{"id":125772,"date":"2021-02-12T14:17:01","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T19:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=125772"},"modified":"2021-02-12T14:42:33","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T19:42:33","slug":"white-house-suspends-deputy-press-secretary-for-allegedly-sexually-harassing-threatening-reporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-suspends-deputy-press-secretary-for-allegedly-sexually-harassing-threatening-reporter\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Suspends Deputy Press Secretary For Allegedly Sexually Harassing, Threatening Reporter"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-suspends-deputy-press-secretary-for-allegedly-sexually-harassing-threatening-reporter%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=125772&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/JP-2-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The White House announced on Friday that it was suspending Deputy Press Secretary TJ Ducklo after a report surfaced alleging that he sexually harassed and threatened a female reporter who was getting ready to publish a report revealing that he was dating a reporter who had previously been tasked with covering Democrat Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe confrontation began on Inauguration Day, January 20, after [Politico reporter Tara] Palmeri, a coauthor of Politico\u2019s Playbook, contacted [Axios political reporter Alexi] McCammond for comment while one of her male colleagues left a message for Ducklo,\u201d Vanity Fair reported. \u201cDucklo subsequently called a Playbook editor to object to the story, but was told to call the Playbook reporters with his concerns. But instead of calling the male reporter who initially contacted him, Ducklo tried to intimidate Palmeri by phone in an effort to kill the story. \u2018I will destroy you,\u2019 Ducklo told her, according to the sources, adding that he would ruin her reputation if she published it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the off-the-record call, Ducklo made derogatory and misogynistic comments, accusing Palmeri of only reporting on his relationship\u2014which, due to the ethics questions that factor into the relationship between a journalist and White House official, falls under the purview of her reporting beat\u2014because she was \u2018jealous\u2019 that an unidentified man in the past had \u2018wanted to f***\u2019 McCammond \u2018and not you,&#8217;\u201d the report added. \u201cDucklo also accused Palmeri of being \u2018jealous\u2019 of his relationship with McCammond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said following the report that Ducklo has been suspended for a week over the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTJ Ducklo has apologized to the reporter, with whom he had a heated conversation about his personal life,\u201d Psaki wrote on Twitter. \u201cHe is the first to acknowledge this is not the standard of behavior set out by the President.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">TJ Ducklo has apologized to the reporter, with whom he had a heated conversation about his personal life. He is the first to acknowledge this is not the standard of behavior set out by the President.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jen Psaki (@PressSec) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PressSec\/status\/1360284947785936899?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIn addition to his initial apology, he has sent the reporter a personal note expressing his profound regret,\u201d she continued. \u201cWith the approval of the White House Chief of Staff, he has been placed on a one-week suspension without pay. In addition, when he returns, he will no longer be assigned to work with any reporters at Politico.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">With the approval of the White House Chief of Staff, he has been placed on a one-week suspension without pay. In addition, when he returns, he will no longer be assigned to work with any reporters at Politico.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jen Psaki (@PressSec) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PressSec\/status\/1360284954165448711?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Reporters called out the administration over the incident, highlighting how the Trump administration did not treat reporters that way as well as issues with the timeline of events with regard to the White House taking action to address the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Vanity Fair piece indicates that Politico editors reached to the WH after the incident first occurred and the WH acknowledged it was inappropriate,\u201d Spectator editor Amber Athey wrote on Twitter. \u201cBut they clearly didn\u2019t have any interest in disciplining Ducklo until his behavior was made public.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Vanity Fair piece indicates that Politico editors reached to the WH after the incident first occurred and the WH acknowledged it was inappropriate. But they clearly didn&#8217;t have any interest in disciplining Ducklo until his behavior was made public <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PressSec?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PressSec<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T3mTLPcdid\">pic.twitter.com\/T3mTLPcdid<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Amber Athey (@amber_athey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amber_athey\/status\/1360285606589452288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>New York Magazine reporter Olivia Nuzzi wrote on Twitter: \u201cI covered Donald Trump for 6 years. It is saying something that this behavior \u2014 from a Biden official \u2014 shocks me.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I covered Donald Trump for 6 years. It is saying something that this behavior \u2014 from a Biden official \u2014 shocks me.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Olivianuzzi\/status\/1360263585138671620?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Grabien founder Tom Elliott highlighted the following remarks that Biden made a few weeks ago: \u201cIf you\u2019re ever working with me and I hear you treat another colleague with disrespect, talk down to someone, I promise you I will fire you on the spot, on the spot. No if, ands, or buts. Everybody \u2014 everybody is entitled to be treated with decency &amp; dignity.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden 3 weeks ago: &#8220;If you\u2019re ever working with me and I hear you treat another colleague with disrespect, talk down to someone, I promise you I will fire you on the spot, on the spot. No if, ands, or buts. Everybody \u2014 everybody is entitled to be treated with decency &amp; dignity.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0QDHnyU3Jo\">pic.twitter.com\/0QDHnyU3Jo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomselliott\/status\/1360275474820300800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>CNN anchor Jake Tapper responded to the quote, writing: \u201cStandards that are not upheld are not standards. They\u2019re lies.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Standards that are not upheld are not standards. They\u2019re lies. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7b1InypvBT\">https:\/\/t.co\/7b1InypvBT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaketapper\/status\/1360288368559546372?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The White House announced on Friday that it was suspending Deputy Press Secretary TJ Ducklo after a report surfaced alleging that he sexually harassed and threatened a female reporter who &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1893312,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4046,3653,4604,3779,6246,3765],"class_list":["post-125772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-deputy","tag-house","tag-press","tag-secretary","tag-suspends","tag-white"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125772"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125772\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1893312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}