{"id":31391,"date":"2021-07-27T23:45:21","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T23:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=31391"},"modified":"2021-07-27T23:45:25","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T23:45:25","slug":"psaki-asked-if-chipman-nomination-would-be-pulled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=31391","title":{"rendered":"Psaki Asked If Chipman Nomination Would Be Pulled"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:3675,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.whitehouse.gov\\\/briefing-room\\\/press-briefings\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/27\\\/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-jen-psaki-july-27-2021&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20250116065131\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.whitehouse.gov\\\/briefing-room\\\/press-briefings\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/27\\\/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-jen-psaki-july-27-2021\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-16 15:43:02&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-20 15:27:28&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-24 04:34:04&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404}],&quot;broken&quot;:true,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-24 04:34:04&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:3676,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/billingsgazette.com\\\/opinion\\\/columnists\\\/guest-opinion-tester-cannot-support-both-chipman-and-2nd-amendment\\\/article_6be5e932-6979-5d88-81c4-e11ea11f1495.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20230426202201\\\/https:\\\/\\\/billingsgazette.com\\\/opinion\\\/columnists\\\/guest-opinion-tester-cannot-support-both-chipman-and-2nd-amendment\\\/article_6be5e932-6979-5d88-81c4-e11ea11f1495.html&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-16 15:43:11&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-20 15:27:33&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-20 15:27:33&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>A reporter asked White House Press Secretary Jen &#8220;Baghdad Bob&#8221; Psaki if the President was going to pull Chipman&#8217;s nomination to head BATFE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/press-briefings\/2021\/07\/27\/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-jen-psaki-july-27-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here is the Q&amp;A from the White House website:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Q\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 And on a different topic: What is the White House doing to specifically win over support from Democrats on the nomination of David Chipman to lead the ATF?\u00a0 Senator Durbin just told us this morning that Democrats don\u2019t have the votes, and Senator Tester also signaled this morning that the nomination could even be pulled.\u00a0 So does \u2014 is the White House still pushing through on that nomination?\u00a0 And what is the White House doing to whip up votes?\u00a0<\/p><p>MS. PSAKI:\u00a0 Well, I\u2019d first remind people, as you well know, but for others, that not only is he a veteran of the ATF, but he\u2019s somebody who has been a supporter of smart gun reform measures that could save lives of people across the country.\u00a0 And we \u2014 the President felt quite confident in the \u2014 his qualifications and his ability to lead the agency at a time where it hasn\u2019t been led for many years.\u00a0<\/p><p>In terms of our specific legislative strategy, I\u2019d really have to talk to the team and see where things stand with that.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Forbes captured this exchange and you can watch Psaki start to dance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rw-2Ky_NTnE\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>You have to believe Tester is praying that Chipman&#8217;s nomination is pulled so he doesn&#8217;t have to go on record. At the end of last week a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/billingsgazette.com\/opinion\/columnists\/guest-opinion-tester-cannot-support-both-chipman-and-2nd-amendment\/article_6be5e932-6979-5d88-81c4-e11ea11f1495.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">guest editorial by Donald Trump, Jr. appeared in the Billings Gazette<\/a><\/strong> saying that Tester cannot support both Chipman and the Second Amendment. 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