- Jen Psaki spoke about Republicans who she said wanted to be ‘close to power’
- ‘Maybe I’ll go to jail. Maybe I’ll die… Who knows what’s on their mind?
Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki turned to “morbid” thoughts as she contemplated why some Republicans continue to support Republican Donald Trump.
Biden’s MSNBC host reflected on the issue in an appearance on NBC’s ‘Morning Joe,’ where she discussed former Trump Attorney General Bill Barr’s decision to throw his support behind Trump, 77, despite qualify their theories of large-scale electoral fraud. bull****.’
‘I think many of them want to be close to power. They also assume or have in their mind the thought that “maybe Donald Trump will leave,” Psaki said on the show.
‘Maybe I’ll go to jail. Maybe I’ll die. I don’t want to be too morbid, but maybe, I mean, he’s not a young man. Who knows what they have in mind? They think, “Maybe I’ll be behind the Oval Office. Maybe I’ll be in the Oval Office.”
‘Maybe I’ll go to jail. Maybe he’ll die,” former White House press secretary Jen Psaki said when she was asked to explain to top Republicans who continue to back Donald Trump.
Psaki, who preceded Karine Jean-Pierre as President Joe Biden’s press secretary, 81, applauded former state Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan for his decision to cross party lines to support his former boss, and wondered why more prominent Republicans don’t do the same.
Duncan criticized Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Barr and New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, calling their reasoning “dead wrong.”
“There have to be more Geoff Duncans out there,” said Psaki, a former Obama official who is promoting a new book called “Say More.”
He criticized officials who are embracing Trump with opportunities to be on his vice presidential list or land a top job should he retake the White House, in an appearance marked by Washington Examiner.
Biden, 81, remains behind Trump in the polls, although the race tightened last month in opinion polls.
Trump enjoys legions of top-tier Republican support even as he stands trial in Manhattan. He lost about 20 percent of the Republican vote in Indiana to former presidential opponent Nikki Haley, a possible warning sign.
Psaki is promoting a new book
An MSNBC panel discussion looked at why Bill Barr and others still support Trump
Of South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott, he said, “It’s embarrassing to see.” Shameful. I’ve seen it many times.’
But she was baffled by Barr’s reasoning after his criticism of Trump. Barr revealed her decision after publicly breaking with Trump, saying he was more concerned about the risk of the “far left” under Biden.
“That guy will never be in government again,” he said. “Those are people who are afraid that the mob will attack them.”