Jen Psaki Called Karoline Leavitt a Liar — Then Got Fact-Checked Into Oblivion

Oh, brother.

This is the same Jen Psaki who stood at that same podium for a year and a half, repeatedly told reporters she’d “circle back” when she didn’t want to answer things, and maintained through her entire tenure and beyond that Joe Biden was mentally sharp and physically vigorous — assertions that the Biden tapes now being released have confirmed were exactly as dishonest as everyone suspected at the time.

The audacity is remarkable. The credentials to make this argument are nonexistent.

What makes it worse for Psaki is that independent journalists who actually attended Leavitt’s briefings immediately served up the reality check she didn’t want. Wid Lyman, an independent journalist who regularly covered the White House under Leavitt, posted that “if you talk to anyone who has worked in media at the White House” the briefing room has undoubtedly changed — and not in the direction Psaki suggested. Two recent comments he cited: “There is way, way more going on during this administration compared to the last” and “The entire press team is first-class.”