Karine Jean-Pierre: “I determined that the danger we face as a country requires freeing ourselves of boxes.”

It is repugnant, these types of comments, it is un-American to say these types of things. Exactly, the kind of hateful and divisive rhetoric that we should denounce and we should not -- should not be part of the fabric of this country. No…

But what I'll be very clear about is we're going to not going to govern by polls here. We're going to -- or poll numbers. We're going to focus on delivering for the American people. That's going to be our focus.

So, here`s the thing -- and I was asked this question earlier today -- I don`t know why we would reach out to a governor or governors who are clearly playing a political game, right? It is something that they`re doing not to find a…

I appreciate the historic nature. I really do. But I believe that being behind this podium, being in this room, being in this building is not about one person. It`s about, you know, what we do on behalf of the American people.