The Pentagon continued on Tuesday evening to respond to the fallout from the surfacing of dozens of documents online, allegedly featuring highly sensitive U.S. intelligence, implicating Washington in everything from on-the-ground operations in Ukraine to spying on top ally South Korea.
The Biden White House on Thursday blamed Trump for the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal after recently completing an internal review.
On Monday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Elizabeth Vargas Reports,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby stated that while it’s hard to show “some sort of mathematical case to prove” the prisoner swap to free Brittney Griner
On Monday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Elizabeth Vargas Reports,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby reacted to an NBC News report on the Chinese spy balloon gathering data from sensitive sites by stating that while we’re
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN International’s “Amanpour,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby stated that there aren’t any plans to expel Russian diplomats over Russia’s detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, the focus is on getting Gershkovich
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN International’s “Amanpour,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said the United States government has not been able to get access to Evan Gershkovich, the reporter for The Wall Street Journal detained in Russia. Kirby answered, “Sadly,
During an interview with Bloomberg on Thursday, John Kirby argued that Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow to meet with Vladimir Putin is “a manifestation of how much China and Russia know that American leadership on the world stage is back” and that there is “a marriage of convenience, certainly not one of affection” between the two.
National Security Council (NSC) Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby told reporters in White House briefings on Monday and Tuesday that China could play a “constructive role” in the Russian invasion of Ukraine by reaching out to the latter nation’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, and “press[ing] Russia to pull its troops out of Ukraine.”
White House strategic communications chief John Kirby said Monday that the U.S. was urging the Israeli government to reach a compromise with the opposition over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial reforms.
During an interview with CBS’ “The Takeout” podcast on Thursday, White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby stated that the Russian jet that hit a U.S. drone engaged in a “deliberate” move and tried to dump
During an interview with CBS’ “The Takeout” podcast on Thursday, White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby stated that the investigation of the 2021 Kabul airport bombing Sgt. Tyler Vargas-Andrews testified before Congress earlier in March that
Russia could use the oldest working warship in the world to raise the drone wreckage, while the U.S. is thought to have no ships in the area.
The Chinese state propaganda outlet Global Times declared on Sunday that a deal to restore diplomatic ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia brokered in China was “signaling the waning of Washington’s influence,” accusing far-left President Joe Biden’s administration of “sour grapes” over the news.
On Friday’s broadcast of NBC’s “MTP Now,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby reacted to the restoration of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran brokered by China by stating that “Anything that can bring
During an interview aired on Friday’s edition of “The Issue Is,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby responded to critics of spending money on Ukraine when there are problems in America by saying that the
During an interview aired on Friday’s edition of “The Issue Is,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby responded to a question on whether or not Europe has paid its fair share to aid Ukraine in
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby stated that we haven’t seen any more incidents involving unidentified objects because, since the previous incidents, there have been “additional protocols to
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said “we’ve been drawing down on stocks quite a bit” to supply arms to Ukraine, but that the Department of Defense has
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby stated that “It could take some time” for the munitions in the recently-approved potential arms sale to Taiwan to reach the island.
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Deadline: White House,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby stated that while the United States won’t determine what a win looks like to Ukraine and they have to decide for
During a portion of an interview with NBC News Chief White House Correspondent Kristen Welker aired on Tuesday’s edition of NBC’s “Top Story,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby responded to an NBC News poll showing 50% of Americans
The Biden administration is still trying to figure out what the three most recent objects were that Biden ordered to be shot out of the sky.
White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said Monday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that the Chinese government’s claim that the United States flew surveillance balloons above their country was “absolutely not true.”
During an interview aired on Friday’s broadcast of CNN International’s “Amanpour,” White House National Security Council coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby stated that because the war in Ukraine “is about sovereignty. It’s about independence” it would be “hypocritical” of
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” White House NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby reacted to four-star Air Force Gen. Mike Minihan’s reported prediction of a U.S.-China war in 2025 by stating that “we’ve addressed the challenges coming
At a press briefing on Friday, White House National Security Council (NSC) communications director John Kirby accused North Korea of supplying ammunition to invading Russian forces in Ukraine.
The White House defended President Joe Biden on Thursday after classified documents from his time as vice president were uncovered by his lawyers and reported to the National Archives.
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Your World,” White House NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby defended President Joe Biden not reading the letter that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) gave to the President during his visit
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Your World,” White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said that the amount President Joe Biden talks about the border “doesn’t convey how important he knows the issue
On Thursday’s “PBS NewsHour,” White House NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby responded to a question on what there is to prevent Russia from imprisoning more Americans by stating, “Putin has done this before,” and Americans who want to go
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” White House NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby responded to concerns that the prisoner swap for Brittney Griner could incentivize taking Americans prisoner to get concessions by stating that
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” White House NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby responded to a question on whether the White House agrees with protestors in China that Xi Jinping should go and
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” White House NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said he doesn’t think the handling of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan was a gift for China’s propaganda machine, and,
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” White House NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby maintained that the Biden administration has said that al-Qaeda would return to Afghanistan after the U.S. withdrew its forces from
White House NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby responded to Apple limiting the AirDrop file-sharing feature in China by stating that the White House isn’t “in the business of telling private companies how to execute their initiatives.”
The White House on Thursday accused Iran of sending troops to assist the Russian invasion of Ukraine, by teaching the Russians how to pilot drones they purchased from Tehran.
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” White House NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said that the Biden administration hopes it doesn’t have to brace for a more confrontational China and the administration considers China “a strategic competitor
During an interview aired on Thursday’s edition of NBC’s “Top Story,” White House NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby argued that the White House did not ask OPEC+ to delay cutting back oil production until after the midterms even
Saudi Arabia stressed their decision to back OPEC+ production cuts had nothing to do with the midterm elections in the United States.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “The Record,” White House NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby responded to a question on whether NATO members have met their commitments to help Ukraine in the war by stating that “Every nation
