Aboard Air Power One
En Route Phnom Penh, Cambodia
7:18 A.M. ICT
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hey, everyone.
Q Good morning.
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good morning. Good morning.
Okay. So, as you all know, we’re on our method to Cambodia for the U.S.-ASEAN. I’ve Jake Sullivan right here, Nationwide Safety Advisor. He’s going to put out what we’re going to do and take any questions.
MR. SULLIVAN: Thanks, everybody. So, from the very starting of the administration, the President has stated that he was intent on elevating our engagement within the Indo-Pacific. And he has spent the final practically two years delivering on that, from elevating the Quad to leaders’ degree, to launching the Indo-Pacific Financial Framework, to launching the AUKUS safety partnership, to deepening our ties to ASEAN, to, after all, deepening our engagement at each degree with our conventional treaty allies.
And he’s coming into this set of summits with that document of accomplishment and objective behind him. And he needs to have the ability to use the following 36 hours to construct on that basis to take American engagement ahead and in addition to ship on a sequence of concrete, sensible initiatives.
He’ll begin with a short assembly with the 2022 ASEAN chair, the Cambodian Prime Minister, Hun Sen. Then he may have the U.S.-ASEAN Summit assembly.
As you understand, he held an unprecedented ASEAN-U.S. Particular Summit in Washington. And at that assembly, the leaders agreed that they might elevate the U.S.-ASEAN partnership to a complete strategic partnership. That may occur at this summit. And they’re going to additionally announce a sequence of latest initiatives on maritime cooperation, digital connectivity, financial funding, and a variety of different points. And we’ll have factsheets and the like for you to try these objects.
One space that he’ll notably focus is on maritime area consciousness. Together with the Quad leaders, he introduced the Indo-Pacific Initiative for Maritime Area Consciousness. And with ASEAN, what he’s going to do is launch a component of that initiative that focuses on utilizing radio frequencies from industrial satellites to have the ability to monitor darkish transport, unlawful and unregulated fishing, and in addition to enhance the capability of the nations of the area to answer disasters and humanitarian crises.
The President additionally has been very centered on ensuring that we keep a forward-deployed posture in our protection method to the area. And whether or not it’s the Visiting Forces Settlement with the Philippines or different steps to have the U.S. on the entrance foot, when it comes to protection and safety cooperation, that might be on show as nicely.
And he’ll focus on with the leaders of ASEAN and of the area the necessity for freedom of navigation, for lawful unimpeded commerce, and for guaranteeing that america is taking part in a constructive position in sustaining peace and stability within the area.
Whereas he’s there, he’ll even have the chance to carry discussions with each his Japanese and Korean counterparts and in addition maintain a trilateral assembly with them the place they’ll be capable of focus on broader safety points within the Indo-Pacific and in addition, particularly, the threats posed by North Korea’s missile and nuclear applications.
In order that’s what’s on the docket for the ASEAN conferences and the East Asia Summit. There, I’m positive, might be different components on the sidelines.
Ah, sure, one level I really uncared for to say and want to earlier than ending the topper, on Burma — Myanmar: The President will use this chance to debate how we will coordinate extra carefully to proceed to impose prices and lift strain on the junta in Naypyidaw as they proceed to take steps that repress and oppress their citizenry and transfer that nation additional away quite than nearer to the democratic path it was on earlier than the coup. In order that might be an vital subject of dialog in these periods as nicely.
Let me cease there and take your questions.
Q Jake, if we might simply take you again to Sharm and the President’s bilat with President El-Sisi. Are you able to discuss concerning the human rights dialogue? Was the President stunned to listen to President Sisi carry up human rights first? And what did you learn into that? After which, does — did the President talk about elevating the case of Alaa Abd El-Fattah straight? And does the U.S. have an replace on his present well being standing?
MR. SULLIVAN: The President and President Sisi had an prolonged dialogue on the difficulty of human rights. The President directed his crew to work with the Egyptians on plenty of particular circumstances, one in every of them being that case.
