{"id":10573,"date":"2023-12-19T12:54:25","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T20:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diigital.press\/?p=10573"},"modified":"2023-12-19T12:54:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T20:54:25","slug":"wh-press-secretary-melts-down-on-live-tv-heres-her-unthinkable-response-to-just-1-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/otrxio.com\/wh-press-secretary-melts-down-on-live-tv-heres-her-unthinkable-response-to-just-1-question\/","title":{"rendered":"WH Press Secretary Melts Down on Live TV \u2013 Here\u2019s Her Unthinkable Response to Just 1 Question"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The current administration has faced heat over its press secretaries. Biden\u2019s first, Jen Psaki, was frequently criticized for lacking answers to many reporters\u2019 questions.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the White House press secretary is Karine Jean-Pierre. Not only does she often fail to answer questions, but she is often hostile and behaves in what some might call an unprofessional manner.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, KJP was pressed by an African journalist. In the past, she had ignored Simon Ateba\u2019s questions. And when he wanted to address an important matter with her, she reacted in an unexpected way.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>From The Post Millennial:<br \/>\nWhite House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stormed out of the briefing room on Thursday after being pressed by African journalist Simon Ateba, according to Fox News\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred almost immediately upon Jean-Pierre\u2019s arrival at the podium\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Jean-Pierre pointed to a reporter named \u201cChris\u201d to ask a question, but Simon Ateba, whom the press secretary refused to call on, interjected and questioned why she wouldn\u2019t take his questions.<\/p>\n<p>With barely any hesitation at all, Jean-Pierre abruptly ended the briefing and stormed out of the room.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=Portali&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1730307819948196020&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fconservativesnews.com%2Fwh-press-secretary-melts-down-on-live-tv-heres-her-unthinkable-response-to-just-1-question%2F2023%2F12%2F10%2F&amp;sessionId=ca1cb23a2aecc6fd331522653b7e6282a1ab489f&amp;siteScreenName=Portali&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1730307819948196020\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Jean-Pierre took the podium and started her briefing in a lecturing tone. She sounded much like an angry school teacher, telling the reporters that the session would quickly end \u201cif it\u2019s not going to be respectful here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She then immediately left the room after Ateba tried to ask a question.<\/p>\n<p>Jean-Pierre has often scolded reporters for not being \u201crespectful.\u201d But it is unclear what she means by that. For as long as there\u2019s been a press room, reporters have shouted questions at political leaders. Rarely do reporters appear \u201cdisrespectful\u201d by just asking a question.<\/p>\n<p>While Donald Trump was president, the press was significantly more aggressive towards White House press secretaries. Yet Trump\u2019s press officials always took the time to answer even the most hostile reporters.<\/p>\n<p>But today, Biden\u2019s press secretary appears to be treating professional reporters as children. Most Americans believe the mainstream media has an overwhelming liberal bias. Yet the Biden administration can\u2019t even take their questions, it seems.<\/p>\n<p>Jean-Pierre has made a reputation for not being prepared with adequate answers to common questions\u2013and attacking reporters for saying things she does not like. This appears to be consistent with President Biden, who has long gotten angry with reporters, at the drop of a hat.<\/p>\n<p>Source:\u00a0The Post Millennial<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The current administration has faced heat over its press secretaries. Biden\u2019s first, Jen Psaki, was frequently criticized for lacking answers to many reporters\u2019 questions. Currently, the White House press secretary is Karine Jean-Pierre. 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