Karine Jean-Pierre: “This is what the president has been working towards. For over a year, he has talked about having an economy where no one…”

Calls for genocide are unacceptable. It's vile, and it's counter to everything this country stands for. I can't believe I even have to say that.

We obviously take these threats very seriously, but we have not seen any reason to adjust our own nuclear posture at this time.

I determined that the danger we face as a country requires freeing ourselves of boxes.

We need to be clear-eyed and questioning, rather than blindly loyal and obedient as we may have been in the past.