Reports rolled in late last week that Biden plans to use $30 million in taxpayer funds to supply druggies with free ‘smoke kits’. The news scorched the tail of every taxpayer who heard that addicts would receive free crack pipes. (I’m paraphrasing for the week). And overly confident White House Press Sec announced that that information is incorrect.
Fox News’ Jacqui Heinrich asked if Biden planned to give out pipes to addicts, “can you clarify for us, were they never a part of the kit, or were they removed in response to this reporting and this pushback?”
“They were never a part of the kit. It was inaccurate reporting and we wanted to put out information to make that clear,” Psaki responded.
Heinrich then asked Psaki, “What is in the Safe Smoking kit?
“[Safe Smoking Kits] may contain alcohol swabs, lip balm, other materials to promote hygiene and reduce the transmission of diseases like HIV and hepatitis. I would note that what we’re really talking about here is steps we’re taking as a federal government to address the opioid epidemic, which is killing tens of thousands, if not more, Americans every single day, week, month of the year.”
“There was inaccurate information out there,” Psaki continued on the subject of the Washington Free Beacon story. “This policy is focused on harm reduction strategies, including prioritizing the use of fentanyl test strips and clean syringes.”
That’s right… Biden never planned to give out free crack pipes. It was ‘clean syringes’—Because that’s better how?
“These programs are intended to save lives,” Psaki added.
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More Psaki condemning the @FreeBeacon story from @PatrickHauf: "There was inaccurate information out there…This policy is focused on harm reduction strategies, including prioritizing the use of fentanyl test strips and clean syringes…These programs are intended to save lives" pic.twitter.com/qToIEYOrOP
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“[D]oes the administration support any effort then to distribute drug paraphernalia like the crack pipes were hearing about?” Heinrich asked.
“[T]he statement makes clear we don’t support federal funding, direct or indirect for pipes,” Psaki responded.
“What would you say to critics who are concerned that the Biden administration is somehow encouraging illegal drug use?” Heinrich asked in conclusion.
Psaki responded by saying that “we’re losing an American life every five minutes to overdose,” and that we don’t have “time for political games.” Which sounds like code for; the Biden administration thinks those numbers are too low so he plans to hand out kits to help people get high.