, anecdotally, that they do believe that the border is open and they can just come to the U.S. So there seems to be a messaging problem at the border with people thinking that the border is open, as stated by the President of Mexico today. So how are you getting that message to those migrants at the border? ”

“ The United States opposes any attempts to alter the outcome of recent elections or impede Myanmar’s democratic transition.
Today, President Biden is taking significant steps in response to the military coup in Burma. The U.S. Department of Treasury designated 10 individuals and three entities for their association to the military apparatus responsible for the coup. Three entities, wholly owned subsidiaries of a conglomerate owned or controlled by the Burmese military, have also been designated. ”

“ Well, of course, we’re concerned because we don’t want people to put themselves in danger at a time where it is not the right time to come, because we have not had time to put in place a humane and moral system and process. ”

“ We are always considering what steps are necessary to keep the American people safe. But we are not currently in the process of — no decisions have been made around additional public health measures that would delay — or would change, I should say, domestic travel considerations. Q And regarding the domestic travel, also going back to the border: The President — does the President support leaving the southern border open to migrants even before he would even consider this idea of domestic travel restrictions? ”

“ We want to treat people with care, of course. When they’re unaccompanied children, that is a different circumstance and certainly one that we handle carefully, and those individuals are transferred into HHS care.But, you know, we use every opportunity to convey that while we have goals of what we want to put in place, we have not had the time or ability to do that quite yet. ”

“ And the President of the United States reiterated that focus and his concerns about that, as well as the SolarWinds breach; you know, reports of engagement in the 2020 election; and, of course, of bounties on the heads of U.S. troops when he spoke with President Putin.And in our engagements — his engagements and engagements at all levels — with our European partners, certainly the issue of coordination and working together, as it relates to the problematic actions of Russia, is a topic of conversation. ”

“ Q Would you agree that it’s humane to sort of institute mandatory testing for these migrants that are being released? MS. PSAKI: Again, I would send you to them to give more outlines of the numbers and the specifics of what actions are taken at the border. And I’m sure they’re happy to answer your questions. Q And just a follow-up. The President spoke with the President of China’s Xi Jinping and said that he addressed the human rights abuses. Does the President support American companies doing business in China to express the same reservations about those abuses? ”

“ President Biden just said in the Oval Office that he thinks some minds may have been changed in the wake of that newly revealed footage. Does the President now think that conviction is a possibility of former President Trump? MS. PSAKI: Well, I would say first, Kristen, that I think what he was referencing — and I think the question — I’m not — did you ask the question? Q I did. MS. PSAKI: Okay, there you go. So the question — that’s what I thought. The question that he was asked was about the video — that you asked him was about the video. ”

“ Well, the review is 100-day review, so there’s not an update on that quite yet, but once we have a conclusion, I’m sure we will reveal the specifics to all of you.And in terms of what the policy steps will be taken, we’ll wait for the review to conclude, and then we’ll have more to say or we’ll go through a policy process.
Go ahead.
Q Thanks, Jen. Does the White House believe it can take executive action to address gun control, or is it going to take a legislative approach? And if it can — if you do believe it can take — you can take executive action, why haven’t you done so? ”

“ He’s not on the jury. He’s not in the Senate. He’s — his role is to be President of the United States. And that’s not the role he currently plays. Q If I could just ask one on masks. MS. PSAKI: Mm-hmm. Q We know that there had been some discussion about sending out masks to the American people. Can you tell us where those discussions stand? Will there be a decision this week? And will it be targeted to vulnerable communities, to schools, to other communities? MS. PSAKI: Well, Kristen, we certainly continue to look for ways to keep the American people safe. ”

“ But he will continue to consult with business leaders, as will members — senior members of our administration, about certainly their ideas of what they’d like to see in that agenda.Part of the meeting today with — on infrastructure was a discussion about ideas and pieces that could be put forward in a Build Back Better agenda. So those discussions and engagements are ongoing. ”

“ Q Yeah, but when we talk about the future and those next steps, will the impact and the final result in the trial vote — you know, the vote of the trial — change how he approaches combatting extremists going forward — you know, working to build trust and build bridges? ”