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Font Size White House press secretary Jen Psaki admitted to her old Obama administration colleague David Axelrod on his CNN podcast The Axe Files that the White House staff tries to tell President Biden not to take questions from reporters. Its like he has to be caged to prevent his gaffe-prone mouth from going "off message." They try to stick to canned speeches and pre-chewed social-media messages. Axelrod seemed impressed. "It seems to me that you guys have done a good job o...

bona fide Circle-Back Girl—Jen Psaki is planning to step down sometime next year. Psaki revealed her exit strategy on “The Axe Files,” a CNN podcast hosted by former Obama advisor David Axelrod. “I think it’s going to be time for somebody else to have this job, in a year from now or about a year from now,” she said on the podcast. This is her most specific remarks on the subject, having previously told the New York Times literally the day after Biden took office that she eventuall...

© press Jen Psaki admits Joe Biden is banned from answering impromptu questions from reporters White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has admitted that Joe Biden has been told not to answer impromptu questions from reporters. Psaki made the admission during a Thursday appearance on CNNs "The Axe Files with David Axelrod." The interview takes a dive into Psaki’s approach to being White House press secretary, her thoughts about the media, and more. Axelrod was praising the White House...

White House press secretary Jen Psaki says she advises Biden not to take spontaneous questions from reporters insider@insider.com (John L. Dorman) © AP Photo/Evan Vucci White House press secretary Jen Psaki. AP Photo/Evan Vucci Jen Psaki says she doesnt advise President Biden to take impromptu questions from reporters. "That is not something we recommend," she said during an interview with David Axelrod. Psaki said that she aims to keep Biden on message and free of "distracti...

Jen Psaki Admits Biden Advised to Avoid Impromptu Questions From Reporters US President Joe Biden, who is frequently ridiculed for his verbal gaffes, had his first solo press conference as US president in late March, with some observers immediately moving to slam the event for being "staged" and criticising the POTUS for using cheat sheets. 11 hours ago|Russian Federation ‘Don’t Take Questions’: Jen Psaki Says They Often Tell Biden To Avoid Impromptu Interviews White House press secretary...

White House Press Secretary Says Team Tells Biden Not to Answer Questions From Reporters White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Thursday that her team at times tells President Joe Biden not to answer questions from reporters. CNN Senior Political Commentator Axelrod brought up an incident from earlier this year when the president was put on the spot by CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins about whether a provision to raise the minimum wage to $15 would be part of the pandemic relief bill that wa...

Sinema Criticizes Biden Admin on the Border: ‘This Is a Crisis; We All Know It’ Brittany Bernstein © Erin Scott/Reuters Sen. Kyrsten Sinema on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., July 16, 2019. Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D., Ariz.) on Thursday criticized the Biden administration over the “crisis” at the U.S.-Mexico border, saying the federal government “must do more” to address a surge of migrants entering the country illegally. “The reality is is that this is a cris...

AP Photo/Evan Vucci Have you ever noticed that Joe Biden only says stupid stuff when he opens his mouth? When he keeps his pie-hole shut, he’s fine. He just shuffles around like a 137-year-old man, and his handlers pretend he knows who and where he is, and it’s all good. He doesn’t need to worry because he’s got 95% of the press there to cover for him and promote his agenda, even when he’s in one of his fugue states. But whenever Joe starts flapping his yap, every single time all sort...

White House press secretary Jen Psaki says she will step down next year By Rachel Tillman Nationwide SHARE Since President Joe Biden’s inauguration in January, White House press secretary Jen Psaki has emerged as one of the leading faces for the administration due to her straightforward responses to reporters during her near-daily briefings.  What You Need To Know White House press secretary Jen ...

tells President Joe Biden not to answer questions from reporters. CNN Senior Political Commentator Axelrod brought up an incident from earlier this year when the president was put on the spot by CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins about whether a provision to raise the minimum wage to $15 would be part of the pandemic relief bill that was signed into law in March. The president at the time was unaccompanied by his communications team and answered the question. Axelrod asked the press secretary how s...