Wednesday at the White House press briefing, press secretary Josh Earnest had a tense exchange with CBS News’ chief White House correspondent Major Garrett over his refusal to deny that the president has not talked to House Minority Leader Rep.
At the White House Press Briefing, Press Secretary Josh Earnest was asked about the widely talked about story, and for the president’s reaction. “The White House does not have any comment, and I haven’t had the chance to talk to him about it,” Earnest said, referring to President Obama.
According to the New York Post’s Page Six, Prince came to the White House to perform for the Obama family and 500 guests including A-list celebrities such as Russell Wilson, Jon Bon Jovi, James Taylor.
Josh Earnest offered no explanation why the administration chose not to meet with the Muslim Brotherhood representatives, describing them as “foreign interlocutors.”
Friday at the White House press briefing, press secretary Josh Earnest put a very positive spin on what is being called a stunning defeat of the TAA portion of President Barack Obama’s trade deal, which has put the future of the entire
But Obama struck out when the vote came to the floor, as more than 300 Democrats opted to vote against it.
“It’s hard to imagine this White House without this First Lady,” Earnest replied, pointing to her important work as an advocate for causes like “Let’s Move!” and carrying out the ceremonial duties as First Lady.
According to White House officials, Obama is engaged with members of both parties to pull the trade agreement across the finish line on Friday.
During the White House Press briefing yesterday, one reporter brought up the news that Press Secretary Josh Earnest’s predecessor at the podium Robert Gibbs had just taken a job with fast-food giant McDonald’s.
The decision to send additional troops comes shortly after Obama admitted that his administration didn’t have a “complete strategy” yet on the proposal of recruiting and training more Iraqis to fight ISIS.
Tuesday, the White House press briefing was shut down reportedly because of a “telephonic bomb threat.” After the White House press corps returned to the Brady Press Room, they expressed their frustration and peppered press secretary Josh Earnest with so many questions,
In Germany for the G-7 meetings, President Obama drank a glass of (non-alcoholic) beer while eating pretzels and schnitzel surrounded by local costume clad citizens.
Sunday from Austria’s Interalpen Hotel, press secretary Josh Earnest said that if the evidence shows China is behind the massive federal data breach last April, in which hackers acquired the private information of 4 million federal employees, the Untied States
White House press secretary Josh Earnest spoke on Wednesday during a briefing with reporters about the state of FIFA, which just saw newly-reelected President Sepp Blatter step down after the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation began probing alleged corruption in the governing
In recent days, administration officials vowed to redouble their supportive efforts against ISIS, but it clear that the success or failure of the mission relies primarily on the Iraqi soldiers combating the terrorist organization.
Friday at the White House press briefing, when asked about Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-KY) fight against the Patriot Act highlighted in a new ad from America’s Liberty PAC featuring a “shirtless Rand Paul,” press secretary Josh Earnest said his interest
Thursday on Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” White House press secretary Josh Earnest declined to say whether or not President Barack Obama knew at the time of the prisoner exchange for five Taliban members that U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl
“Overall, we are in the degrade phase of this effort and we are making progress in degrading the capability of ISIL,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest explains.
Thursday at the White House press briefing, when asked if he believes ISIS has a caliphate, press secretary Josh Earnest said, “No, I don’t believe that at all.” Earnest said, “No, I don’t believe that at all. What we actually
Tuesday at the White House press briefing, CBS White House correspondent Bill Plante asked if downplaying the fall of Ramadi as a temporary setback was “silly” because now that “Iraqi troops have cut and run,” and “there is no real
“Are we going to light our on fire every time that there is a setback in the campaign against ISIL? Or are we going to take very seriously our responsibility to evaluate those areas where we succeed, and evaluate where steps are necessary for us to change our strategy where we’ve sustained setbacks?” Josh Earnest wonders.
President Obama “strongly opposes” the House bill that would ban abortions earlier than 20 weeks, even though Republicans made changes to the bill after it was pulled by leadership in January.
The White House is not backing down from President Obama’s comments criticizing Fox News.
Wednesday at the White House press briefing, when asked about President Barack Obama’s criticism of Fox News, press secretary Josh Earnest mocked Fox News White House correspondent Kevin Corke by suggesting he not take it “personally.” When Corke asked about the
But why bother waiting for the accident professionals to tell us why an Amtrak train derailed? Plenty of political professionals already know the solution: Spend more on Amtrak.
Rep. Paul Ryan went on in his CNBC interview to push even harder for Obamatrade, arguing that America’s “credibility is at stake.”
The Amtrak passenger train crash last night has caused many political commentators and legislators to question budget cuts for infrastructure projects, as the news cycle has propelled a white hot political discussion on infrastructure spending.
Aides at the White House are scrambling to defend President Obama, after critics yesterday suggested that he was exhibiting “sexist” behavior during the ongoing trade battle with liberal champion Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
“I would urge you to withhold judgement about the president’s persuasion ability, until we’ve had an opportunity to advance this legislation,” White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said cryptically.
For defenders of President Obama, Seymour Hersh’s report is particularly annoying because it questions the first account of the operation revealed to the world by the commander-in-chief. That forced administration officials to launch a hasty effort to back up the details released by the president.
“The President congratulates the Israeli people, Prime Minister Netanyahu and the new governing coalition on the formation of Israel’s new government,” White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest released in a statement. “President Obama looks forward to working with Prime Minister Netanyahu and his new government.”
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest says the Obama administration is pleased Hillary Clinton would stand up to critics of Obama’s actions, but asserted that Obama “absolutely” went as far as he legally could to help illegal immigrants.
Tuesday at the White House daily briefing, White House correspondent and political analyst for The Daily Banter, liberal commentator Tommy Christopher, asked how the White House can justify calling the estimated 900,000 sworn law enforcement officers serving in the United
President Obama has not released a statement reacting to the Garland, Texas attacks.
“It’s apparent to me that the Clinton Foundation is going back to remedy the mistakes that they acknowledge they have made in the past,” White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest says.
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said that the White House was “not in a position to enforce” Hillary Clinton’s disclosure agreement, and referred questions on that matter to the State Department during Wednesday’s White House Press Briefing. Earnest was
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest is defending President Obama’s use of the word “thugs” and “criminals” to describe looters in Baltimore.
The White House reacted to criticism from former President George W. Bush regarding President Obama’s policies on fighting terror by suggesting that Bush was responsible for the rise of Islamic State terrorists in the Middle East.
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest signals that the federal government – and the Justice Department – will not take a central role in the chaos following the riots in Baltimore after the death of Freddie Gray in local police custody.
Friday at the White House press briefing, White House press secretary Josh Earnest was asked by ABC News chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl about Hillary Clinton’s failure to live up to the Obama’s administration’s disclosure rules she agreed to.
