No matter who is president and no matter what party they belong to, there are always going to be complaints from some in the White House Press Corps about those who are tasked with speaking on behalf of the White House – most notably, the press secretaries. The complaints usually include but are not limited to one or more of the following: alleged unfairness over certain outlets being called on too much, not being called on at all or “not often enough,” the perception that the press secretary does not make him or herself more available in the hours outside of the official briefings for additional questions, the belief that the press secretary is too combative and/or plays favorites, the idea that the press secretary would rather insult their intelligence than answer questions to the best of their ability, ending briefings “too early,” seating chart woes, etc. In the case of current White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, however, the complaints are stacking up that she’s simply not up to the task, so much so that CNN’s Oliver Darcy of all people is reporting that things have reached a “boiling point” between Jean-Pierre and numerous reporters in the briefing room: From Darcy’s newsletter:
The tension has indeed been palpable in recent days as reporters seek more answers in the Biden classified documents scandal. For example, a number of reporters clashed big time with Jean-Pierre during the Tuesday briefing over her inability to keep the story straight, and for giving answers that were demonstrably untrue. But while this story has all the elements of “you know you’ve got problems when you’re a Democrat and you’ve lost the normally Democrat-compliant press,” there’s also another element to it – one that suggests someone very high up is also not pleased with Jean-Pierre’s failure to effectively provide cover for the umpteen lies of the Biden administration: My guess? White House chief of staff (and Biden co-president) Ron Klain. Don’t be surprised if, in a few short weeks, we find out that Jean-Pierre has “decided” to step down in order to “spend more time with family” as the classified documents scandal grows. The problem is that even her back-ups have the same problem: Yikes. Flashback: Brave Reporter Does the Unthinkable During Contentious Interview With Stacey Abrams |
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