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How an online ‘Lego’ gamer infiltrated the White House press corps
‘Kacey Montagu’ posed as a reporter for the fictitious WHN and managed to fool real correspondents and even the new Biden administration.
The bulk of the gamer’s efforts have focused on trying to solicit answers from White House press secretary Jen Psaki during the briefing. | AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
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Four times in recent weeks, members of the White House press corps have relayed questions to press secretary Jen Psaki from someone claiming to be a fellow reporter who was not able to be there in the room due to Covid protocols.
Things got downright surreal during White House Press Secretary
Jen Psaki’s briefings this week, which included a question from a fictional Lego-based reporter and a visit from a giant white rabbit. In case you missed them, here are the good, bad, and ugly moments that went down this week.
The week started with the perfect metaphor for the often psychedelic nature Psaki’s tenure, as her briefing was interrupted when a giant white rabbit in a Covid mask busted in to hand out candy.
The intrepid Psaki used the interruption as an opportunity to model Covid precautions, while the press made quips that included “Is the bunny taking questions?”