Jean-Pierre irritated by question about possible ‘weirdness’ between Harris and Biden: ‘I don’t even understand it’

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre took issue Tuesday with Fox News senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy’s question about whether President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ recent lunch was “awkward.”

“We know that President Biden and Vice President Harris had a private lunch today, a week after the election. How awkward was that?” Doocy asked after a series of other questions.

‘I don’t even understand it. Why would it, why would it be awkward?’ Jean-Pierre responded.

Doocy explained, “The president was pushed away from her, and then she held him at a distance, and then she lost. And now she’s back.’

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Jean-Pierre assured Doocy that the president and vice president were on good terms, claiming that “they have lunch regularly” and “meet and talk regularly.”

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“Why would you call it awkward?” she asked again.

“So there’s nothing strange about the way things have been developing since the last one…,” Doocy replied.

‘Did you see them together yesterday? Have you seen the show of power together?’ she asked, referring to Biden and Harris honoring veterans together during the holiday Monday.

“This is, look, I’m not even going to get into the premise of the question,” the press secretary continued. “What I’m saying is that the president and vice president had lunch today. They had lunch often. They communicate with each other regularly. They had the opportunity to discuss the last 70 days of this administration – how important it is to get things done for the American people. And that’s really their focus.”

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Biden and Trump will meet at the White House on Wednesday at 11 a.m. Doocy asked if the vice president had been invited, but Jean-Pierre said, “This is the norm, that the new president and the current president are in the Ovale. Go to the office and have a discussion.”

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Doocy also asked whether Biden would ask Trump to pardon his son Hunter, since he has vowed not to do so himself.

“I have nothing further to say about that,” she said. “I’m not going to fall into this and go down a rabbit hole about this. I’ve been very clear. The President has been very clear when we were asked this question.

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