With a major snowstorm hitting DC right now, White House press secretary Jen Psaki wondered why stores and restaurants were closing ahead of the storm:
Growing up in the northeast I will never understand the closing of stores and restaurants when there is barely an inch of snow on the ground yet.
— Jen Psaki (@jrpsaki) January 16, 2022
Is it the ice? We think it may be because of the ice on the roads:
This is another crash Virginia State Police says they responded to this morning on 195 in Richmond. They are advising drivers to use caution while on the roads.
FULL STORY >>> https://t.co/2nGGZc5L1c pic.twitter.com/tHpXoi7r4J
— NBC12 WWBT Richmond (@NBC12) January 16, 2022
Here’s what it looked like an hour after she it send:
Some snowy scenes around Arlington a few minutes ago. @capitalweather @WTOPtraffic @ARLnowDOTcom @hhowardWTOP @VaDOTNOVA @suepalkafox5dc #snow #weather #vatraffic #traffic #395cam #STATcam pic.twitter.com/zMfo5kXNzC
— Dave Statter (@STATter911) January 16, 2022
As a matter of fact, at about the same time as Psaki was sending those words of wisdom, officials in DC were begging people to get off the roads:
If you can, stay off the roads! During snow events it’s best to stay off the roads. Fewer cars on the roads allows our crews space to pretreat and plow. It also helps our crews clear the roadways as quickly as possible. pic.twitter.com/IvOZuSCuUc
— DC Department of Public Works (@DCDPW) January 16, 2022
And what’s even funnier is how quickly blue-checks have turned on her. Maybe they’re as tired of her spin as we are?
Jen Psucky https://t.co/i2pkYBVL5r
— Brian McFadden (@BrianMc_Fadden) January 16, 2022
Please quit your job. https://t.co/j4RYxv1s2c
— Mx. D.E. Anderson (@diannaeanderson) January 16, 2022
I find it embarrassing that the White House press secretary is doing this very tired take. https://t.co/jgHfyYIGLa
— Nathalie Baptiste (@nhbaptiste) January 16, 2022
I am starting to wonder if @jrpsaki is a psy op sent to ruin the Democrats’ re-election chances and generally destabilize the republic https://t.co/9sNvar3aU0
— Dr. Thrasher (@thrasherxy) January 16, 2022
Absolutely perfect self-own from an administration that’s becoming known for self-ownage https://t.co/TzQpC8OdEy
— SPIRAL CURSE DEMARCO (@Clarknova1) January 16, 2022
Perhaps you should Google, preparation. https://t.co/5vUZqdmeY0
— Shay Stewart Bouley (@blackgirlinmain) January 16, 2022
People die in horrid car accidents here because our roads are not salted + there are not enough plows when it does snow more. Sit down. https://t.co/0bhMelQ4vv
— Dr. Sarah Parcak (@indyfromspace) January 16, 2022
Quite the statement to make just two weeks after hundreds of working people, including federal employees, were stranded overnight on an icy highway https://t.co/t6RoMyGN9r
— Alissa Walker (@awalkerinLA) January 16, 2022
That is because you don’t understand public infrastructure 🙂 https://t.co/ioFVXpyt25
— CHOAM Nomsky (@samthielman) January 16, 2022
Because a temporary pause in normal activity literally saves lives, it's basic public health.
(Yes, yes, I know the Biden @WhiteHouse has made clear their only familiarity with the concept is as a target for sarcastic derision.) https://t.co/miEtPiOha3
— Matthew "unwell anyway" Cortland, JD (@mattbc) January 16, 2022
OK so now I understand why they didn’t just send everyone free Covid tests and N95s immediately https://t.co/fku6kO4P7G
— Jonathan M. Katz (@KatzOnEarth) January 16, 2022
Gosh, this woman is obsessed with telling us she doesn’t care about workers. https://t.co/DVwpFFDr7D
— Jess Scarane (@JessforDelaware) January 16, 2022
It’s been like all of two weeks since a sitting Senator was trapped on a highway overnight because he was out commuting in a winter storm. https://t.co/OsAHzQYlkI
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) January 16, 2022
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