White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre gave a brief and very awkward answer when asked Thursday about the death of OJ Simpson.
Simpson died Wednesday at the age of 76 after a battle with cancer, his family announced on social media.
A reporter asked Jean-Pierre if President Joe Biden, 81, had any reaction to Simpson’s death or if the two had ever crossed paths over the years.
“So I will say this: Our thoughts are with their families during this difficult time, obviously with their family and their loved ones,” Jean-Pierre said. ‘And I will say this: I know they’ve asked for some privacy, so we’re going to respect that. I’ll leave it there.’
Simpson’s ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman were brutally murdered on June 12, 1994, resulting in the trial of the century.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre gave a brief and very awkward answer when asked Thursday about the death of OJ Simpson.
OJ Simpson holds blood-stained gloves found by Los Angeles police during part of his murder trial in 1996. Simpson died Wednesday at the age of 76.
The former Buffalo Bills player was found “not guilty” of the murders of Brown Simpson and Goldman on October 3, 1995.
The trial was must-see television at the time and came after a dramatic car chase involving Simpson in a white Ford Bronco.
Jean-Pierre did not mention Brown Simpson or Goldman when asked to comment at the White House briefing on Thursday.