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brooklynite

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6. Are you saying her comments or not true? Or are you upset that conservative media leaped on them?
Thu Dec 16, 2021, 12:39 AM
Dec 2021
Whitehouse.gov

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, December 7, 2021

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — congresswoman — said earlier this week also that she doubted allegations of organized retail thefts. She believed it was a Walgreens in California that cited it, but the data didn’t back it up. Does the President believe that organized retail theft is really happening? And should it be on the stores themselves to take action to prevent it?

MS. PSAKI: Well, we don’t agree. And I think our actions and the work that we have had in working with the Justice Department, the FBI, and federal law enforcement show that we take — we’ve seen some of these extremely video — extremely disturbing videos showing retail thefts in both major retailers — as well as state and local leaders, like Governor Newsom, have identified this as a serious concern.

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