A Reporter Has Stood Up To Biden’s Gatekeeper And Absolutely Shredded Her….
Karine Jean-Louis, the White House press secretary, Pierre isn’t having the best month, and adding to the White House’s woes is the growing discontent within the media ranks, which was not previously a source of concern.
The classified documents scandal involving President Joe Biden is causing enough chum in the water for journalists to smell blood. They’re asking increasingly probing questions, which Jean-Pierre appears uninterested in answering. As a result, a side story involving the growing schism between the White House and the media is emerging.
Since the classified documents scandal became public, Jean-Pierre has dodged nearly every question about it, repeatedly telling reporters that they should contact the Justice Department for more information. On Tuesday, a foreign reporter, clearly frustrated with the situation, questioned her ability to serve as White House press secretary.
Reporter @simonateba tells WH press sec she's not fit for her job after she repeatedly fails to address Biden's classified doc debacle pic.twitter.com/scKHYsxTzw
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) January 24, 2023
Reporter Simon Ateba asked Jean-Pierre if she’s a “good fit for this job” given her refusal to respond on behalf of the president in the classified documents scandal.
To say Jean-Pierre was unhappy with his question is an understatement. The full White House briefing from Tuesday is available below.
In a follow-up tweet following the briefing, Ateba explained why he said what he said in his exchange with Jean-Pierre.
“Today was another crazy day in the White House briefing room. With @PressSec Karine Jean-Pierre no longer providing any answers to even basic questions on classified documents, I asked her whether she was still a good fit for the job. It’s sad what’s going on,” Ateba tweeted.
Today was another crazy day in the White House briefing room. With @PressSec Karine Jean-Pierre no longer providing any answers to even basic questions on classified documents, I asked her whether she was still a good fit for the job. It's sad what's going on. pic.twitter.com/zCU1gSeK5E
— Simon Ateba (@simonateba) January 24, 2023
It’s not the first time Ateba has questioned her ability to carry out the duties of White House press secretary. He asked the same question last week as Jean-Pierre abruptly ended Friday’s briefing.
“I asked @PressSec Karine Jean-Pierre whether she is still a good fit for the job of press secretary after her recent performance on classified documents as frustration grows in the room with some reporters describing the briefing as a ‘waste of time’. WATCH,” Ateba tweeted Saturday.
I asked @PressSec Karine Jean-Pierre whether she is still a good fit for the job of press secretary after her recent performance on classified documents as frustration grows in the room with some reporters describing the briefing as a 'waste of time'. WATCH pic.twitter.com/wSG8kUboxL
— Simon Ateba (@simonateba) January 21, 2023
Jean-press Pierre’s conference on Tuesday seemed to go horribly wrong, as she directly contradicted Biden’s previous statement that the COVID-19 pandemic was over. According to Jean-Pierre, the situation is not only not over, but is deteriorating.
“Jean-Pierre: ‘Covid isn’t over. We’ve been very clear about that. Hundreds of Americans are dying every day and cases are increasing right now,’” Greg Price tweeted.
Jean-Pierre: "Covid isn't over. We've been very clear about that. Hundreds of Americans are dying every day and cases are increasing right now." pic.twitter.com/v6koZSI2sR
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) January 24, 2023
With White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain recently announcing his resignation in the midst of the building documents scandal, the Biden White House is clearly on the defensive.
Get your popcorn ready, because the White House press briefing room could be in for some wild weeks ahead.