White House press secretary Jen Psaki is already talking about leaving her job at the White House a year from now. “I think it’s going to be time for somebody else to have this job, in a year from now or about a year from now,” she said in a podcast interview with her former boss, Barack Obama Campaign Manager David Axelrod. Psaki previously worked for the Obama campaign as a press aide and also served as a spokesperson at the State Department during the Obama administration before ultimately taking the White House communications director job at the White House. She said when she first spoke with Biden’s team about taking the press secretary job, she agreed to do it for roughly a year. Axelrod said during the podcast that Psaki was a “dark horse” candidate for the White House press secretary position when former TIME journalist Jay Carney replaced Obama’s first press secretary, Robert Gibbs. “I remember thinking, thank God I didn’t get that job because I would not have … [Read more...] about Jen Psaki Already Talking About Stepping Down as Press Secretary — Next Year
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Jen Psaki: It’s ‘Maddening’ People Keep Asking Joe Biden to Visit the Border
White House press secretary Jen Psaki expressed her frustration with people asking why President Joe Biden will not visit the Southern border in an interview she gave as the migrant crisis continues. Psaki spoke about the crisis and the White House response to it in an interview with former President Barack Obama’s campaign manager David Axelrod. She acknowledged the border was an “important issue” that the Biden White House was “focused on” but argued more Americans were concerned with the coronavirus pandemic. “What percentage of the public is focused on the border?” she asked. “A much smaller percentage than who’s focused on the pandemic and the economy. So that may be maddening, but, you know, that’s what we try to do.” Axelrod said the effort to get the Biden administration to describe the border crisis as a crisis was “sort of a game that drives you nuts” in Washington, DC. “‘White House in crisis,'” Psaki replied, mocking cable news chyrons and headlines about the … [Read more...] about Jen Psaki: It’s ‘Maddening’ People Keep Asking Joe Biden to Visit the Border
Reporter Presses Jen Psaki On Biden’s False Claim About Background Checks At Gun Shows
Reporter for Real Clear Politics Phil Wegmann pressed White House press secretary Jen Psaki Thursday on President Joe Biden’s false claims that there are no background checks at gun shows. Wegmann attempted to get Psaki to clarify Biden’s remarks, but she instead contradicted what he said at his Thursday announcement of new executive gun control measures, and reiterated his position that he supports universal background checks . (RELATED: ‘Oh Please!’: Leo Terrell Rips Chris Hahn Over Use Of ‘The Race Card’ In Heated Gun Violence Debate) “The president said a moment ago ‘you go to a gun show, you can buy whatever you want, no background check.’ Is there a special exemption in federal law that he was referring to, or do FLA dealers not have to do background checks when they’re at a gun show?” Wegmann asked Psaki. Psaki, seemingly confused by the question, asked Wegmann if he was asking about Biden referring to a specific circumstance, to which Wegmann asked if it … [Read more...] about Reporter Presses Jen Psaki On Biden’s False Claim About Background Checks At Gun Shows
Psaki: White House ‘Respectfully Disagrees’ With Catholic Church Position That It’s Wrong To Use Aborted Babies For Research
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that the White House “respectfully disagrees” with the Catholic Church on the use of aborted fetal tissue for research. The chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities had condemned Biden’s move to reverse Trump’s ban on using aborted fetal tissue for tax-payer funded research. “The White House respectfully disagrees and we believe that it’s important to invest in science and look for opportunities to cure diseases, and I think that’s what this is hopeful to do,” Psaki said. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that the White House “respectfully disagrees” with the Catholic Church on the use of aborted fetal tissue for research. EWTN reporter Owen Jensen asked the White House press secretary Tuesday to address a statement from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops condemning President Joe Biden’s decision to reverse former President Donald Trump’s ban … [Read more...] about Psaki: White House ‘Respectfully Disagrees’ With Catholic Church Position That It’s Wrong To Use Aborted Babies For Research
White House provides ASL interpretation of president’s joint address for first time
The White House livestream of President Biden Joe Biden Biden prepping cybersecurity executive order in response to SolarWinds attack Photoshopped deer in Kevlar vests circulate after Biden gun control comment Majority of viewers approved of Biden address to Congress: poll MORE ’s address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday evening included an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter, the first time in history an administration has provided ASL interpretation for such an address. Prior to his address on Wednesday, Biden announced on Twitter that the White House livestream would include ASL interpretation to make the speech “accessible for all Americans.” To make tonight’s joint address accessible for all Americans, every White House livestream will have American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation for the first time in history. You can learn more about how to tune in here: https://t.co/0MicNU8f7S — President Biden (@POTUS) April 28, 2021 … [Read more...] about White House provides ASL interpretation of president’s joint address for first time
