Jean-Pierre answered journalists’ questions at the daily press conference. Giving information about the fiscal year 2024 budget that Biden will present to Congress tomorrow, Jean-Pierre said, “Within the budget that Biden will announce tomorrow, the budget deficit will decrease by approximately 3 trillion dollars in the next 10 years.” used the phrase.
In this context, Jean-Pierre stated that while reducing the costs for those who invest in the USA, reforms will be made regarding the taxes to be paid by the rich and large companies.
IRAN’S BATTLESHIPS IN BRAZIL
When asked about the US position on Iran’s warships in Brazil, Jean-Pierre replied that in the past these ships were used to facilitate illegal activities and were subject to sanctions.
Emphasizing that Brazil, as a sovereign country, makes its own decisions and determines how it will relate to other countries, including Iran, Jean-Pierre stated that the United States has clearly stated its position to the relevant countries regarding the docking of the ships in question.
By hosting warships belonging to the “Iranian regime that brutally oppresses its own people, supplies Russia with weapons for use in war, attacks Ukraine, engages in terrorism and destabilizes the world over nuclear weapons,” the spokesman said Brazil could deliver the wrong message. He defended the view that he had given the money and applied a policy in the wrong direction.
DECLARATION OF DRUG CARTELS TERRORISTS
Regarding the Republicans in Congress declaring Mexican drug cartels a “foreign terrorist organization”, Jean-Pierre evaluated that declaring these organizations as foreign terrorist organizations would not give them a new authority that they do not already have.
Jean-Pierre stated that the USA has imposed strong sanctions and taken the necessary measures in the context of combating especially the organizations engaged in narcotic smuggling and the persons and organizations involved in it. (AA)