It happened when Joe Biden’s spokeswoman, Karine Jean Pierre, was asked about how appropriate it is for Washington leaders like House Speaker Mike Johnson to be attending Trump’s New York trial, where District Attorney Alvin Bragg claims bookkeeping violations that are misdemeanors are felonies because Trump did them.

She said, “So look, I can’t speak to uh, um — I don’t want to comment as this is related to 2024 elections. And I can’t speak to the speaker’s schedule, that is something for him to decide on.”