WH disavows Netanyahu insult as Josh Earnest tries to 'turn it into chicken salad'

WH disavows unidentified senior official quoted as referring to Israeli PM Netanyahu as "chickensh*t."

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) October 29, 2014

.@PressSec says the comment about @IsraeliPM "does not accurately reflect at all" the President's view.

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) October 29, 2014

"Comments like that do not reflect the adminstration's view," @PressSec says of "chickens*%remarks about Netanyahu

— lesley clark (@lesleyclark) October 29, 2014

Press briefing begins with the chickenshit question – Josh Earnest says comment is "counterproductive"

— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) October 29, 2014

"I don't know who these officials are" says Josh Earnest about comments complaining about Netanyahu

— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) October 29, 2014

CLIP: @PressSec answers the chickens**t question. http://t.co/NydnizR8Af pic.twitter.com/46ZxNWc90q

— Jeremy Art (@cspanJeremy) October 29, 2014

Josh Earnest makes odd joke about Atlantic piece, describing his job: "taking the product you've described and turn it into chicken salad."

— Tara McKelvey (@Tara_Mckelvey) October 29, 2014

Earnest responded to chickenshit question with a joke about chicken salad before calling senior admin comment "counterproductive"

— Bridget Johnson (@Bridget_PJM) October 29, 2014

Earnest on Chicksh*t dust up: My job often involves taking the product that you just described & turning it into Chicken salad #diplomacy

— Whitney Ksiazek (@SoooWhitty) October 29, 2014

On the Chicken ___t remark, Earnest said it's his job to turn that into Chicken Salad — #YouTasteFirst, @PressSec

— Sandy (@RightGlockMom) October 29, 2014