Live: White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds briefing

White House press secretary Jen Psaki is holding her daily briefing as the US Summit for Democracy continues in Washington DC. US President Joe Biden arranged the inaugural summit to tackle the “recession” in democratic values that the world has been experiencing over the past number of years. More than 100 countries were invited to take part in the summit, but notable absentees were Russia and China, who both released a statement dismissing the event and Biden’s “Cold-War mentality”. Watch more videos at Independent TV: https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/edit... Like us on Facebook:   / theindependentonline   Follow us on Twitter:   / independent   Follow us on Instagram:   / the.independent   Subscribe to Independent Premium for exclusive content and live events: https://bit.ly/2MiOONB