{"id":127653,"date":"2021-02-13T19:51:42","date_gmt":"2021-02-14T00:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=127653"},"modified":"2021-02-13T19:57:40","modified_gmt":"2021-02-14T00:57:40","slug":"tj-ducklo-resigns-as-white-house-deputy-press-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tj-ducklo-resigns-as-white-house-deputy-press-secretary\/","title":{"rendered":"TJ Ducklo Resigns As White House Deputy Press Secretary"},"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\">18<\/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%2Ftj-ducklo-resigns-as-white-house-deputy-press-secretary%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=127653&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\/GettyImages-1231124585.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>TJ Ducklo submitted his resignation as White House deputy press secretary Saturday amid allegations that he sexually harassed and threatened a female reporter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo words can express my regret, my embarrassment, and my disgust for my behavior,\u201d Ducklo began in a statement. \u201cI used language that no women should ever have to hear from anyone, especially in a situation where she was just trying to do her job. It was language that was abhorrent, disrespectful, and unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am devastated to have embarrassed and disappointed my White House colleagues and President Biden, and after a discussion with White House communications leadership tonight, I resigned my position and will not be returning from administrative leave,\u201d Ducklo continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know this was terrible. I know I can\u2019t take it back. But I also know I can learn from it and do better. This incident is not representative of who I am as a person, and I will be determined to earn back the trust of everyone I have let down because of my intolerable actions,\u201d Ducklo concluded.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My statement on resigning from the White House. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3Jpiiv75vB\">pic.twitter.com\/3Jpiiv75vB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TJ Ducklo (@TDucklo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TDucklo\/status\/1360741646627913728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ducklo\u2019s resignation comes a day after he was suspended following a Vanity Fair story about Ducklo\u2019s alleged sexist, profane tirade against a female Politico reporter, in which he reportedly threatened to \u201cdestroy\u201d her if she published a story about his relationship with another reporter.<\/p>\n<p>As Vanity Fair <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/2021\/02\/i-will-destroy-you-biden-aide-threatened-a-politico-reporter-pursuing-a-story-on-his-relationship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>The confrontation began on Inauguration Day, January 20, after Palmeri, a coauthor of Politico\u2019s Playbook, contacted McCammond for comment while one of her male colleagues left a message for Ducklo, according to the sources. Ducklo 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. \u201cI will destroy you,\u201d Ducklo told her, according to the sources, adding that he would ruin her reputation if she published it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>During 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 \u201cjealous\u201d that an unidentified man in the past had \u201cwanted to [f***]\u201d McCammond \u201cand not you.\u201d Ducklo also accused Palmeri of being \u201cjealous\u201d of his relationship with McCammond.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Vanity Fair also claimed that multiple senior-level White House officials acknowledged at the time that Ducklo\u2019s behavior was \u201cinappropriate,\u201d though he was not suspended until the story dropped on Feb. 12.<\/p>\n<p>White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki also issued a statement on Saturday, explaining that she accepted Ducklo\u2019s resignation after a discussion with him. \u201cWe are committed to striving every day to meet the standard set by the President in treating others with dignity and respect, with civility and with a value for others through our words and our actions,\u201d Psaki said in part.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Concha, a media reporter for The Hill, derided Psaki\u2019s statement, tweeting, \u201cPsaki, along with senior aide Anita Dunn, was made aware of Ducklo\u2019s sexist tirade on Jan. 21. Only after the Vanity Fair story on Feb 12 did Psaki\/the administration act because they had to. Without the VF story, nothing happens here. This accountably statement is laughable.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Psaki, along with senior aide Anita Dunn, was made aware of Ducklo\u2019s sexist tirade on Jan. 21. Only after the Vanity Fair story on Feb 12 did Psaki\/the administration act because they had to. Without the VF story, nothing happens here. This accountably statement is laughable.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeConchaTV\/status\/1360745295248842752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/michelle-obama-blames-her-low-grade-depression-partly-on-hypocrisy-of-trump-administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michelle Obama Blames Her \u2018Low-Grade Depression\u2019 Partly On \u2018Hypocrisy\u2019 Of Trump Administration<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><span>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<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em><span>member<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TJ Ducklo submitted his resignation as White House deputy press secretary Saturday amid allegations that he sexually harassed and threatened a female reporter. \u201cNo words can express my regret, my &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1893393,"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":[4046,6584,3653,4604,4975,3765],"class_list":["post-127653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-deputy","tag-ducklo","tag-house","tag-press","tag-resigns","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\/127653","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=127653"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127653\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1893393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}