{"id":2056245,"date":"2023-10-05T09:25:42","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T13:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-press-sec-snarls-at-reporter-who-waited-4-months-to-ask-a-question-wasting-our-time\/"},"modified":"2023-10-05T09:27:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T13:27:55","slug":"bidens-press-sec-snarls-at-reporter-who-waited-4-months-to-ask-a-question-wasting-our-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-press-sec-snarls-at-reporter-who-waited-4-months-to-ask-a-question-wasting-our-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s Press Sec lashes out at reporter after 4-month wait: &#8216;Wasting our time&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fbidens-press-sec-snarls-at-reporter-who-waited-4-months-to-ask-a-question-wasting-our-time%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=2056245&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--><h2>If White \u200cHouse press \u2064secretary Karine Jean-Pierre were a call center operator, she\u2019d probably be out of a job.<\/h2>\n<p>The spokeswoman for the man in the highest \u2062office of the land has been snapping at reporters \u2062like a two-headed snake in \u200ca box full of mice.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s bad enough when she does it to reporters from the major cable networks, but \u200cat least \u200dthey get paid the big bucks to take it.<\/p>\n<p>But when she does it to small-time reporters from foreign nations just trying to accurately\u200c report the news to their home country, it\u2019s downright shameful.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, National Security Council\u2062 spokesman John Kirby was asked by Jalil Afridi of The Frontier Post in Pakistan if he\u2062 could ask two questions since he had not had a question for four months, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/jean-pierre-snaps-reporter-waited-four-monthsask-question-wasting-time-sir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUh, it\u2019s up to\u200d Karine,\u201d Kirby responded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight? I mean, after that statement, maybe you just get one question,\u201d Jean-Pierre replied as if she were \u2063a\u2062 genie in a bottle with only three requests to grant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, should I combine them? What \u2064should I do?\u201d Afridi asked, sounding a little confused.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Is Jean-Pierre a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-press-sec-snarls-at-reporter-who-waited-4-months-to-ask-a-question-wasting-our-time\/\" title=\"Biden's Press Sec lashes out at reporter after 4-month wait: 'Wasting our time'\">good press secretary<\/a>?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting\u200c this poll entitles you to The Western \u2064Journal news updates free of \u2064charge. You may opt out at anytime. \u200bYou also agree\u2063 to our\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: \u200d0%\u200d (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: 100% (3 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\tfunction ffp_getCookie(cname) {<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar name=cname + &#8220;=&#8221;;<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar decodedCookie=decodeURIComponent(document.cookie);<br \/>\n\t\t\tvar\u2063 ca=decodedCookie.split(&#8216;;&#8217;);<br \/>\n\t\t\tfor(var i=0; i <ca.length i var c=\"ca[i];\" while if return c.substring c.length function ffp_setcookie cvalue exdays d=\"new\" date d.settime expires=\"expires=\" d.toutcstring document.cookie=\"cname\" window.ff_poll_voted=\"false;\" voted_cookie_name=\"firefly_voted_3489316\" ff_poll_submit event event.preventdefault fireflypoll=\"jQuery(\" fireflypollcontainer=\"jQuery('#firefly-poll-container');\" pollformbox=\"jQuery('#pollFormBox');\" ffp_getcookie fireflypollcontainer.addclass to assign url here as it was defined only in firefly. firefly_ajax_url=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" posting=\"jQuery.post(\" jquery event.target the datalayer window.datalayer=\"window.dataLayer\" window.datalayer.push poll vote posting.done response response.success yes_el=\"document.getElementById(\" no_el=\"document.getElementById(\" yes_el.style.width=\"response.data.percents.yes\" yes_el.innerhtml=\"Yes: \" response.data.percents.yes response.data.votes.yes votes no_el.style.width=\"response.data.percents.no\" no_el.innerhtml=\"No: \" response.data.percents.no response.data.votes.no fireflypoll.remove pollformbox.hide document.getelementbyid fireflypollcontainer.removeclass else emailfield=\"document.querySelector(\" input emailfield.required=\"false;\" emailfield.style.display=\"none\" border: solid padding: margin-left: margin-right: margin-bottom: width: float: left background: border-radius: margin-top: padding-top: padding-bottom: padding-left: background-color: border-color: cursor: pointer lightgrey white-space: nowrap .firefly-poll-question font-weight: bold font-size: .firefly-poll-disclaimer max-width:><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think \u2064you\u2019re wasting our time, sir,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/karine-jean-pierre-gets-absolutely-roasted-epic-fail-twitter-account\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jean-Pierre<\/a> \u200c snapped. \u201cCan you please ask a question?