We had intensive consultations on that case whereas we have been on the bottom in Sharm, and I’m not going to go additional on the document on that as a result of we’re doing all the pieces we will to safe his launch, in addition to the discharge of plenty of different political prisoners.
I shouldn’t have an replace on his situation for you on the time. You already know, the Egyptians have one story on this; clearly, his household has a very completely different story. And this can be a circumstance the place it’s not “belief however confirm”; it’s — it’s “confirm.” And we’ve not been in a position to do this.
Q Jake, I’ve a query. On the briefing on Thursday, you spoke about North Korea — your present sense round, you understand, them finishing up long-range missile exams or nuclear exams throughout ASEAN, G20. When the President meets with President Xi, is he asking him to, you understand, discuss North Korea, step in and form of, you understand, assist out with the scenario?
MR. SULLIVAN: The President will definitely increase the difficulty of North Korea with the Chinese language President, however not from the standpoint of being a demandeur of any type.
He’s going to inform President Xi his perspective, which is that North Korea represents a risk not simply to america, not simply to the ROK and Japan, however to peace and stability throughout all the area. And if North Korea retains taking place this highway, it should merely imply additional enhanced American navy and safety presence within the area.
And so the PRC has an curiosity in taking part in a constructive position in restraining North Korea’s worst tendencies. Whether or not they select to take action or not is, after all, as much as them.
Q You’ve been on calls with the President and President — President Biden and President Xi prior to now. Has President Biden ever raised North Korea on this context with President Xi prior to now?
MR. SULLIVAN: In fact. They’ve had a number of discussions concerning the DPRK since President Biden has been President. And I’d go on to say practically numerous discussions on the DPRK going again to their engagements when President Biden was Vice President.
So that they’ve had the prospect to talk at a strategic degree on this subject repeatedly. In fact, the operational scenario is extra acute within the present second due to the tempo of those missile exams and due to the looming risk of a possible nuclear check — seventh nuclear check. However the President sees this as fairly acquainted floor that he might be treading with President Xi after they meet in Bali.
Q President Biden is spending fairly a little bit of time on this journey assembly with authoritarian leaders who don’t share america’ democratic values. Why was it so vital to him to concentrate on participating with these leaders on this journey?
MR. SULLIVAN: Nicely, I imply, let’s begin with the truth that the President felt it was crucial to attend some extremely consequential summits this yr. The primary of these summits was COP27. COP27 was hosted by Egypt. The President was proud and happy to have the chance to have interaction with the host of that summit, the President of Egypt.
The second summit is hosted by Cambodia. The host of that summit is the Prime Minister of Cambodia, so he’s participating with him.
The third summit is hosted by Indonesia, the G20. That’s a democratically elected chief, Joko Widodo.
So he’s assembly with the host of every of the summits that he’s attending. After which he may even, as I stated on the podium the opposite day, be assembly together with his European counterparts, together with the UK and Italian prime ministers. He’s assembly, after all, as I simply talked about, in Phnom Penh together with his ROK and Japanese counterparts.
So he may have loads of alternative to have interaction deeply with core democratic allies. However he’s going to have interaction throughout the board in service of America’s pursuits and to advance America’s strategic place and our values. And that’s what guides his choice on each chief he chooses to have interaction with.
Q Jake, on El-Fattah, you stated that that prisoner got here up through the dialogue, however was it President Biden who introduced it up or did Sisi carry it up? And was Biden calling particularly on his launch? You wouldn’t get into, I feel, his situation —
MR. SULLIVAN: Yeah.
Q — however is there something you could get into when it comes to what the U.S. is requesting particularly of Sisi on that case?
