Jen Psaki so elegantly barbecued a Newsmax “reporter” trying the old “many people say” gotcha that the woman didn’t seem to realize how thoroughly she had been cooked.
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room
12:29 P.M. EDT
MS. PSAKI: Hey. Hi, everyone. We were a little early today. I apologize for that. Okay, so good afternoon and happy “Jobs Day.” Today I’m honored to have Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen join me here.
Secretary Yellen has almost 50 years of experience in academia and public service. She’s the first person in history to have led the White House Council of Economic Advisers, the Federal Reserve, and the Treasury Department.
Her scholarship has focused on a range of issues pertaining to labor and macroeconomics. And her work on efficiency wages with her husband, George Akerlof, showed that firms that offer better pay and working conditions tend to be rewarded with higher morale, reduce turnover, and greater productivity.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Friday once again elegantly dismantled a reporter s ill-informed, unimportant, and sexist question, urging her to identify who is spreading rumors and for her to share her data.
Far right wing outlet Newsmax s Emerald Robinson claimed that given the number of former Obama administration officials that are now in this Biden administration and the President s relatively light schedule, there s a growing perception that this is really just the third term of President Obama. What do you say to people who say that? Robinson asked. Who were saying that, who s saying that? Psaki asked.
Perhaps not expecting to have to support her claim, Robinson seemed unprepared.
South Korean foreign minister Chung Eui-yong met on Wednesday with his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi for the first time since taking office, as Seoul-Tokyo ties remain strained over historical issues and other matters.
The meeting was held in London right after a trilateral meeting with the U.S. on the sidelines of a G7 ministerial meeting. During the meeting, Chung delivered Seoul s opposition to Japan s plan to discharge radioactive water from Fukushima into the ocean, saying there are deep concerns over Tokyo announcing the plan without enough consultations with its neighbors.
The two also talked about the thorny historical issues of compensating Korean victims of Japan s wartime sexual enslavement and forced labor, on which they could not narrow their differences.
Time is ripe for cooperation between South Korea and Japan Biden must make Asia a priority, but the leaders of each country, particularly Moon Jae-in, must be receptive to change Follow Us
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ANALYSIS/OPINION:
Meetings between top U.S. foreign policy officials and their counterparts in South Korea illuminated the urgent need for cooperation between the U.S. and its allies and the resolution of the tensions between Korea and Japan.