'Global headwinds' blamed for election result in first White House briefing since Nov 5

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre attributed the Democrats' election losses partly to global challenges affecting incumbent leaders worldwide. “There’s going to be a lot of punditry, a lot of election experts who are going to have their opinions, who are going to have their thoughts, but the president is very, very proud of what he’s been able to accomplish and incredibly impressed with what the vice president was able to do,” Jean-Pierre said.