Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy—son of Fox & Friends host Steve Doocy—has again earned himself the ire of White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki for a thoughtless comment during a press briefing. This time it got him a lecture on the importance of voting rights.
Doocy was schooled back in March for taking time during a press briefing to complain President Biden "never" called on Fox News when speaking to the press.
This time Doocy attempted to deride both the President and the 51 Democratic lawmakers from Texas who recently chose to leave their state to block voter suppression efforts by the Texas GOP.
Their departure prevented the Texas House of Representatives from reaching quorum to vote on legislation to restrict voting access during elections.
Doocy asked Psaki:
"Do you know of any examples from his 36 years in the Senate that Joe Biden just hopped on a train and left town to avoid a vote that he knew he was going to lose?"
Psaki wasn't going to take the bait though.
"Welcome back. I think the president's view is that these Texas legislators were making a statement through actions in opposition to efforts in their state to oppose restrictions on people's fundamental rights and their rights to vote in their state."
Doocy then added:
"Maybe it's funny to think about it that way."
Psaki interrupted Doocy before he could go on and put his foot more firmly in his mouth, reminding him of the importance the US places on voting rights and the fact those rights are under attack around the country.
"I don't think anything about this is funny. I think what is important to note though here is that there are 28 states, including Texas, where there are laws in place or in process to make it harder to vote and it requires bold action, it requires bold voices to speak out against that and make sure people understand their rights."
View the entire interaction in the clip below:
Press Secretary Psaki isn't the only one dragging Doocy, though, Twitter quickly got in on the action too.
Never bring a Doocy to a Psaki fight.pic.twitter.com/btnTqBgsLL— Chris Hahn (@Chris Hahn) 1626288497
no his questions are written for him by the nonsense makers at his network. He is their sock puppet. Individually he is as useful as a screen door on a submarine.— Karma Mechanic (@Karma Mechanic) 1626289633
I can tell you that the GOP did this same thing in OR and they thought it was great.https://www.vox.com/2019/6/21/18700741/oregon-republican-walkout-climate-change-bill\u00a0\u2026— Keith Tatem (@Keith Tatem) 1626289392
He is good. If that were me - I cannot lie or keep it to myself. It is ALWAYS written all over my face w/major eye roll.— Donna Lee (@Donna Lee) 1626316725
pic.twitter.com/J9JJoMca8G— Paul Leigh (@Paul Leigh) 1626283933
I never get tired of watching Jen Psaki dunking on Doocy. After she's done schooling him, he always has that look of a know-it-all student whose professor just put him in his place.\n\nPsaki doesn't f**k around, folks. She's not looking for a brawl, but she's ready to win one.pic.twitter.com/AbkSmANNtK— Russell Drew (@Russell Drew) 1626285193
Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott vowed to arrest the Texas Democratic legislators when they return home for their attempt to thwart GOP voter suppression efforts.
What the charges would be is unclear.
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