The White House said Friday night that President Joe Biden has “followed the coverage” of the most recent Jan. 6 committee hearing and remains vigilant about protecting democracy.
Biden has made the threat to democracy he says is posed by former President Donald Trump and “MAGA Republicans,” a central part of his midterm election campaign messaging.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters during a gaggle aboard Air Force One that the hearings were a “somber reminder” that democracy remains at risk.
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Committee leaders have framed their efforts as an investigation into the 2021 Capitol riot that delayed the congressional certification of Biden’s win and a broader conspiracy to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Critics argue that it is a relitigation of Trump geared toward the midterm elections, conducted by Democrats and two anti-Trump Republicans who have largely turned on the party and will not be in Congress next year.
Thursday’s hearing was widely expected to be the last, but the committee voted to subpoena Trump. It will be the last public hearing before November’s elections.
Trump has repeated claims of widespread election fraud stealing the presidency from him, unproven allegations believed by those who stormed the Capitol. He has blasted the committee as “highly partisan.”
Republicans, who are seeking to dethrone narrow Democratic majorities in both houses of Congress in next month’s elections, can expect to be asked about the Trump subpoena on the campaign trail.
The White House has praised the committee’s investigative work.
Jean-Pierre said Friday that Biden “watches it closely” and “believes that work is important and should continue to move forward.”
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The exchange occurred as Biden was flying from California to Oregon as part of a four-day campaign swing.
