Not up to President Biden to advise Pelosi on "possible", not announced Taiwan visit

 

US President Joe Biden believes that it is not up to him to advise Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi whether to pay a visit to Taiwan or not, White House Spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre told a news briefing.

"We have been clear and said that there is no trip that had been announced and we leave it to the Speaker to make this decision," Jean-Pierre stated.

"The president has been a senator for 36 years and he understands how this process works and it is not up to him to make this decision for where the Speaker goes," she said. "So, there is no public disagreement…"