KJP goes viral for all the wrong reasons after calling fallen soldiers 'military folks' in barely coherent interview

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre went viral on Monday for all of the wrong reasons.

Over the weekend, three American servicemen were killed and more than 40 others were injured in a drone attack. They were stationed at a U.S. outpost in northeast Jordan. The U.S. government said Iran-supported militants were responsible for the attack.

During an interview on MSNBC, Jean-Pierre spoke about the fallen soldiers — but appeared nearly unable to piece together a coherent statement.

What I will say, our deepest, uh, obviously, our deepest condolences go out and our heartfelt condolences go out to the families, uh, who lost, uh, three, three brave, uh, three brave, uh, three brave — three folks who are military folks who are brave, who are always fighting, who are fighting on behalf of this administration, of the American people, obviously, more so, more importantly.

Uh, we lost those souls as the president said yesterday when he was in South Carolina. Our hearts go out to their families and friends. And let's not forget: there are wounded, also wounded soldier, military forces as well, and our hearts go out to them, and so I want to make sure that we offer up those deep, uh, deep thoughtful condolences to them.

The interview drew sharp rebuke, not only for being a rambling mess, but because Jean-Pierre described fallen soldiers as "military folks" who fought for the Biden administration.

• "Our service members swear an oath to defend the Constitution of the United States. They are not fighting 'on behalf of' the Biden team. This is incredibly disrespectful," Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas) responded.
• "Now we know why they keep rolling out Kirby," Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) said.
• "Note to the Press Secretary @PressSec: These are not 'folks'. They are service members who gave their lives NOT for this administration, but for the Country they serve! They are our best and deserve better than this," former Rep. Doug Collins (R), who is an Air Force colonel, said.
• "We don't fight for any administration @PressSec, only the Constitution, which yours doesn't even follow dip****," retired Air Force Col. Rob Maness said.
• "Folks, this is what she's like during every single White House press briefing. She frequently gets tenses wrong, makes things plural or singular when they shouldn't be, and uses wrong words. It's impressive how bad she is," journalist Curtis Houck said.
• "It truly is amazing to see that after almost two years on the job [how] it's possible that Karine Jean-Pierre is only get[ting] worse at her job..." media reporter Joe Concha reacted.
• "KJP confirms everyone’s greatest fears about this administration: that it’s run by stupid, incompetent people with no patriotism and no grasp at all of any problem our nation is facing," Allie Beth Stuckey noted.

President Joe Biden has vowed to respond to the attack, but top U.S. officials say the U.S. will not go to war with Iran.

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