MR. SULLIVAN: The U.S. is requesting his launch. We’ve made no bones about that. President Sisi first raised human rights not simply in his opening feedback earlier than the press, however in his opening presentation within the assembly. President Biden responded. President Biden defined why it’s that these points are crucial to america. And as I stated, he then directed his crew to work by way of a set of particular person circumstances. We’re those who raised the circumstances, not the Egyptians. And we labored by way of them.
There’s a query concerning the extent to which attempting to resolve these circumstances diplomatically is greatest finished by way of public strain or by way of personal engagement. That’s a relentless debate, a relentless calibration. So I can say emphatically that we consider that Alaa Abd El-Fattah needs to be launched.
However when it comes to speaking by way of the specifics of our discussions with the Egyptians, I’d like to go away these behind closed doorways for the second.
Q Jake, on the trilateral, are you able to simply discuss just a little bit extra about what you hope or count on to get out of it? Any deliverables you could share? What does success appear like?
MR. SULLIVAN: Whenever you’re speaking about shut allies like this, deliverables is normally not fairly the precise assemble as a result of we simply achieve this a lot collectively each single day.
However what we would love to see is enhanced trilateral safety cooperation the place the three nations are all coming collectively — the place that triangle, in a method, is getting smaller and smaller — between Japan, ROK, United States. That’s acutely true with respect to the DPRK due to the widespread risk and problem all of us face, but it surely’s additionally true, extra broadly, about our capability to work collectively to reinforce total peace and stability within the area.
I do count on that there might be an announcement that comes out of that assembly. That’s not a foregone conclusion, but it surely’s my expectation. And that — that assertion will really set out an elevated degree of engagement — trilateral engagement between our three nations.
You guys know nicely, after all, that there are a variety of points that the ROK and Japan always grapple with bilaterally. It’s actually our purpose, from the U.S.’s perspective,
to make sure that at a trilateral degree we’re maximizing our capability to work collectively on essential safety.
Q Following up on that assembly —
Q On China — if I can simply have one fast one on China. Simply — only a follow-up (inaudible.)
Q How a lot of that dialogue might be centered round President Biden’s assembly with Xi, following — within the following days, although?
MR. SULLIVAN: It’s a terrific query. One factor that President Biden actually needs to do with our closest allies is preview what he intends to do and in addition ask the leaders of the ROK and Japan, “What would you want me to lift? What would you like me to go in with?” That’s the type of type that he takes to his engagement with the PRC usually and with Xi particularly.
So it will likely be a subject, but it surely is not going to be the principle occasion of the trilateral.
Q In your dialogue with Xi, President Biden stated that what he actually needs to search out out is what are his purple strains. I suppose my query is: Don’t you type of already know what China’s purple strains are, notably because it pertains to Taiwan?
MR. SULLIVAN: We often say, nearly to the purpose the place it’s catechism, that there’s no substitute for leader-to-leader engagement. Nevertheless it’s not only a speaking level for us; we actually imply it. And that’s notably true in terms of the PRC, as a result of there isn’t a one else of their system who can actually talk authoritatively aside from Xi Jinping.
And so, having the 2 presidents really be capable of sit face-to-face, and never face-to-face with a video display between them, for the primary time in President Biden’s presidency, it simply takes the dialog to a distinct degree strategically and permits the leaders to discover in deeper element what every of them see when it comes to their intentions and priorities.
So, I do consider that there might be vital clarifications — a sharpening of our understanding of the PRC perspective and a sharpening of their understanding of ours — on this assembly. And that’s actually what this assembly is about. It’s not about deliverables or attempting to provide some joint assertion. It’s concerning the leaders coming to a greater understanding after which tasking their groups to do intensive work to come back again for additional engagements between the leaders.
I feel the President views this as not the tip of the road, however quite the beginning of a sequence of engagements that may even embrace additional leader-to-leader conferences down the highway.
Q Jake, can I ask a follow-up to your feedback about
Elon Musk within the briefing the opposite day? You referred issues to CFIUS. Clearly, that was the context of the query that was requested to the President. So I’m questioning: Are you conscious of an precise investigation at CFIUS into — or a take a look at CFIUS into the Twitter deal?
