Karine Jean-Pierre, the press secretary of the White House, has chosen not to address a statement made by New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) regarding the lack of computer knowledge among Black children in the Bronx.
During a press briefing on Wednesday, a reporter asked, “New York Gov. Kathy Hochul made a controversial comment yesterday… while discussing the need to bring AI jobs to Black ad brown communities. She said ‘Right now, we have young black kids growing up in the Bronx who don’t even know what the word computer is.’ What is the White House’s response to that?”
“I’m gonna be super mindful. I have not heard these comments, so I want to make sure I go back, read the comments, get a sense of what was happening here,” Jean-Pierre responded.
She added, “I just want to go back and see exactly… I know you’re reading an excerpt or a line from what she said, but I just want to be super, super mindful here.”
The reporter then asked, “Does the White House believe it is right to insinuate that Black kids don’t know what the word computer is?”
“I mean look, obviously we don’t think that is the right way to speak about young people in any way, in any form, but I do want to be mindful and to be fair here and to go back and hear exactly what she said,” Jean-Pierre responded.
Watch:
Q: "NY Gov. Kathy Hochul made a controversial comment yesterday…she said 'Right now, we have young black kids growing up in the Bronx who don't even know what the word computer is.' What is the White House’s response to that?"
KJP: "I'm gonna be super mindful. I have not heard… pic.twitter.com/0EH8BNMjiY
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