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Post by Admin on May 14, 2022 0:52:48 GMT
Jen Psaki says goodbye after a year, passes torch to Karine Jean-Pierre | USA TODAY
2,254 views May 14, 2022 After just over a year, White House press secretary Jen Psaki gave an emotional goodbye on her last day. Karine Jean-Pierre will succeed her.
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Post by Admin on May 14, 2022 21:20:42 GMT
White House press secretary Jen Psaki’s final briefing with reporters went off the rails Friday after one reporter repeatedly shouted a question about fair access in the room.  As Psaki began to take questions — after fighting back tears as she thanked members of the administration and the press corps — Simon Ateba, the chief White House correspondent for Today News Africa, was heard yelling from the back of the press briefing room. “Why don’t you take questions from across the room?” Ateba asked as Associated Press reporter Zeke Miller attempted to get things started with a query about the ongoing baby formula shortage. “Why don’t you take questions from across the room? Because that’s not what you’ve done for the past 15 months,” Ateba shouted again. Psaki was not initially fazed by Ateba’s lack of decorum. However, the reporter shouted over his colleagues again minutes later. “Jen, can I ask you a question from the back?” he was heard saying. “Jen, can I ask you a question from the back?” |
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