And the President’s feedback appeared broader, past simply CFIUS. And I’m questioning in case you’re conscious of or that the White Home would desire a assessment by NASA or the Pentagon, any contractor that offers with Elon Musk, based mostly on his international relationships that the President referenced.
MR. SULLIVAN: I’ve not spoken with anybody in any company about something to do with regulatory motion involving Twitter or Musk, so I actually simply don’t have something for you on that.
Q And might I simply ask, on the Xi assembly: It appeared to come back collectively — nicely, there was lots of discuss it, lots of uncertainty, after which got here collectively after his congress. Are you able to discuss — give just a little little bit of a tick-tock of how the assembly got here collectively in your guys’ finish?
MR. SULLIVAN: Yeah. There was reporting alongside the best way that one way or the other we have been pushing for it and the PRC was resisting. And we stated all alongside, when these tales would come out, that it’s merely not true. As a result of what was occurring was really a number of weeks of intensive preparation for the assembly between the 2 groups, each over video and over telephone. And it was only a matter of attempting to work out easy issues like scheduling after which extra consequential issues like what the agenda would appear like.
And the concept all the time was to get an agenda agreed, get a time agreed, get the entire components agreed, after which announce the assembly simply within the — within the few days main as much as it. So we had already, mainly, in our heads — a month in the past or longer — this was going to occur. It was only a matter of working that out.
Q So that you don’t suppose the timing of the announcement had
something to do with the election?
MR. SULLIVAN: No. Though if that makes us strategic geniuses or one thing, I’ll take it.
Q No, I meant them agreeing to the assembly had —
MR. SULLIVAN: No. No.
Q — nothing to do with the timing?
MR. SULLIVAN: No. No. No. No.
Q You talked about in your topper freedom of navigation, fish- — efforts to crackdown on unlawful fishery — fishing within the area. Clearly, these are all issues that pertain to China. Are you able to communicate broadly about how the primary elements of this journey form of set the President up for that bilat? How a lot is China’s actions within the area and threats to different nations within the area form of an element? And the way does that increase the President’s leverage when he goes to fulfill with Xi Jinping on Monday, face-to-face?
MR. SULLIVAN: I imply, look, it’s actually the case that the nations of the area don’t want battle or confrontation between the main powers. However additionally they very a lot need U.S. presence — forward-deployed presence within the area. And the explanation they need that’s as a result of they see america as an vital anchor of peace and stability, and that features guaranteeing that there’s freedom of navigation. It consists of guaranteeing that these nations are higher geared up to have the ability to deal with issues like unlawful fishing. And in addition, it ensures that no nation can have interaction within the type of sustained intimidation and coercion that will be essentially hostile to the nations of ASEAN and different nations.
So there isn’t a doubt that the President is available in with a significant worth proposition to the remainder of the area that claims, “America is a resident Pacific energy. We performed a essential position prior to now. We play a essential position at this time. And we’ve got each intention of doing so sooner or later.” And there’s an actual demand sign for that. I feel the PRC could not love that reality, however they actually acknowledge it and perceive it. And that’s a few of the context for the assembly on Monday with Xi.
Q Jake, popping out of the local weather convention, the President spoke at size about his targets there. Are there any particular local weather commitments that he’s looking for from
President Xi when he sits down with him, contemplating this as an space of cooperation that you’ve recognized?
MR. SULLIVAN: He’ll, having simply consulted with Secretary Kerry on the bottom in Sharm, go into this assembly with a type of particular set of ideas round local weather. However I’m going to go away that to the assembly and see the place we’re after when it comes to studying it out, as a result of I don’t need to get forward of him having the ability to discuss to Xi about it.
Q Jake, MBS — is there — is he — do you guys know if he’s going to be at — in Bali? Like, are there different engagements that you just guys predict, together with MBS, if he’s there? I don’t know if he’s — he’s had some situation, and I don’t know if he’s touring.
