Selective: Jen Psaki’s “Strike Forces” Phrase Does Not Mean Forced Vaccines

During a July 6th White House briefing, Press Secretary Jen Psaki described the White House’s ongoing efforts to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to American citizens. “We’re going to continue to press to get 12- to 18-year-olds vaccinated, to continue to work with communities where there are lower vaccination rates,” she said. “That’s one of the reasons we initiated these strike forces to go into communities and work with them to determine what they need; to take a localized, specific approach that works with elected officials and communities.” 

The press briefing was over an hour long, and addressed many other subjects. Soon after, social media users began to hone in on the phrase “strike forces.” A video clip of this part of the briefing appeared online, with the title “White House announces ‘strike forces’ to target anti-vaxxers.” Another video claimed to have “acquired” a document from the government, which allegedly instructed strike force members to trespass, lie, and force vaccines on unwilling people.  

Many on social media are now declaring that they will resist the strike force's vaccination attempts. Some of these posts have gained thousands of interactions.