Biden's Watch Controversy: MSNBC Host Jen Psaki Alters Book After Backlash

Amidst criticism, MSNBC host Jen Psaki will revise her book to remove a claim that President Biden did not look at his watch during a ceremony for fallen service members.

Amidst mounting criticism, MSNBC host Jen Psaki has announced that she will alter future reprints of her book to remove a claim that President Biden did not look at his watch during a ceremony for fallen service members.

Psaki, who served as Biden's White House press secretary before joining MSNBC, initially claimed in her book, "Say More," that Biden never looked at his watch "during the ceremony." However, a report by Axios noted that Psaki's version contradicted pictures and Gold Star families' firsthand accounts.

After initially declining comment, Psaki changed her tune after online backlash and told Axios "the detail in a few lines of the book about the exact number of times he looked at his watch will be removed in future reprints and the eBook."

The soon-to-be removed version of Psaki's book claimed "the president looked at his watch only after the ceremony had ended," and the MSNBC star insisted Biden's critics misrepresented the facts to make Biden appear insensitive. However, Gold Star families have long said they saw Biden check his watch multiple times during the dignified transfer ceremony.

In 2021, USA Today issued a correction on a "fact check" of the incident after initially claiming Biden only checked his watch when the ceremony was over. USA Today took heat for suggesting the Gold Star families who alleged they saw Biden check his watch multiple times during the dignified transfer ceremony had lied, and the paper issued a correction.

USA TODAY ISSUES CORRECTION ON 'FACT CHECK' AFTER CLAIMING BIDEN CHECKED WATCH 'ONLY AFTER CEREMONY' AT DOVER

Psaki also mistakenly cited a Washington Post passage to bolster her account, Axios reported, when the sentences she cited actually came from USA Today.

The book, "Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World," hit stores last week. Psaki, who joined MSNBC in May 2022 and has continued to be a reliable Biden supporter, was blasted by conservatives on social media.

Psaki joined MSNBC after a bidding war for her services between the left-leaning cable outlet and CNN. She has been defensive about her past work for Biden, objecting to comparisons between her and ex-Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel during the latter's brief tenure as an NBC News analyst.

Fox News Digital's Joseph A. Wulfsohn contributed to this report.