The deputy White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has triggered calls to impeach President Joe Biden on Monday by brushing aside the federal court ruling putting a hold on the OSHA mandate and telling American businesses not to wait to vaccinate employees.
Asked about the pending case before the Fifth Circuit court of appeals Jean-Pierre – who has been filling in for White House press secretary Jen Psaki who tested positive for Covid-19announced on October 31 -pointed that companies should not wait and should make sure that they’re getting their workplace vaccinated.
Though her remark initially flew under the radar, CNBC highlighted it on Monday evening and sparked a barrage of criticism and people pointing out that ignoring court orders may well be grounds for impeaching Biden.
The emergency rule from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) – that has started as de facto vaccine mandate imposed by Biden – requires large companies with over 100 employees to mandate vaccination or imposing mandatory weekly tests at company expense.
The rule was originally announced in September and was promptly put on hold by the federal appeals court the minute it went into effect last week pending several legal challenges.
Jean-Pierre pointed that the administration – through the Department of Labor- has the responsibility and legal authority to protect workers and, in that line, DOJ will be defending these lawsuits.
The White House had a deadline until Monday evening to respond to the court though the US surgeon general stressed on Sunday the mandate is appropriate and necessary and noted that Biden administration would defend the mandate in court.
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