WATCH: Jen Psaki Responds When a Reporter Asks If Biden Should Use Joe Rogan as a Vaccine Messenger
An awful lot of people listen to Joe Rogan’s podcast. And those listeners have been urged to be very hesitant about getting the COVID-19 vaccine. During a recent presser, a reporter brought up the podcast host to Jen Psaki asking if Joe Biden should ask Rogan to help him convince unvaccinated people to get their shot.
Politico’s Daniel Lippman queried, “Is there going to be any change in strategy in terms of messaging? You know, you guys have — had, like, the Jonas Brothers and others. But what are we — you know, Joe Rogan?”
Psaki responded:
“You know, I would say, Daniel, that our approach to date has been that we have looked for trusted messengers. And some of them may have been people who supported President Biden, and many of them were not.
And it’s been important to us to reach communities, meet people where they are, including with voices — some of them have been local officials. We found — and this is no surprise to most people who have been covering politics — but local officials, local leaders, pediatricians, they are often the most trusted voices in communities, but also to work with voices of people who, again, may not have voted for the President but can be effective in helping encourage people to get vaccinated.”
Watch a clip of the question and answer below:
Following President Biden’s TikTok collab with the @jonasbrothers, reporter asks Press Sec. Jen Psaki if there are plans to invite Joe Rogan to the White House. pic.twitter.com/Bm7iaScBqV
— The Recount (@therecount) January 5, 2022
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