Thursday at the White House press briefing, press secretary Josh Earnest responded to Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) saying the Iran nuclear deal makes President Barack Obama “the world’s leading financier of radical Islamic terrorism.” “Cruz’s outrageous claim
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest accused Republicans of trying to “play some politics with some selectively edited videos” in their push to defund Planned Parenthood at Thursday’s White House Press Briefing. Earnest was asked if the president would veto
White House press secretary Josh Earnest took a swipe at a rally held by Concerned Women for America on Thursday in Lafayette Park, according to a press release from the organization.
Thursday at the White House Press Briefing, press secretary Josh Earnest smirked as he called Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) protest against the Iran nuclear deal today a “pro-war rally.” Earnest said, “I was aware that Senator Cruz was planning to
An explosion on Turkey’s border with Syria, allegedly executed by ISIS, killed at least 31 people on Monday. “We are concerned that the number of death will increase. The perpetrators will soon be found and put on trial,” Turkey’s interior minister said in a statement.
In the weeks before the Iran deal, a bipartisan group of policy experts–including several former Obama administration officials–issued an open letter stating that the negotiations “may fall short of meeting the administration’s own standard of a “good” agreement.” They laid out five criteria for a deal to meet, and White House spokesman Josh Earnest promised the deal would meet them. After the deal was done, the White House issued talking points along those lines, which Democrats are citing widely. Unfortunately, these talking points are false.
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters he had not seen the Planned Parenthood video and didn’t have “intimate knowledge” of the organizations’ practices during Friday’s press briefing. Earnest, in response to a question about the Planned Parenthood video, said,
Friday at the White House press briefing, press secretary Josh Earnest said if the United States Congress successfully kills the Iranian nuclear deal, it would be “devastating to our standing in the world.” Earnest said, “The fact is, if the
Late last month, several Middle East policy experts–including prominent former Obama administration officials–warned that negotiations with Iran were heading in the wrong direction. “The agreement will not prevent Iran from having a nuclear weapons capability,” they said, and warned that the terms would “fall short of meeting the administration’s own standard of a ‘good’ agreement.” They suggested that any Iran deal would have to cover five crucial elements–each of which, they suggested, were lacking in the emerging terms of the agreement.
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said that while Russia’s actions have become “somewhat more concerning” since 2012, Joint Chiefs Chairman nominee Gen. Joseph Dunford was giving “his own view” when he called Russia “the greatest threat to our national
“I don’t have any reason to contradict what Secretary Clinton has said,” Earnest replied, before relying on his usual set of talking points on the e-mail controversy. Earnest called Clinton’s request to the State Department to make the emails she turned over to the agency public an “extraordinary step” in transparency.
President Obama joked that he loves press conferences and wishes he could talk to the press “every day” during a press conference on Tuesday. Obama remarked, “I love press conferences. It’s my press team that’s always holding me back. I want
Press Secretary Josh Earnest also insisted that Obama didn’t walk into the interview intending to use the word, but that it was part of the honest conversation on multiple issues.
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said that he hadn’t seen the part of Pope Francis I’s encyclical that strongly condemns abortion during Monday’s press briefing. Earnest, when asked about the parts of the encyclical where the pope argues that
Monday at the White House press briefing when asked about President Barack Obama using the “N-word ” on a podcast, press secretary Josh Earnest said the president did not regret it. Earnest was asked, “I wonder if his use of
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.
