Republicans tear into Biden s Press Secretary Jen Psaki and demand she apologize for mocking Space Force during briefing where she told reporters to stop putting words in my mouth
Alabama Rep. Mike Rogers and Florida Rep. Mike Waltz hit out at Psaki Tuesday for what they described as a disgraceful quip about the military branch
Psaki joked in Tuesday s press conference that it was the plane of today
Rogers, the top GOP member of the House Armed Services Committee, blasted her comments as concerning and said she should immediately apologize
Waltz, who is a founding member of the House Space Force Caucus, said it showed the new Biden administration is not taking China seriously
White House press office is asking reporters for questions in advance of Jen Psaki s briefing despite promising transparency - to disgust of journalists
A report Monday evening revealed White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki tries to find out and field questions from reporters before press briefings
Revelations sparked a debate among White House journalists, some claiming it s improper and other s maintaining it s normal among political press teams
The White House did not deny Tuesday to DailyMail.com that the press secretary does try to get questions in advance of briefings and events To everyone asking why this matters: If Psaki doesn t like your question, she doesn t call on you, Politico reporter Tara Palmeri posted to Twitter
Daily Beast report that suggested Biden Press Secretary
Jen Psaki is trying to screen out tough questions, but several White House journalists are using social media to push back on the story.
At issue is a story by
Maxwell Tani entitled “White House Reporters: Biden Team Wanted Our Questions in Advance,” and subtitled “PICKING AND CHOOSING.”
The meat of the story is that several sources say that “the new president’s communications staff have already on occasion probed reporters to see what questions they plan on asking new White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki when called upon during briefings,” and a reporter “raised the issue” on a White House Correspondents Association Zoom call.