OAN Staff Brooke Mallory
5:13 PM – Tuesday, October 15, 2024
According to recent information, Axios The report, which cited unnamed sources contacted, said White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre intentionally kept National Security Press Secretary John Kirby present during the press conference. He says it's because he's frustrated that John Kirby is hovering over him and his press secretary is like, She has an “accompanying person”.
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According to AllSides' Media Bias Detector: Axios Politically, he is considered to be left-leaning. “Sources with a media bias rating of Lean Left AllSides exhibit bias in a manner that is moderately consistent with liberal, progressive, or left-wing ideology or policy agendas.”
National Security Press Secretary John Kirby, who served as Pentagon spokesman under Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, frequently answers questions and comments on foreign policy and national security measures, and Mr. Jean-Pierre is a former Pentagon spokesman at the White House. In charge of daily press conferences.
Since last year's Hamas attack on Israel, Kirby has regularly accompanied Jean-Pierre for briefings. But Kirby has been largely unknown since Anita Dunn, the White House's top communications aide, left in the summer.
After counting the number of appearances, Axios Kirby discovered that Dunn attended press conferences with Jean-Pierre more than half the time before he retired at the end of July.
Since Kirby left, attendance has remained at just 15%.
Regarding this potential cause, Axios He cited an insider familiar with the matter who claimed that Jean-Pierre was secretly resentful of Kirby's involvement. She reportedly complained earlier this year about Kirby being able to choose when to participate, the source added.
Similarly, the same source also said: Axios Kirby is said to have expressed dissatisfaction with Jean-Pierre's territoriality.
Nevertheless, the White House disputed the claims of the sources it spoke to. Axios, And they insisted they had a respectful and professional relationship.
“Their characterization of power relations is inaccurate. [Jean-Pierre and Kirby] “We have a great relationship,” a White House spokesperson said.
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