On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby reacted to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s vow that Iran will spend the $6 billion it will gain access to from a
The White House insisted there would be no sanctions relief for Iran almost exactly a month before gving it $6 billion in sanctions relief.
The South Korean Defense Ministry confirmed on Tuesday that a train carrying North Korea’s communist dictator Kim Jong-un had crossed into Russia, apparently navigating towards the far east of that country for an in-person meeting with strongman Vladimir Putin.
John Kirby, the White House National Security Council coordinator for Strategic Communications, told the Japanese outlet Kyodo News on Thursday that President Joe Biden is open to holding an in-person meeting with communist North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un “without preconditions.”
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby responded to charges from Gold Star parent Kelly Barnett that the Biden administration lied about how her son died and a question
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said that, “barring any decision that could have impacted mission success, there wasn’t much that could have been done to prevent” the
Today marked two years since the beginning of the Biden administration, and nearly two years since the Pentagon promised condolence payments to an Afghan aid worker’s family that it accidentally killed.
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby responded to concerns that the unfreezing of assets as part of a reported prisoner deal with Iran will incentivize Iran to take
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby claimed that the reported unfreezing of $6 billion in assets with some limits in exchange for Iran releasing five detained Americans “is not
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby responded to a question on whether President Joe Biden’s speakerphone calls to his son Hunter were used by Hunter
On Thursday’s broadcast of “CNN This Morning,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby stated that President Joe Biden hasn’t decided whether he’ll declare a national emergency on climate and that “all the severe storms” that
Russia is seeking to replenish munitions used in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine by purchasing them from North Korea, White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby claimed in comments to reporters on Thursday.
The United States might offer armed sailors and Marines to commercial ships transiting the Gulf’s Strait of Hormuz, two U.S. officials said on Thursday, in an attempt to foil any plans by Iran to stop, board, and seize ships in international waters as they pass through the key seaway.
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby acknowledged that there has been “a real increase” in Iranian attacks on shipping in the area of the Strait of Hormuz and this
White House spokesman John Kirby on Tuesday argued it is a “foundational sacred obligation” for military leaders to provide troops and their family members with access to abortions.
White House aide John Kirby said on this week’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday” that the inconclusive investigation into who brought cocaine into the West Wing was handled properly.
On Friday’s broadcast of “CNN This Morning,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said “It’s very difficult to see” President Joe Biden signing the current National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed by the House due
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said that Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-AL) hold on defense nominees until the DOD rescinds its abortion policy or if Congress votes to codify that
On Tuesday’s broadcast of “CNN This Morning,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby stated that the decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine is primarily motivated by inventory issues and a shortage of regular shells,
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appears to be unhappy with reports that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit currently underway in Vilnius, Lithuania will culminate with an offer of increased support for Ukraine against the Russian invasion, but not an offer of full membership in NATO.
A retired American intelligence official told the Miami Herald in a report published Wednesday that China has been conducting espionage activities in Cuba since at least 1992, taking advantage of the fall of the Soviet Union to forge a closer relationship with the fellow communist nation.
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby responded to claims in a State Department report that there was a failure to plan for worst-case scenarios during the planning of
President Joe Biden again denied lying about his involvement in the family’s business schemes for the second time in one week.
Karine Jean-Pierre will not ask Joe Biden if he was with Hunter Biden in 2017 when he demanded payment from a CCP-linked businessman.
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “José Díaz-Balart Reports,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby stated that the Biden administration is “going to be able to cooperate with” China on climate change and counterterrorism and “maybe
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “José Díaz-Balart Reports,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby responded to a question on whether China putting troops in Cuba is a hard line that the U.S. will not allow
John Kirby railed against “shameful” leaks indicating that China is working on building, or may already have, a spy base in Cuba.
The communist governments of China and Cuba issued statements on Thursday and Friday denying a report in the Wall Street Journal, citing anonymous sources, that the Castro regime had agreed to allow Beijing to install a secret “spy base” on the island.
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby stated that reports that China has reached an agreement for a spy facility in Cuba aren’t accurate but dodged on what
John Kirby defended Joe Biden’s decision to invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington, calling India a “vibrant democracy.”
John Kirby, National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, denied recent polling that revealed a majority of Americans believe President Joe Biden is corrupt.
On Thursday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Surveillance,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby responded to criticisms that President Joe Biden should have met with House Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) about the debt ceiling sooner so that
Non-American members working for the United States Embassy in Nigeria have reportedly been shot dead in a region of intense unrest.
White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby criticized comparisons between the situation on the border and the withdrawal from Afghanistan and stated that “it’s not chaos down there at the border, at least not right now.”
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said that while Republicans in Congress did pass a bill on the border, “they waited until yesterday to put something forward,” and passing
China’s Foreign Ministry and state media portrayed dictator Xi Jinping’s phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday as a sweeping diplomatic triumph, with Zelensky practically begging Beijing to take a leading role in negotiations to end the Russian invasion.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby stated that the Taliban killing the ISIS-K mastermind of the 2021 Kabul airport attack doesn’t show the limits of American capabilities in Afghanistan, but
White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby claimed in a statement on Tuesday that Taliban jihadists had killed a senior Islamic State official described as the “mastermind” of the 2021 Kabul airport bombing.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday claimed that only “some dozen” Americans out of an estimated 16,000 who may still be in Sudan have expressed interest in leaving.
The House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer held a hearing Wednesday on the deadly Afghan withdrawal that left 13 American troops dead and many more fellow citizens stranded behind enemy lines.
