{"id":2288859,"date":"2024-07-03T18:33:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T22:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nbcs-kelly-odonnell-rebukes-reporters-inappropriate-comment-suggesting-biden-was-sleeping-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-03T18:33:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T22:33:57","slug":"nbcs-kelly-odonnell-rebukes-reporters-inappropriate-comment-suggesting-biden-was-sleeping-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nbcs-kelly-odonnell-rebukes-reporters-inappropriate-comment-suggesting-biden-was-sleeping-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC\u2019s Kelly O\u2019Donnell rebukes reporter\u2019s \u2018inappropriate\u2019 comment suggesting Biden was sleeping &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fnbcs-kelly-odonnell-rebukes-reporters-inappropriate-comment-suggesting-biden-was-sleeping-washington-examiner%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=2288859&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--><p>The article discusses an incident at the White House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-extends-southern-california-stay-at-home-order-for-at-least-another-three-weeks\/\" title=\"Newsom Extends Southern California Stay-at-Home Order For at Least Another Three Weeks\">press briefing<\/a> where NBC&#8217;s Kelly O&#8217;Donnell rebuked a reporter for making a joke about President Joe Biden. O&#8217;Donnell called the joke inappropriate and the\u200b White \u2062House press secretary also weighed in on\u2062 the matter. The joke was likely referencing Biden&#8217;s\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/army-investigating-chaplain-who-said-transgender-people-unqualified-to-serve\/\" title=\"Army Investigating Chaplain Who Said Transgender People \u2018Unqualified To Serve\u2019\">recent comments<\/a>\u200b about almost falling asleep on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/with-shinzo-abes-death-japan-and-taiwan-have-lost-a-strong-advocate\/\" title=\"With Shinzo Abe\u2019s Death, Japan And Taiwan Have Lost A Strong Advocate\">stage due<\/a> to jet \u200clag. The article also includes a\u2063 tweet with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-witness-in-hospital-after-beating\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell: Witness in Hospital After Beating\">video clip<\/a> of \u200cthe exchange between\u2063 O&#8217;Donnell and the reporter.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon 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class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/ehallas\/\">Emily Hallas<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-03T18:11:39-04:00\">July 3, 2024 6:11 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1694456\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A senior <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nbc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>NBC<\/a> White House correspondent was in no mood for jokes during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>White House<\/a>\u2019s press briefing on Wednesday, admonishing a colleague\u2019s barb about President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\">Joe Biden<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>During the White House\u2019s press briefing, NBC\u2019s Kelly O\u2019Donnell <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/brenonade\/status\/1808563668142956768\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>slammed<\/a> Newsmax reporter James Rosen for a quip he made about the president. <\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred as O\u2019Donnell, the president of the White House Correspondents\u2019 Association, began to ask White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre a question.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe would invite the president to come down and tell us directly,\u201d Kelly began. <\/p>\n<p>Rosen quipped, \u201cIf he\u2019s awake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s inappropriate,\u201d O\u2019Donnell snapped back.\u00a0Jean-Pierre was then quick to jump into the fray.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;We would invite the President to tell us directly&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If he&#8217;s awake&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s innapropriate&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7ik6k18jsu\">pic.twitter.com\/7ik6k18jsu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brennan Murphy (@brenonade) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brenonade\/status\/1808563668142956768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAs you heard from your colleague, the president of the WHCA, that\u2019s inappropriate,\u201d the White House press secretary admonished Rosen, albeit with a slight smile on her face.<\/p>\n<p>She added praise for the NBC journalist, \u201cThank you, Kelly.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Rosen\u2019s joke was likely in reference to comments Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3068652\/biden-blames-debate-performance-travel-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>made in Virginia<\/a> Tuesday evening. <\/p>\n<p>While discussing his stumbling debate performance during a campaign fundraiser,\u00a0the president said, \u201cI almost <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-blames-debate-performance-on-travel-schedule-11-days-before-event-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biden blames debate performance on travel schedule 11 days before event - Washington Examiner\">fell asleep onstage<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>He blamed his mental lapses on jetlag, saying,\u00a0\u201cI decided to travel around the world a couple of times \u2026 shortly before the debate.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Joe Biden smiles at a campaign rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, Friday, June. 28, 2024. (AP Photo\/Matt Kelley)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not an excuse but an explanation,\u201d Biden told the audience in Mclean, Virginia.\u00a0The president had returned to the East Coast from his travels 11 days before the debate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Biden has come<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3069296\/biden-on-the-ropes-fight-political-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> under fire<\/a> since the first presidential debate against former President Donald Trump. After a debate performance full of memory lapses, trailed-off sentences, and jumbled thoughts, top Democratic strategists and officials voiced concerns that the president is unable to lead their party to victory this November. <\/p>\n<p>While saying Biden is \u201cabsolutely not\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3069638\/white-house-says-biden-absolutely-not-dropping-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>dropping out<\/a> of the presidential race, the White House continues to reject requests for a cognitive test and has rebutted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3063528\/doctors-concerned-biden-debate-performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>concerns<\/a> that the president\u2019s mental state is compromised.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1694456\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1694456\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBC\u2019s Kelly O\u2019Donnell scolded a Newsmax reporter for making a disrespectful comment about President Biden during a White House press briefing. The reporter joked about Biden sleeping, prompting O\u2019Donnell to call it inappropriate. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre also reprimanded the reporter and praised O\u2019Donnell for speaking up. The joke was likely in reference to Biden\u2019s recent comments about almost falling asleep on stage during a campaign fundraiser. 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