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the sharp remark, the reporter proceeded to\u200b ask his two questions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Afridi talked about \u2062the \u200bincident\u200d Thursday on Fox News\u2019 \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6338440826112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox &#038; Friends<\/a>,\u201d saying, \u201cI think \u2062it was a bit disrespectful. That\u2019s why\u2062 I didn\u2019t even listen to her last part.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Karine is just not used to independent international journalists \u200bwho ask tough questions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">For those who \u200ddon\u2019t want to watch the ads before the show  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CvA6mhmlz3\">pic.twitter.com\/CvA6mhmlz3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jalil Afridi (@afridijalil) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/afridijalil\/status\/1709910350869492035?\">October 5, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Fox News White\u200b House correspondent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kjp-calls-peter-doocy-tantrum-moves-hears-question\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peter Doocy<\/a> has been on the receiving end of Jean-Pierre\u2019s temper for many months, making for some \u2064cringe-worthy viewing as Jean-Pierre could barely hold\u200b it together on several occasions.<\/p>\n<p>The times Jean-Pierre looked like she could \u200ckill Doocy\u2062 with her \u200ceyes \u200cright there on national TV\u200d are too many to count.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Cringe Jean Pierre SNAPS at\u2064 Peter Doocy in meltdown \u2063over simple\u2064 border question: \u2018Stop being dramatic!\u2019<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aHWvBmyN2k\">pic.twitter.com\/aHWvBmyN2k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1653812229513392139?\">May 3, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Fox News\u2019 Peter Doocy to WH Press Sec. Karine Jean-Pierre:\u2063 \u201cThere are some new pictures of Commander Biden biting\u2062 a staffer again. How many times has that dog \u2063bitten the Bidens?\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P7LGTAjjcN\">pic.twitter.com\/P7LGTAjjcN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Recount \u2063(@therecount) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therecount\/status\/1709635211976122755?\">October 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Peter Doocy GRILLS Kringe Jean Pierre on \u201cGarage Gate\u201d and MISSING Biden Residence Visitor Logs so bad she SNAPS into yelling\u2062 fit and cuts him off to call on a different\u2063 reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/htO2Z5MatF\">pic.twitter.com\/htO2Z5MatF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1613644091526647808?\">January 12, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But Doocy knows \u200bhis status in that room, unlike many others.<\/p>\n<p>For example, Simon Ateba, chief White House \u2062correspondent for Today News Africa, had his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/white-house-stepped-land-mine-stripping-press-credentials-landmark-first-amendment-lawsuit-filed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press credentials stripped<\/a> for\u2063 calling out in frustration after he had \u2064waited seven months to ask a question, and Jean-Pierre gave time to the cast of the Apple TV show \u201cTed Lasso.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">  BREAKING: Simon \u2064Ateba, popular White House correspondent for Today News Africa, has filed a LAWSUIT against KJP.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit alleges that Ateba\u2019s \u200bpress pass was revoked in an attempt to suppress his conservative voice.<\/p>\n<p>DO YOU SUPPORT THIS? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bfHNtaVc0Y\">https:\/\/t.co\/bfHNtaVc0Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Proud Elephant  (@ProudElephantUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProudElephantUS\/status\/1690085581634654208?\">August 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>If making\u2063 the White House look like it is hostile to foreign reporters wasn\u2019t enough, Jean-Pierre also \u200coffended disabled journalists on Monday, ironically on the day Biden was celebrating the Americans\u2063 with Disabilities Act.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today, we celebrated the Americans with Disabilities Act and our commitment to building an America for all. For more than 61 million Americans with disabilities, \u200cthis law is a source of opportunity, inclusion, respect, and dignity. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MtKGTGhc9F\">pic.twitter.com\/MtKGTGhc9F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2064 Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden\/status\/1708957554951463029?\">October 2, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During a \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/press-briefings\/2023\/10\/02\/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-48\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White House briefing<\/a>, a reporter remarked, \u201cKarine, about disability. There\u2019s no seat here \u200cin this room for disabled journalists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Getting no \u200dresponse, the reporter later repeated the statement, \u201cThis room has no seat \u200cfor a handicapped journalist,\u201d as Jean-Pierre left the podium and \u2064walked out\u2064 of the room without bothering to answer.