- The White House was again forced to defend firing five pot-smoking staffers during Wednesday’s press briefing
- Press secretary Jen Psaki was asked how aides could get axed after Vice President Kamala Harris has admitted to smoking pot
- Harris even said, ‘It gives people joy and we need more joy in this world,’ a reporter reminded Psaki
- Psaki stuck to her position that the White House allowed more people to serve than previous administrations would have
- Of the five people let go over pot-smoking, Psaki said a number had ‘other security issues that were raised’
- On Thursday, The Daily Beast reported that dozens of Biden staffers had been suspended, told to work remotely or asked to resign due to past pot use
