Jean-Pierre bristles when pressed on past 'democracy' warnings: 'Do not appreciate having my words twisted'

Press caput Karine Jean-Pierre became testy aft Fox News elder White House analogous Jacqui Heinrich questioned her astir a alteration successful President Biden's rhetoric earlier and aft the election.

In little remarks Thursday, Biden said helium congratulated President-elect Donald Trump connected his triumph and assured that his full medication would enactment "to guarantee a peaceful and orderly transition." He emphasized unity and spoke astir governmental campaigns arsenic a "contest of competing visions" that the state chooses between.

"We judge the prime the state made. I've said galore times, you can't emotion your state lone erstwhile you win. You can't emotion your neighbour lone erstwhile you agree. Something I anticipation we tin do, nary substance who you voted for, you spot each different not arsenic adversaries, but arsenic chap Americans," Biden said. 

Heinrich, however, recalled Biden’s past of informing that Trump and his supporters are threats to American democracy.

White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre bristled astatine a question from Fox News' Jacqui Heinrich astir Biden's pre-election rhetoric.

"As you've mentioned, you know, this medication messaged to millions of Americans that they're going to aftermath up the time aft the predetermination if Trump won and person their rights stripped away, that ideology would crumble. And the president said today, ‘We're going to beryllium okay,’ So however bash you quadrate that?" she asked the property secretary.

"I tin quadrate that," Jean-Pierre said. "I'm going to quadrate that successful a mode that hopefully makes sense, due to the fact that I've been answering this question aggregate times. The American radical made the decision. There was an predetermination 2 nights ago. There was. And it was a escaped and just election. And we respect the predetermination process. We do. And Americans spoke. And truthful the occupation of the president is to marque definite we respect that. The occupation of the president is to marque definite that we person a peaceful transportation of power. That is what the American radical deserve."

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She aboriginal added that Biden has played his portion successful the peaceful transportation of power, "Because the president wants to pb by example. It's not complicated. It truly isn't. And, you know, that's important."

Heinrich pressed her, asking what the connection is to "people who are fearful based on" Biden's erstwhile messaging.

Jean-Pierre bristled astatine the question.

"Well, present you're conscionable twisting everything around, and that's truly unfair. No it is, no, no, no, Jackie, it's unfair due to the fact that I've been lasting present trying to beryllium precise respectful to what happened the past 2 nights, 2 nights ago. Being respectful," the White House spokeswoman said. 

"I've been lasting present saying that we respect the determination that the American radical made. I've been lasting present and saying that the president's going to enactment the American radical first. I've been lasting present talking astir however the president's going to marque definite that they get what they deserve, which is simply a peaceful transportation of power."

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Appearing frustrated, Jean-Pierre continued to entity to the reporter’s question.

"I bash not admit having my words twisted," she said, claiming she has "been precise clear, very, very, precise wide astir what the president wants to do, and the vice president. We privation to marque definite that we present for the American people. They merit a peaceful transportation of power. And that's what you're going to see."

"Thanks, everybody," she said, closing her binder and leaving the podium.

The president repeatedly argued portion helium was inactive moving that Trump was "a menace to democracy." As helium campaigned successful the last weeks of the predetermination for Harris, Biden called for Trump to beryllium locked up "politically."

"Our ideology is astatine stake," helium added. "Think astir it. Think astir what would hap if Donald Trump wins this election."

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Fox News' Greh Wehner and Chris Pandolfo contributed to this report.