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Another day, another disaster for White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. Eventually, she is going to burn out on the continual slapstick comedy bits that the press briefings have become. She can only wipe the pie off of her face so many times before she hands in her two weeks’ notice. Then she’ll take a gig with CNN where nobody will ask her anything and she can become the star she was destined to be. That will be a sad day, since waiting for the story of the latest flub or blooper has become a bit of a tradition. A...

VIDEOMy favorite foreign journalist at White House press briefings is Simon Ateba of Today News Africa who asks questions that are NOT scripted in advance as is the case with many other reporters at those briefings. Here you can see him on July 6 asking a very UNCOMFORTABLE question that causes White House Press Secretary Karine Jeanne-Pierre to once again become HILARIOUSLY flustered while NOT really answering his question.

Washington, D.C. has more leaks than a Viking River Cruise with a hull fashioned out of Swiss cheese. To his chagrin, our 45th President Donald J. Trump discovered that…starkly and early-on. But every U.S. President in the past century came to realize—some sooner, some later—that weasels within the Executive Branch or within our permanent Washington “establishment” exist for little more than to leak secrets to favorable media.The Bay of Pigs failure under JFK..the Pentagon Papers in the Vietnam era…leaks within the Nixon White House during Watergate…the Benghazi tragedy presided over by Hillary “What difference at this point does it make”...

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resident Biden's first formal press conference is in the books, and it was deeply embarrassing to anyone who thinks the media's job is to hold presidents accountable. Taxpayer-enabled PBS White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor was the worst. She complimented the president, saying: "You've said over and over again that immigrants shouldn't come to this country right now; this isn't the time to come. That message is not being received. Instead, the perception of you that got you elected as a moral, decent man is the reason why a lot of immigrants are coming to this country and are trusting you...

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James S. Brady Press Briefing Room2:17 P.M. EDTMS. MCENANY:  Hello, everyone.  So I’m going to start with a few housekeeping announcements.  First of all, the President’s annual physical results are ready for release.  The full memo will be released shortly.  But in summary, the President remains healthy.Also, I’d like to congratulate the winners of last night’s primary elections.  President Trump has now endorsed candidates and has a 64 to 0 record in congressional, special, and primary election races since the midterms, demonstrating the strength of and support for the President’s agenda across the country as evidenced in the 64...

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room2:11 P.M. EDTMS. MCENANY:  Hello, everyone.  I hope you all had an enjoyable weekend.  I have some brief announcements for you today — just that now we have 760 sites and retail locations in 45 states, plus the District of Columbia.  CVS is planning to open an additional 650 sites.  These are encouraging numbers.  It’s, again, a testament to our private sector for all that they’ve done in partnering with the administration and helping to stop the spread of the coronavirus.Also skilled nursing facilities — there was an announcement that I just want to...

President Trump held a press briefing at the White House Monday to deliver an update on the administration’s efforts in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic. It was all pretty basic back-and-forth between Trump and the White House correspondents present, until toward the end. As happens, one reporter tried to make an answer from Trump into a personal affront against her specifically because of her ethnicity. It didn’t end well.CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang tried to pick a fight with the president after he responded to a question she asked. She used her time to put him...

President Donald Trump abruptly ended a coronavirus press briefing on Monday after he was challenged by an Asian American reporter for CBS News why he told her to “ask China” about coronavirus testing, and later by a CNN correspondent who tried to ask further queries. Weijia Jiang asked Trump why he was emphasizing that the U.S. was doing better than any other country when it comes to testing. “Why does that matter? Why is this a global competition to you if every day Americans are still losing their lives and we are still seeing more cases every day?” she asked....

Rose Garden6:14 P.M. EDTTHE PRESIDENT:  Thank you very much.  Please.  Very importantly, I’d like to begin by saying that we’ve just reached agreement — the Secretary of Treasury, Steve Mnuchin, with the major airlines, all of our great airlines — to participate in a Payroll Support Program.  This agreement will fully support airline industry workers, preserve the vital role airlines play in our economy, and protect taxpayers.  Our airlines are now in good shape, and they will get over a very tough period of time that was not caused by them.The United States is continuing to make substantial progress...

White House COVID-19 Briefing.

Friday’s press briefing with President Trump and his COVID-19 Taskforce was not only informative, but it was also downright entertaining. There was even a surprise guest, at least a surprise to the viewers. One moment that set the online universe on fire was when Peter Alexander of NBC made the mistake of accusing President Trump of lying to the public about the seriousness of the pandemic. He later tried to explain that he was tossing Trump a softball question, hoping the president would take the pitch and hit it out of the park by reassuring everyone that this crisis...

Live Stream from the press briefing scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m. EDT

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin mocked CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta during Tuesday’s press briefing for asking a “ridiculous” question. Reporters shouted over each other as Mnuchin and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addressed the media and Acosta was told to “go ahead” with his question. “Is this national security team a mess?” Acosta asked, referring to Tuesday morning’s exit of the Trump administration's third national security adviser, John Bolton. “Absolutely not. That’s the most ridiculous question I’ve ever heard of,” Mnuchin fired back. “The national security team, which is what you asked, consists of the national security adviser, the...

The White House briefing room has many functions: a storage space for tripods and camera gear, a backdrop for visitor photos, a temporary workspace for journalists without a desk.What it is not, at least since March 11, is a venue for President Trump’s press secretary to brief reporters on administration policies. Next week will mark six months since the last White House “daily” briefing, another erosion of transparency and democracy under Trump or a sad indictment of the “fake news” media’s incivility, depending on your view."The reason Sarah Sanders does not go to the 'podium' much anymore is that the...

Video at link. CNN’s Jim Acosta made his return to the James S. Brady room on Tuesday for a press briefing with Sarah Sanders -- 20 days after the reporter was temporarily banned from the White House. Sanders, who until Tuesday hadn't held a briefing in weeks, took questions after sessions with National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow and National Security Adviser John Bolton – during which Acosta kept quiet. The press secretary eventually called on Acosta, who asked if President Trump would recommend that Paul Manafort should cooperate with authorities going forward. The questioning grew tenser -- though not...

Click on the link. I wish I had the talent this person has. Does anyone know who did it?

Live Stream: Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders White House Press Briefing About to start - the camera is focused on an open door with breathless anticipation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oqrf8pESR0M

In an exclusive interview with Fox News’ Jeanine Pirro, President Donald Trump said he could do the White House press briefings on his own every two weeks. Trump tweeted early Friday that it’s natural for his press team to be inaccurate sometimes because he is such an “active president.” In a preview of an interview to be aired Saturday night, Judge Jeanine Pirro asked Trump, “Are you moving so quickly that your communications department cannot keep up with you?” “Yes,” Trump responded. “That’s true.” “So what do we do about that?” Pirro asked. In another tweet, Trump had said the...