MR. SULLIVAN: I feel he’s going, however I don’t know for sure. So I suppose you’d need to examine in with the Saudi authorities. We don’t have any plans to have a sit-down assembly with MBS.
I stated on the podium that we have been prone to find yourself with different bilateral engagements as we go ahead. There’s plenty of different leaders. There’s Scholz and Macron and Modi and Erdoğan and Albanese.
And, you understand, so my guess is as notably the 2 days of Bali unfold, the chances of further conferences that we discover to you’ll rise.
Q Earlier than you go, there was lots of flight time on this
leg. How did the President spend it? Was in a position to get any sleep?
MR. SULLIVAN: I’ll defer you to Karine on that.
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Oh, my gosh. (Laughs.)
Q Will he additionally —
MR. SULLIVAN: I don’t discuss concerning the President’s comings and goings on the airplane.
Q One final one. We’ve seen some extra — the Russian pull-out within the Kherson area form of play out on the bottom over the past 24, 48 hours. Has there been any U.S.-Ukrainian contact, dialogue, now after that pull-out — engagement concerning negotiations and, you understand, form of — everybody form of taking their time over the winter to evaluate their scenario for negotiation?
MR. SULLIVAN: So, I’ve clearly seen plenty of press tales on this subject, and I thanks for the chance to put down what I feel are the 4 core components of consensus within the U.S. authorities and, essentially, what President Biden believes about this query.
The primary is: He stated within the press convention it’s as much as Ukraine to resolve when and the way they need to negotiate. Nothing about Ukraine with out Ukraine. We’re not going to strain them; we’re not going to dictate to them.
The second is that we consider in a simply peace based mostly on the rules of sovereignty and territorial integrity that aren’t issues we made up however which can be embedded within the U.N. Constitution. The G7 leaders spoke to those rules of a simply peace, together with territorial integrity. President Zelenskyy has spoken to those.
The third level is that Russia is doubling down on its “annexation,” quote, unquote — annexation of Ukrainian territory. That’s not precisely an indication of seriousness about negotiating. So long as Russia holds the place that it merely will get to seize as a lot territory because it needs by pressure, it’s exhausting to see them as a good-faith counterparty in a negotiation.
And the fourth and remaining level is that the U.S. method stays the identical at this time because it was six months in the past, which is we’re going to do all the pieces we will, together with our announcement, our navy announcement — our navy safety help announcement yesterday — to place Ukraine in the absolute best place on the battlefield in order that after they make their willpower to proceed, they’re in the absolute best place on the negotiating desk.
And yet one more big-ticket merchandise. So there’s type of this sense of when is Ukraine going to barter. Okay, in the end, at a 30,000-foot degree, Ukraine is the celebration of peace on this battle, and Russia is the celebration of conflict. Russia invaded Ukraine. If Russia selected to cease combating in Ukraine and left, it might be the tip of the conflict. If Ukraine selected to cease combating and quit, it might be the tip of Ukraine.
So this complete notion, I feel, within the Western press of “When is Ukraine going to barter?” misses the underlying fundamentals, which is that Russia continues, whilst not too long ago because the final 24 hours, to make these outlandish claims about annexed Russian territory — quote, unquote, “Russian territory” — together with territory they simply left.
So in that context, our place stays the identical because it has been, and essentially is in shut session and help of President Zelenskyy and Ukraine. And that’s shared throughout the U.S. authorities.
Q Can I observe up on that, on Ukraine? Concerning Kherson metropolis, on the briefing you gave, you expressed reservations — “Let’s wait and see what really occurs,” the proof.
MR. SULLIVAN: Yeah.
Q Is that also your place now, or do you’re feeling like that is actual? And in that case, are you able to discuss concerning the significance of that?
