**White House Inconsistency: Unwilling to Discuss PGA-LIV Golf Merger**
The White House’s reluctance to address the PGA-LIV Golf merger openly contradicts previous stances on similar matters. Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre continually dodged questions on the topic while maintaining that the administration does not comment on private entity mergers. However, Fox News reporter Jacqui Heinrich highlighted the inconsistency between this claim and past White House actions.
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The current approach of the White House to stay silent on the PGA-LIV Golf merger has raised quite a few eyebrows. Karine Jean-Pierre, the Press Secretary, was questioned by four different reporters about the merger, but she consistently refused to provide any information or President Biden’s reaction to it. Her statement, “We’ve been very clear, when it comes to mergers, when it comes to a private entity, we do not comment,” demonstrates the administration’s supposed position on such matters.
However, as Jacqui Heinrich rightfully pointed out during the press briefing, this stance differs from past White House reactions to similar situations. She referred to a Wall Street Journal article implying that the merger may be a show of defiance by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman towards Biden. When asked if not commenting on the merger could make the president appear weak, Jean-Pierre denied the suggestion but quickly moved on without addressing Heinrich’s follow-up questions.
Contrary to Jean-Pierre’s claims, the administration has indeed commented on private business deals when politically convenient. During her
