Karine Jean-Pierre to Fox's Peter Doocy: 'I'm Done Here'
Politico. Kavanaugh, appointed to the court by Donald Trump, was in the 6-3 majority in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling two weeks ago, which upheld a restrictive Mississippi abortion law and overturned Roe v.
Wade, therefore allowing any state to ban or severely restrict the procedure. Get more Advocate news on Pride Today below. The protesters urged the restaurant’s manager to evict Kavanaugh, and they tweeted that Kavanaugh left through the rear door, an account confirmed by Politico.At Friday’s press briefing, Doocy asked Jean-Pierre, “Does the president think it’s appropriate for abortion rights protesters to intimidate Supreme Court justices when they’re out eating?” and referenced the Kavanaugh incident.Jean-Pierre responded that President Biden and his administration have been clear that they “condemn any intimidation” of the justices and other public officials. “He has signed a piece of legislation making sure that they have the protection that they need,” she said.“But you haven’t said, ‘Don’t go to their houses,’ as long as they’re peaceful — would you say, ‘Don’t go to a restaurant that a Supreme Court justice is at’?” Doocy asked.Jean-Pierre replied that protesters have a right to demonstrate peacefully outside of a restaurant, but the administration condemns violence and intimidation.
Doocy pressed on, asking if justices have no right to privacy. “This is what a democracy is,” the press secretary responded. “Of course, people have a right to privacy, but people also have the right to be able to protest peacefully.