MR. SULLIVAN: I feel you’ve heard sufficient from me to know that — over the past months — to know that I specific everlasting reservations about all the pieces. So I, personally, is not going to be totally assured that there’s been an entire pull-out of Kherson on the precise financial institution of the Dnieper River till we land and I can name again safe and listen to for sure.
Nevertheless it does look as if the Russians have executed this withdrawal. And it does look as if the Ukrainians have simply gained a rare victory the place the one regional capital that Russia had seized on this conflict is now again underneath a Ukrainian flag. And that’s fairly a outstanding factor.
And it has broader strategic implications as nicely, as a result of having the ability to push the Russians throughout the river signifies that the longer-term risk to locations like Odessa and the Black Sea shoreline are lowered from the place they have been earlier than.
And so this can be a huge second. And it’s actually not the tip of the road, but it surely’s an enormous second. And it’s as a result of unimaginable tenacity and ability of the Ukrainians, backed by the relentless and united help of america and our allies.
Cool. Thanks, guys.
Q Thanks, Jake.
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hello.
Q Hello. (Laughs.)
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Okay, what do you guys bought? I don’t have — I don’t have the rest so as to add. What do you guys have?
Q Are you able to verify that the — that the President, by way of the Secretary of Homeland Safety, has directed the chairman of Customs — of CBP to both resign or be fired within the coming week? And why is that?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, I’ve seen — we’ve seen these experiences. I simply — I’m not going to touch upon that from right here right now.
Q Are you denying that?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I’m simply not going to touch upon it right now.
Q Is the President — does the President trust in his director of CBP?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: The President has confidence in — in of us that he’s appointed — proper? — the director of CBP. I simply am not going to — I’m simply not going to touch upon the reporting.
Q Why not? Clearly, there’s — that is one thing —
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Yeah, I hear you. I’m simply not going to touch upon it. I’ve seen the reporting. Simply not going to remark from right here. I’d — in order for you extra, I’d refer you to the Division of Homeland Safety.
Q However you stated the President does trust on this particular person?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I simply don’t have extra. I’ve seen the reporting. I’m simply not going to touch upon it.
Q And on a distinct subject. Pupil loans, clearly, stalled up by a federal decide the opposite day. You place out an announcement on this. Any new federal authorities motion now — since, you understand, we’ve been within the air for twenty-four hours or so now — on this?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: As you talked about, Zeke, I put out an announcement on this once we have been leaving for Egypt. So we strongly disagree with this baseless choice, and the Division of Justice is interesting it.
Whereas we enchantment, the Division of Schooling will maintain on to the knowledge of the 26 million People already being thought of for debt reduction.
We’re assured that this baseless choice might be overturned. And when it’s, we are going to rapidly course of reduction for the tens of millions who’ve already utilized.
We are going to by no means cease combating for hardworking People, middle-class People most in want. As we’ve got stated many occasions earlier than, irrespective of how a lot — what number of roadblocks or oppoi- — opponents and particular pursuits attempt to put in the best way, we’re going to proceed to struggle.
Q Sorry, one final one from me. We’re simply — one final one. We’re simply getting near the tip of the yr when that scholar debt reduction pause is meant to — supposed to come back to an finish. Now with this — with this courtroom ruling, there’s lots of uncertainty. Will the President decide to extending a pause on scholar debt compensation for individuals who have utilized to this program and now that’s been held up?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So we’re assured that that is going to get resolved. I don’t have something new to announce. However we’re going — we’re assured that we are going to get this resolved quickly.
Q Karine, fast —
Q Only a follow-up on that, Karine.
Q — fast query. Sorry, go forward.
Q Simply to observe up on that — December thirty first is quick approaching. Ought to individuals who have scholar loans which can be making use of for this program, ought to they be ready to begin repaying these on December thirty first? That’s vital planning they should make.
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I completely perceive. I get your query. Once more, we expect we are going to prevail. And I simply don’t have something new to announce on that.
