White House: War Against ISIS Is ‘Not A Religious War’
President Obama’s chief spokesman insists that the war against ISIS “is not a religious war, this is not a war on Islam.”
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Obama Administration Vows Challenge To Texas Decision Blocking Executive Action
The White House hunkers down in the snow, criticizes a federal judge who’s issued a temporary injunction blocking President Obama’s immigration amnesty.
No Mention of ‘Christians’ In White House Statement Condemning ISIS Beheadings
The White House is condemning the murder of Egyptian “innocents” and “citizens,” but failed to note that the victims were killed because of their Christianity.
WH: Language of the AUMF to Fight ISIS ‘Intentionally’ Fuzzy
Wednesday at the daily press briefing, White House press secretary John Earnest told CNN’s Jim Acosta the wording in the resolution asking Congress for the authorization for use of military force against ISIS is “intentionally” fuzzy. Earnest said, “We believe
Gutfeld: WH ‘Terror Denialists’ The Real ‘Islamophobes’
Fox News Channel host Greg Gutfeld argued that “terror denialists” in the White House were “truly the Islamophobic ones” on Tuesday’s broadcast of “The Five.” “This is a very easy way to look at this. They are terror denialists. They
White House Defends Obama’s Use Of The Word ‘Random’ To Describe Terror
The White House attempts to explain what President Obama meant when he talked about “random” shootings in Paris.
White House Won’t ‘Quibble’ With Revelation That Obama was Lying On Gay Marriage
Barack Obama’s former adviser that says the president was lying about his position on gay marriage until he changed his public stance in 2012.
If the Holocaust Happened Today, Obama Would Deny It
President Barack Obama’s attempt to dismiss the antisemitic terror attack on a kosher supermarket in Paris last month as a “random” shooting turns out to be more than a gaffe: it is administration policy.
White House Refuses to Endorse Federal Vaccination Mandates
As the media continues to corner Republicans on the issue of vaccines, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest refused say that President Obama endorsed the idea of federal vaccination mandates.
White House: Parents Should Listen To Government Health Officials On Vaccines
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest discussed vaccines today, after reporters quizzed him about the president’s views on parents who choose not to vaccinate their children.
Taliban Claims Responsibility For Killing Three Americans After White House Refuses To Brand It A Terrorist Group
The White House won’t call the Taliban terrorists, but the group is behaving like terrorists. It recently killed three Americans.
Press Rebukes Earnest on Refusal To Call Taliban Terrorists
Thursday at the White House daily press briefing, when press secretary Josh Earnest stood behind yesterday’s refusal to call the Taliban terrorists, saying instead the Taliban “engages in tactics akin to terrorism,” CBS News’ White House correspondent Bill Plante and
White House Caught in Lie over Netanyahu Speech
On Friday, White House spokesperson said that President Barack Obama would not meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he visits Washington, D.C. in March due to a policy of not meeting with foreign leaders prior to their election campaigns, “to avoid the appearance of influencing a democratic election in a foreign country.” However, that excuse proves empty against the historical record, as Bill Clinton met then-Prime Minister Shimon Peres in 1996.
WH Spox Earnest on Brady Presser: ‘No Risk of Him Taking My Job’
Friday at the White House press briefing, press secretary Josh Earnest declined to give President Barack Obama’s opinion on the so-called “Deflategate” scandal but he did joke, “The one thing I can tell you is that for years, it’s been
‘The Feeling is Mutual’: Press, WH Trade Jabs
Friday at the White House press briefing, press secretary Josh Earnest started by saying “Good afternoon everybody. TGIF, it’s been a long week, but a good one,” to which a reporter shot back, “So no briefing?” The White House press
President Obama Vows To Protect ‘Core Constitutional Right’ To Abortion
President Obama vowed to protect the right to abortion in America — even as thousands of pro-life activists marched in Washington D.C. to protest the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade.
White House: Obama Wants To Visit All 50 States As President
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest explained that President Obama wants to travel to all 50 states before he leaves office. In 2008, Obama famously claimed to have visited 57 states during his presidential campaign.
Earnest: Obama Policies ‘Staved Off Second Great Depression’
Tuesday on Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” host Bill Hemmer asked that considering this will be the president’s seventh year in office, how much time does Obama needed to fix the economy. In response White House press secretary Josh Earnest claimed they had “staved
Earnest: Exec Amnesty Partly Why WH Feels ‘Momentum’ Going Into SOTU
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said that White House feels a “palpable sense of momentum” heading into the State of the Union and that the president’s executive action on immigration was one factor that contributed to this confidence on Monday’s
WH Defends Syria Strategy: ISIS Is ‘Scared’ to Come Outside
Thursday at the White House press briefing, press secretary Josh Earnest defended President Barack Obama’s failure thus far to degrade ISIS in Syria, as pointed out by The Wall Street Journal by saying ISIS leadership “are scared to spend a
White House Lies About France Terror to Preserve PC View on Islam
It is common for White House spokespeople to spin the facts–to find the interpretation that best flatters the president. It is rare, but not unheard of, for White House spokespeople to lie about facts that are not yet fully known to the public. It is extraordinary for White House spokespeople to lie about facts that everyone already knows. Yet that is exactly what Josh Earnest did on Tuesday, when trying to explain why the Obama administration strains to avoid mentioning radical Islam.
Earnest: Accuracy Reason WH Refuses To Use Term Radical Islam
Tuesday at the White House press briefing, press secretary Josh Earnest said accuracy is the reason the administration refuses to use the term “radical Islam.” When pushed by NPR’s Mara Liasson for the specific reason they won’t use the term,
White House: Refusal To Describe Attacks As ’Radical Islamic Terrorism’ A Question Of ‘Accuracy’
Press Secretary Josh Earnest defended President Obama and White House officials for refusing to describe the terrorist attacks in Paris as a consequence of radical Islamic terrorism. Earnest explained to White House reporters during the press briefing that this is a question of “accuracy.”
Fournier: Obama WH Has ‘Probably Worst Communications Shop’ in History
On Monday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel, National Journal Senior Political Columnist and Editorial Director Ron Fournier argued that the Obama administration has “probably the worst communications shop in the history of White Houses” in response to the decision
WH Declines ‘Absolute Support’ for the Right to Satirical Mockery
Monday during the White House press briefing, in defending his predecessor Jay Carney for questioning in the judgment of Charlie Hebdo publishing anti-Islamic cartoons in 2012, White House press secretary Josh Earnest refused to say there is an absolute right to freedom of
