McEnany On Psaki 'Circling Back' To Reporters: 'I Always Knew Where My Boss Stood'
The job of a Press Secretary under the Biden administration is a little bit different than previous administrations. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has a tough job; try to do all the speaking and never let reporters around Biden. The exact opposite was true for former President Trump who spoke daily to the press directly and for periods of time did not have the press secretary give briefings.
Psaki made an admittance about her job title on a CNN podcast published Thursday. In the interview with CNN Senior Political Commentator David Axelrod on his podcast “The Axe Files,” Psaki said Biden taking questions from reporters is “not something we recommend.”
The subject came up because Axelrod asked Psaki about a specific situation that occurred when CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins “inadvertently ran into” Biden and asked him if a minimum wage increase to $15 would be in the coronavirus relief package that was signed into law in March.
Fox News reports:
Axelrod stated that Biden gave the honest answer that he didn’t think the increase would be included in the bill, but him telling that to the reporter must have given Psaki a lot of heartburn and made her ask herself why Biden would be allowed to roll around in the hallways doing impromptu interviews. He then asked Psaki how she managed that.
Psaki laughed off the incident and explained that it happened after she had already left work and Biden was heading back to his residence. She then claimed that Biden takes questions “nearly every day that he’s out in front of the press.”
Psaki’s response proves exactly what we have all known to be true since Joe’s time on the campaign trail: “That is not something we recommend. In fact, a lot of times we say ‘don’t take questions,'” she continued. “But he’s going to do what he wants to do because he’s the president of the United States.”
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The job of a Press Secretary under the Biden administration is a little bit different than previous administrations. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has a tough job; try to do all the speaking and never let reporters around Biden. The exact opposite was true for former President Trump who spoke daily to the press directly and for periods of time did not have the press secretary give briefings.
Psaki made an admittance about her job title on a CNN podcast published Thursday. In the interview with CNN Senior Political Commentator David Axelrod on his podcast “The Axe Files,” Psaki said Biden taking questions from reporters is “not something we recommend.”
The subject came up because Axelrod asked Psaki about a specific situation that occurred when CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins “inadvertently ran into” Biden and asked him if a minimum wage increase to $15 would be in the coronavirus relief package that was signed into law in March.
Fox News reports:
Axelrod stated that Biden gave the honest answer that he didn’t think the increase would be included in the bill, but him telling that to the reporter must have given Psaki a lot of heartburn and made her ask herself why Biden would be allowed to roll around in the hallways doing impromptu interviews. He then asked Psaki how she managed that.
Psaki laughed off the incident and explained that it happened after she had already left work and Biden was heading back to his residence. She then claimed that Biden takes questions “nearly every day that he’s out in front of the press.”
Psaki’s response proves exactly what we have all known to be true since Joe’s time on the campaign trail: “That is not something we recommend. In fact, a lot of times we say ‘don’t take questions,'” she continued. “But he’s going to do what he wants to do because he’s the president of the United States.”