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Jane Psaki. Photo: Politico
Democrat Joe Biden, who is likely to be declared the winner of the US presidential election, said he would name Jen Psaki as a White House spokesperson.
She headed the press service of the State Department during the time of Barack Obama and is remembered for a series of strange statements, especially on the issues of Ukraine, Russia and Donbass. She later became head of the White House press service.
Russian newspapers wrote that the name Psaki became for Russians “the standard for measuring stupidity.” The expressions “psaking” and “psaknut” appeared, which were used when a person makes categorical statements without understanding, while confusing the facts.
Psaki herself said she takes what is happening in stride. She said it was funny that he spent so much time on the Internet attacking her and did not rule out that she became a victim of Russian propaganda.
Here are Psaki’s most memorable expressions.
I did not understand what a “carousel” is
It all started with the fact that in May 2014 Jen Psaki, criticizing the separatist referendum in Donbass, mentioned the word “carousel”.
In the United States, they are not familiar with the meaning of this word in the context of voter fraud. Therefore, Associated Press correspondent Matt Lee clarified what it is about. Psaki admitted that his referent inserted that term into the prepared text.
That is, the speaker, without hesitation, simply reads a text prepared by someone. But she honestly admitted her incompetence. This frankness will later become Psaki’s calling card. Plus the phrase “I’ll check it out at the office.”
European gas to Russia
Psaki’s reservation that gas flows from Western Europe to Russia, and not the other way around, has also been made public.
“We want Ukraine to have access to additional volumes of gas, if necessary. As everyone knows, natural gas is transported through a gas pipeline from Western Europe through Ukraine to Russia,” said a spokeswoman for the State Department.
At the same time, he immediately corrected himself: “Sorry, on the contrary, from Russia through Ukraine to Western Europe.”
By the way, the topic “European gas flows to the east” was later put into service in Ukraine (although, of course, not under the influence of Psaki). NJSC Naftogaz announced that it refused to buy Russian gas and buys it only in Europe. In fact, the NAC took the same Russian gas, only through European intermediaries.
On the Astrakhan and Ukraine exercises
At one of the briefings, Psaki said she was deeply concerned about the Russian air force and the air defense exercises in the Astrakhan region, as they serve “only to increase tensions on the Russia-Ukraine border.”
When mentioning this quote in the media, they recalled that this Russian region does not border Ukraine. And the Russian Defense Ministry advised using more reliable sources for the statements, for example, a political atlas.
On refugees from Ukraine
Psaki also made a reservation during the comment about the Ukrainians who fled to Russia due to hostilities.
“I got acquainted with the Russian reports on people who are fleeing from Russia. And we see that these testimonies …” – said Psaki when she was interrupted by a journalist and clarified that the refugees are fleeing from Ukraine.
“Ahh, yes … I’m sorry, they are fleeing to Russia. So, although the Russian side gives data that there are already hundreds of thousands of refugees, we prefer to trust the data of the Ukrainian border guards and international organizations, not they confirm it, “he added. the representative of the State Department continued.
Psaki and boots
In 2014, Jen Psaki came to the briefing in a snap. This was immediately discussed on the net. At the same time, she herself previously said that she injured her leg and now has to wear a special medical boot for six weeks.
Psaki in a boot
Psaki and microphone without mute
In December 2014, Jen Psaki in a briefing commented on the withdrawal of charges against former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
“Overall, we continue to believe that adhering to impartial standards of accountability will advance the political consensus on which Egypt’s long-term stability and economic growth depends,” he said.
After the briefing, when the lights had already gone out, a spokeswoman for the State Department said: “This part of Egypt was ridiculous.” She thought her microphone was already off, but these words were heard by journalists.
Rostov Mountains and the Belarusian Sea. Counterfeits about psaki
Some of the statements were attributed to Jen Psaki, but she did not actually make them. For example, about the “Rostov Mountains” and “the fleet off the coast of Belarus.”
For example, on the Channel One program Politics, Russian television host Alexander Gordon quoted the words of Psaki, who allegedly said when answering a question about Ukrainian refugees in Russia: “These are just tourists. For example, they say, the Rostov Mountains have a wonderful healing mountain air. ” However, later journalist Matt Lee, who allegedly asked this question, said that such dialogue between him and Psaki had never happened.
Also, a fake about the fleet off the coast of Belarus, invented by bloggers, has become very popular. Psaki attributed words that he did not say: “In the event of an invasion by Belarus on the territory of Ukraine, the sixth US fleet will be immediately transferred to the shores of Belarus.”
Another internet meme is the “Psaki comment” on the victory of the Russian hockey team over the US national team: “In the 21st century, you can’t play hockey, as if the 20th century were in the The imperial ambitions of the Russian team are clearly demonstrated in the playing methods themselves, as it was in the worst years of the USSR. “
It turned out to be a parody, but the text was reprinted by some means, without indicating that it was a joke.
Anecdotes and reactions in Ukraine
However, the abundance of filler only emphasizes the extraordinary character of Jen Psaki’s performances. What jokes are already being composed. Here are some of them:
“At first everything was clear. But then Psaki stepped up to the microphone and gave additional explanations.”
“When Jen Psaki got pregnant, they asked her who the father was.” I can’t be sure. Now I’m going to go up to the office and clarify, “she replied.”
“Jennifer Psaki sits in a taxi.” Where we go? “- asks the driver.” I’ll check it when I get to the office, “he replies.
However, not everyone laughs at Psaki. In Ukraine, pro-Maidan bloggers were delighted with the new press secretary.
“This position is very important, as we live in an information war … Jennifer in 2015 was the author of the global information campaign United for Ukraine, which (the campaign) opened the eyes of the world community to the aggression of Russia against Ukraine and asked to join in support and assistance to Ukraine. “- writes blogger Oleg Ponomar, known on Facebook as the singer of Ukrainian” peremog “.
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True, supporters of an information war with Russia are unlikely to like Psaki’s statements, which he made in 2014.
“Russia is a wonderful country, wonderful people live there. It is a country with a great culture and history. Anna Karenina is one of my favorite books,” Jen admitted in an interview, specifying that she only had “Russian propaganda” claims.
“We may have disagreements, for example, on Ukraine. However, on a number of other issues we work together, for example, in the framework of negotiations to solve the Iranian nuclear problem. And the strength of relations sometimes lies precisely in to be able to talk about issues on which there are disagreements, “Psaki also said, making it clear that despite Ukraine, the Americans will have to deal with Russia.
