The White House tried to deflect charges by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin Thursday that President Obama’s policies are to blame for her son’s domestic violence charges.
White House press secretary Josh Earnest said sometimes jokes about Mrs. Palin “come pretty easy,” but domestic violence is a serious matter.
“I can tell you that the reaction of some people is to make light of the rhetoric that we see on the campaign trail, particularly from governor Palin, but the fact is domestic violence is not a joke,” Mr. Earnest said. “The issues she’s talking about are quite serious, and certainly issues that we take quite seriously here.”
He said he didn’t know whether Mr. Obama was aware of her comments.
At a rally Wednesday following her endorsement of Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, Mrs. Palin tried to tie her son Track’s recent arrest to the president’s policies toward combat veterans.
“They come back wondering if there is that respect for what it is that their fellow soldiers and airmen every other member of the military so sacrificially have given to this country,” she said. “That starts from the top. It’s a shame that our military personnel even have to wonder, if they have to question, if they’re respected anymore. It starts from the top.”
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