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White House press secretary Jen Psaki has given nearly identical answers in recent months to journalists’ questions about the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Democrats’ efforts to federalize the electoral laws.
On at least five separate occasions, Psaki has argued that Russia and its economic allies should think about how they want to be remembered in the history books, and which side of history they want to be on when the world reaction presses against them. to the war in Ukraine. .
Psaki was asked Friday why President Biden did not make specific requests to Chinese President Xi Jinping that morning during their conversation about Vladimir Putin’s recent attacks on Ukrainian cities. She suggested that China might be intimidated by how it will be judged in history.
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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki speaks to reporters at the White House on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
“Because China has to decide for itself where it wants to stand and how it wants the history books to look at it and evaluate its actions,” Psaki said.
Just the day before, Psaki had asked another question about China’s relationship with Russia, arguing that it was a question for any country “where do you want to be, as written in the history books.”
Just two days earlier, on March 15, Psaki had been asked about the possibility of India accepting Russia’s discounted crude oil offer. The White House press secretary urged India and other countries considering doing business with Russia to think about where they want to stand “when the history books are being written at this point in time.” She added that supporting the Russian leadership is tantamount to supporting an invasion of Ukraine.
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On February 25, just a day after Putin first attacked Ukraine, Psaki again gave a similar response, saying that “each country” should consider “which side of history” they want to be on as the conflict escalates.
Two days later, Psaki joined Jonathan Capehart on MSNBC to discuss China’s alliance with Russia.
“This is really the moment when each country has to decide which part of history they want to stand for,” Psaki said. Moments later, she urged the Chinese leadership to look at themselves and “evaluate where they want to stand when the history books are being written.”
This is not the first time that Psaki has repeatedly used similar language to condemn a particular group while discussing current events. On January 6, the anniversary of the 2021 Capitol riots, NBC News correspondent Kristen Welker asked Psaki about the “abrupt partisan divide” growing in the US and whether Biden has done enough to unify the country since taking office.
US President Joe Biden removes his face mask prior to speaking at the Atlanta University Center Consortium in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Tuesday, January 11, 2022. (Dustin Chambers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Psaki quickly moved to criticize the Republicans, who supported the idea that Biden’s election was illegitimate.
“We are talking about some Republicans in Congress, not all, many, too many who, in our opinion and in the opinion of the president, need to look at themselves and think about what role they want to play in the history books. When their children and grandchildren look at the history books, do they want to perpetuate the big lie?” she asked.
On Jan. 13, when asked about voting rights legislation, Psaki said that members of Congress will soon have the opportunity to vote and determine “which side of history they want to be on.”
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She made a similar comment about voting rights legislation just two days earlier, when she said congressmen need to “take a hard look” at where they want to be “at this moment in history.”
On the same day, Biden echoed Psaki’s words in Georgia when he stated in a speech that each member of the Senate would be “judged by history” based on where they stood before and after the federal election change vote.
This rhetoric is reminiscent of former President Obama, under which Biden served as vice president, who often criticized opponents for being “on the wrong side of history.”