- White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre dodged a reporter’s question on Friday about how President Joe Biden’s “environmental justice” plan will help a small Ohio town recovering from a toxic train derailment.
- Biden signed an executive order earlier Friday that establishes a new federal agency dedicated to “environmental justice” that will consider the impact climate change has on minority and low-income communities.
- Jean-Pierre touted the administration’s “climate agenda” when pressed by a reporter on what the order would mean “for the people in East Palestine,” according to a clip from Friday’s press briefing.
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KJP Has No Idea How Biden’s ‘Environmental Justice’ Order Will Help East Palestine
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during the daily press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 12, 2023. (Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
