Guess all that spinning wore him out.
PRes Obama announces Jay Carney to step down as Press Secretary.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) May 30, 2014
Jay Carney is resigning as White House Press Secretary… announced by President Obama in the briefing room.
— Bret Baier (@BretBaier) May 30, 2014
Hashtag awkward hug on Obama's way out. https://t.co/R5Xgk0yT0q
— Bethany Bowra (@BethanyBowra) May 30, 2014
Obama calls Carney "one of my closest friends in Washington"
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) May 30, 2014
Obama announcing jay carney is departing the White House http://t.co/DxmXwEYcGy
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) May 30, 2014
Obama: “I’m going to miss him a lot. I’m going to continue to rely on him as a friend and advisor”
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) May 30, 2014
Hey, maybe the president will pick someone competent to take Jay’s place:
Now the new press sec…
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) May 30, 2014
Nah. It’s just this guy:
BREAKING: @jearnest44 is the new White House Press Secretary
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) May 30, 2014
This should be fun.
Pessimistic take: Hard to believe Josh Earnest can possibly annoy the shit out of America as much as Jay
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) May 30, 2014
Just give him some time.
So Josh Earnest will be next to hem, haw, and refer WH press corps to other gov officials for answers.
— Eric H. (@ericinva) May 30, 2014
Plus ça change!
Carney is gone, but it's still a clown show.
— Jerome Hudson (@JeromeEHudson) May 30, 2014
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets and text.
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