WATCH LIVE: White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds press briefing
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will hold a press briefing at 1:30 EDT Thursday, for the second day in a row. This is the first time reporters can ask questions following President Joe Biden‘s Wednesday night address to the nation regarding his decision to drop out of the race.
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Biden, along with Vice President and presidential hopeful Kamala Harris, are scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This will be the first White House visit made by Netanyahu and comes in the midst of pro-Palestine protests across D.C., which have involved the burning of the American flag and vandalizing of public property.
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