Q A fast one on the Twitter layoffs, Karine. We’re seeing mass layoffs within the firm. Clearly, the President is probably the most pro-worker President within the historical past of america. Has he requested his Labor Division to have a look at this? Is the NLRB this? What sort of investigations are — is the White Home asking for?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So we’ve seen the reporting. I used to be requested about this on Thursday. So we’re conscious of the layoffs from Meta and different — and different tech firms.
Look, extra broadly talking, I don’t have something to share about any — any — any investigation or something alike.
However, extra broadly talking, the latest jobs and CPI report means that the financial system continues to develop and add jobs, and People are starting to see a much-needed break in inflation. And we expect that’s vital as nicely. However don’t have something to share. However, once more, we’ve seen the reporting.
Q Karine, the President was solely on the bottom for just a few hours in Sharm. Why did the White Home suppose it was price it for him to go there?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Nicely, as you understand, it was the COP27, which was hosted by Egypt. Jake has laid out why this — this specific summit was vital. He talked about it on Tuesday, and he talked about it just a little bit at this time.
Look, I — it was vital for the chief of america, the President of america, to attend, to be there for COP27. And also you heard him discuss in very nice element about our dedication — our dedication to local weather change and the work that we’re doing and the way we’re being a pacesetter in that position, in that — in that realm.
And so, once more, it was an vital cease for the President to make. You heard him; you noticed how the response of him being there. And now we’re going to go to — to Cambodia to proceed the remainder of — the remainder of this journey.
Q How are you feeling?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Oh, my gosh. I really — I really really feel —
Q Your voice remains to be (inaudible) similar.
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I do know. I really really feel a lot better than I sound. So — however thanks for asking. I feel it’s a part of, like, while you go, go, go of the marketing campaign season, proper?
Q Simply because we’ve been within the air, there was a name that was learn out to Tina Kotek that the President made. Has he made some other calls to politicians since we’ve been in flight?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I don’t have some other calls outdoors of that to learn out. We’ve been — I feel you’ll agree we’ve been fairly good at studying out calls that he’s made after — after Tuesday’s elections. We’ll proceed to do this.
Tina Kotek — as you understand, he went on the market a pair occasions over the past couple of — couple of months. They’ve developed an excellent relationship. And, as you understand, he known as to congratulate her. And she or he additionally made historical past, together with Maura Healey in Massachusetts. And so, very happy with that win.
Q And he did name J.B. Pritzker, and he additionally known as Governor Whitmer and some others. Does he have any plans to name Governor Newsom?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I don’t have any calls to preview right now. However he noticed — as you understand, he noticed Governor Newsom very not too long ago when he was there. However I don’t have any calls right now.
Q Karine, simply to choose up on Fran’s query from earlier than, are you able to give us a readout of how the President has been spending his time whereas we’ve been touring the world?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Let’s see. What — it was a nine-hour flight? So he had a chance to — to speak to his crew. As you understand, Secretary Blinken is on — is on the airplane, in addition to Jake, our Nationwide Safety Advisor. Had a chance to examine in together with his crew, discuss concerning the subsequent couple of days.
This is a vital journey. You already know, this is a vital journey, as we discuss concerning the Indo-Pacific, as we discuss concerning the points at hand, as we discuss this upcoming assembly that he’s going to have with President Xi. This is a vital — as we discuss COP27.
And so he’s been assembly together with his crew, speaking concerning the subsequent couple of days. And — and, you understand, I don’t have rather more to share on that.
Q Is there the rest you could inform us about his day when he will get there? He has about seven hours of downtime earlier than his first assembly.
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I don’t have the rest to share. If we do, actually we are going to — we’ll learn that out. You already know, it’s going to be an vital day, an vital journey. And also you’ll hear extra from us. And in addition, as you understand, he’ll be having different bilateral conferences that we’ll share out as soon as we’ve got these locked in.
Thanks for fascinated by my well being. Respect it. (Laughter.)
All proper, guys, thanks. See you on the bottom.
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