<\/p>\n<p>In the background, another reporter could be heard saying, \u201cThank you for asking that.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\">\n<\/div>\n<p>The Americans with Disabilities Act requires \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/agencies\/odep\/program-areas\/employers\/accommodations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reasonable accommodation<\/a>\u201d for Americans with disabilities at places where they work.<\/p>\n<p>But while the administration celebrated it for others, there didn\u2019t \u2063seem to be a seat \u2064for disabled journalists in the White House \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-white-house-tiktok-influencers-may-get-briefing-room-shore-2024-youth-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">briefing room<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s no wonder Jean-Pierre is always in a bad mood.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s \u2063not \u2063easy to defend Democratic policies, like their idea \u200cof charity \u2014 which always begins anywhere but at home.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>An Urgent \u200cNote from Our Staff:<\/h3>\n<p><em><b>The Western Journal has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pfizer-recruits-super-bowl-champ-to-be-official-spokesman-for-covid-booster\/\" title=\"Pfizer hires Super Bowl champ as COVID booster spokesperson.\">labeled \u201cdangerous\u201d simply<\/a> because we have \u2062a \u200cbiblical worldview and\u2064 speak the\u2063 truth \u200dabout \u200dwhat is happening in America.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We refuse to let Big\u2064 Tech and woke advertisers dictate the content we share with our community. \u200dWe stand for truth. 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Your support means we\u2062 can continue to expose false\u200b narratives and defend \u200dtraditional American values.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please stand with \u2062us by donating today<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Thank you for your support!<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-press-sec-snarls-reporter-waited-4-months-ask-question-wasting-time\/\">Biden&#8217;s Press Sec Snarls at Reporter Who Waited 4 Months to Ask a Question: &#8216;Wasting Our \u200dTime&#8217;<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How\u200c did Karine Jean-Pierre respond when a reporter asked her a question?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Embed&#8221; data-width=&#8221;550&#8243; data-align=&#8221;center&#8221; data-dnt=&#8221;true&#8221;><\/p>\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Most outrageous\u200d was when she said \u201cI\u200b think you\u2019re wasting our time, sir. Can you please \u2062ask \u2063a question?\u201d said Aaj News reporter Jalil Afridi.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s when Karine Jean-Pierre uttered the totally bizarre statement: \u201cI think you\u2019re wasting our time, sir. Can you please \u2063ask\u2063 a question?\u201d she said\u2062 replying to Afridi.<\/p>\n<p>This prompted Afridi\u2063 to tell Fox News\u2019\u2064 \u201cFox &#038; Friends\u201d that\u2063 he hadn\u2019t even bothered\u2062 listening to what she \u2064had to say after that.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking: \u2064White House\u200d press\u2063 secretary Karine Jean-Pierre snaps\u200d at \u200dreporter for asking a question.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It seems that Jean-Pierre has a tendency to\u2063 become defensive and dismissive\u2064 when\u200c confronted with challenging questions. This is not the\u2063 behavior one would expect\u2062 from a White House press secretary, \u2064whose role is to provide accurate and transparent information \u2064to the \u200dpress and the public.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of engaging\u2064 in a\u200d respectful and professional manner, \u2062Jean-Pierre appears to resort \u2062to snappy \u200bcomebacks and attempts to shut down reporters. This not only reflects poorly on her, but also on the Biden administration as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>Journalists, whether from major networks or \u200bsmall foreign outlets, \u2063have a responsibility to \u2064ask tough questions and hold those in power accountable. It is the duty of a \u200dpress secretary to address these\u2062 questions with respect and provide meaningful answers.<\/p>\n<p>By dismissing and belittling\u2062 reporters, Jean-Pierre undermines the principles of \u2064press freedom and transparency. She\u2063 sends a message that the White House is not open to scrutiny or criticism, which is an\u200c essential part of a\u200c functioning democracy.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Jean-Pierre&#8217;s behavior sends a discouraging message to aspiring<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary, worked at a call center, she&#8217;d likely be unemployed. She&#8217;s been aggressively responding to reporters, resembling a hostile snake in a box of mice. 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