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WH won’t say if Jill Biden shielding ‘work husband’ Anthony Bernal from sex harassment allegations
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1:38Now PlayingWhite House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Thursday refused to say whether First Lady Jill Biden is shielding her “work husband” Anthony Bernal from verbal sexual harassment allegations — while saying she respects Bernal and considers him a “friend.”
Jean-Pierre defended Bernal — widely regarded as one of the most powerful White House officials — when a Post reporter pressed her about a trio of sources saying Bernal repeatedly speculates on the penis sizes of coworkers in a #MeToo power play.
“I don’t know who your sources are so I can’t — just with all due respect — I can’t speak to that… I mean, they’re blind sources,” Jean-Pierre said during her regular briefing, before vouching for her colleague.
“What I can speak to is you saw a statement from our Chief of Staff Jeff Zients saying they are ‘unfounded.’ You saw a very strong statement from Anthony himself… and he said the same.”
Zients has dismissed allegations as “unfounded” — without investigating them.
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