By Melanie Arter | February 16, 2021 | 5:16pm EST
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing on January 29, 2021, in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC. (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)
(CNSNews.com) - While President Joe Biden now owns the coronavirus response a month into his administration, the Trump administration left communities to fend for themselves, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday.
At the White House press briefing, NBC White House Correspondent Peter Alexander pointed out that Psaki and President Biden frequently cited what she described as the failures of the shortcomings of the Trump administration as it relates to their response to COVID-19.
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White House Deputy Press Secretary TJ Ducklo has been suspended for one week without pay for allegedly threatening a reporter who was pursuing a story about his relationship.
President Joe Biden charmed reporters with stories about his "love affair" with First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and praise for his dogs, Champ Biden and Major Biden, and even gave one reporter his own personal cup of coffee.