White House press secretary Jen Psaki has been holding in-person briefings for quite a while now, but the Washington Post reports that some WH journos would like her to switch to doing pressers remotely:
New: White House reporters have asked @PressSec to move daily briefings online amid new covid fears. So far, Jen Psaki has resisted the idea. Latest by me. https://t.co/iIY3eNO9x1
— Paul Farhi (@farhip) December 24, 2021
“Fierce new variant”:
"With a fierce new variant of the coronavirus on the loose, White House reporters are urging press secretary Jen Psaki to move her daily briefings online — but it’s an idea Psaki has been cool to so far," @farhip reports https://t.co/v0ayVhvxlP
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) December 24, 2021
Alternate headline: White House press don’t seem to think that their masks work.
Mildest yet by far = fierce??? https://t.co/ZztnWYqu1D
— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) December 24, 2021
Fierce? It acts as a cold https://t.co/ukRJN7UerH
— Jingle All the Way is a Top 10 Christmas Movie (@trashpanda76) December 24, 2021
They want schools to stay open but remote WH briefings – got it
— Vox Populi Redux (@redux_vox) December 24, 2021
https://t.co/LWbqQO9Iiu pic.twitter.com/WuqvF8FPFz
— Tuv(s/z/n) (@Tuvs248) December 24, 2021
The White House press team might not be as concerned about it as the press corps:
Happy Holidays from your favorite White House Press Team ✨ pic.twitter.com/pIjdApTutT
— Angela Perez (@ADCPerez46) December 24, 2021
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