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In reply to the discussion: At the Jen Psaki press conference a reporter asked how come Biden is meeting with republicans [View all]Dark n Stormy Knight
(10,484 posts)60. Exactly right. That response was pretty clearly not from someone who
didn't want to share their source. It was from someone who just didn't have a source.
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At the Jen Psaki press conference a reporter asked how come Biden is meeting with republicans [View all]
still_one
Feb 2021
OP
I saw that, the ole "people are saying" response...Total BS hack question...nt
wcmagumba
Feb 2021
#1
She handled it beautifully. Asked him who was saying it and when he refused to say, she shot back
StarfishSaver
Feb 2021
#2
Yes, it was perfect, and you could see the reporter was totally unprepared for that. It is so
still_one
Feb 2021
#7
Reporter, "Democrats are complaining!" Psaki, "Which ones?" Reporter, "Homina Homina Homina"
TheBlackAdder
Feb 2021
#46
There is the real possibility he doesn't have authority to name the person.
Cuthbert Allgood
Feb 2021
#32
There are phrases for that, such as "I have it on background," and "He spoke off the record"....
Hekate
Feb 2021
#39
Exactly right. That response was pretty clearly not from someone who
Dark n Stormy Knight
Feb 2021
#60
She called him "Hans". so probably. EDIT - I rewound it & did not hear "Hans"
AnotherMother4Peace
Feb 2021
#11
Definitely not Hans Nichols. He is at the press conference, but it wasn't him
still_one
Feb 2021
#13
Correct. I google Hans Nichols & images do not match this reporter.
AnotherMother4Peace
Feb 2021
#16
Hans was where a gray suit, this guy was wearing either a dark blue or black suit
still_one
Feb 2021
#25
It honestly doesn't matter. All the networks and many of the "reporters" are
Ferrets are Cool
Feb 2021
#18
Many people are saying that reporters sniff butts in the hallways. Champ and Major have no comment.
Hermit-The-Prog
Feb 2021
#10
Rather than assuming he was truth telling, Ms. Psaki asked if he would like to call out those
AnotherMother4Peace
Feb 2021
#14
Exactly, Biden has been meeting or speaking with Democrats almost every day, even weeks before....
George II
Feb 2021
#19
Oh my gawd........can you please either miniature this down, or find a much, much smaller photo.
a kennedy
Feb 2021
#37