{"id":125625,"date":"2022-02-25T07:40:59","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T07:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=125625"},"modified":"2022-02-25T07:40:59","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T07:40:59","slug":"jen-psaki-responds-ted-cruzs-peppermint-patty-dig-im-a-little-tougher-than-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/politics\/jen-psaki-responds-ted-cruzs-peppermint-patty-dig-im-a-little-tougher-than-that\/","title":{"rendered":"Jen Psaki responds Ted Cruz\u2019s \u2018Peppermint Patty\u2019 dig: \u2018I\u2019m a little tougher than that\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/cf-images.us-east-1.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/694940094001\/223d7351-3202-4c0e-9843-b949712ac549\/67501be8-61b7-4a0c-8c26-002c2ad24693\/1280x720\/match\/931\/524\/image.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\"><\/p>\n<h4>Fox News Flash top headlines for February 24<\/h4>\n<p>Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what&#8217;s clicking on Foxnews.com.<\/p>\n<p>White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday appeared to brush off Sen. Ted Cruz\u2019s comparing her to one of the &#8220;Peanuts&#8221; characters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Fla., Cruz brought up Psaki\u2019s response to the ongoing controversy surrounding podcaster Joe Rogan and media company Spotify.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<fieldset id=\"radio-btn-0\"><input id=\"img-1\" name=\"radio-btn-0\" type=\"radio\" checked=\"checked\"> <\/p>\n<li>  <label for=\"img-2\" class=\"next\"><br \/>\n          next<br \/>\n        <\/label> Image 1 of 3 <\/p>\n<p><span>White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, in Washington.<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<p><input id=\"img-2\" name=\"radio-btn-0\" type=\"radio\"> <\/p>\n<li> <label for=\"img-1\" class=\"prev\"><br \/>\n          prev<br \/>\n        <\/label> <label for=\"img-3\" class=\"next\"><br \/>\n          next<br \/>\n        <\/label> Image 2 of 3 <\/p>\n<p><span>Peppermint Patty<\/span> <span>(The Peanuts)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<p><input id=\"img-3\" name=\"radio-btn-0\" type=\"radio\"> <\/p>\n<li> <label for=\"img-2\" class=\"prev\"><br \/>\n          prev<br \/>\n        <\/label>  Image 3 of 3 <\/p>\n<p><span>Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, in Orlando, Fla.<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/John Raoux)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/fieldset>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Not getting the boos at the mention of Psaki\u2019s name, Cruz quipped: &#8220;Oh come on. Jen Psaki doesn\u2019t get the (Canadian Prime Minister) Justin Trudeau treatment?&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When the crowd did finally boo, Cruz said, &#8220;You know, Peppermint Patty deserves some love.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A reporter asked Psaki to respond to Cruz during a press conference at the White House.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Don\u2019t tell him I like Peppermint Patty. So, I\u2019m not gonna take it too offensively,&#8221; she said, adding: &#8220;Senator Cruz, I like Peppermint Patty. I\u2019m a little tougher than that. But there ya go.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Peppermint Patty,&#8221; whose full name is Patricial Reichardt, is a character in the &#8220;Peanuts&#8221; comic strip and TV series in the 1960s.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/jen-psaki-ted-cruz-peppermint-patty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fox News Flash top headlines for February 24 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what&#8217;s clicking on Foxnews.com. 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