Psaki brushes off McConnell, calls criticisms of Biden?s speech ?hilarious?

Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., warns Democrats are trying to ‘propagandize’ election reform on ‘The Story.’White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki took aim at critics of President Biden's speech on voting rights, calling objections to his vitriolic tone "hilarious.""I know there has been a lot of claim of the offensive nature of the speech yesterday, which is hilarious on many levels, given how many people sat silently over the last four years for the former president," Psaki said during Wednesday's press briefing. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)BIDEN SAYS THOSE WHO OPPOSE DEMOCRAT VOTING RIGHTS BILL ARE ON THE SIDE OF JEFFERSON DAVIS"And that's why he gave such a strong speech yesterday," Psaki said.Psaki's remarks come after Biden's speech promoting election overhaul legislation was characterized by some as "combative" and "aggressive," while Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., called the president's remarks "unpresidential."McConnell said Biden "called millions of Americans his domestic enemies" in the speech and "shouted that if you disagree with him, you’re George Wallace.""George Wallace?" McConnell questioned. (AP )The minority leader's harsh words were in response to a portion of Biden's speech in which he implored lawmakers to support the Democratic-led effort to overhaul the U.S. election system, arguing that those who do not support the legislation will be compared to historical villains such as Bull Connor and Jefferson Davis."So I ask every elected official in America, how do you want to be remembered?" Biden said during remarks from the Atlanta University Center Consortium, on the campus of Clark Atlanta University and Morehouse College.