{"id":2367970,"date":"2024-11-12T18:27:59","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T23:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-slammed-for-critique-of-trumps-loyalist-cabinet-picks-no-ability-to-look-in-the-mirror-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-12T18:29:14","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T23:29:14","slug":"psaki-slammed-for-critique-of-trumps-loyalist-cabinet-picks-no-ability-to-look-in-the-mirror-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-slammed-for-critique-of-trumps-loyalist-cabinet-picks-no-ability-to-look-in-the-mirror-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Psaki slammed for critique of Trump\u2019s \u2018loyalist\u2019 Cabinet picks: \u2018No ability to look in the mirror\u2019 &#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\">38<\/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%2Fpsaki-slammed-for-critique-of-trumps-loyalist-cabinet-picks-no-ability-to-look-in-the-mirror-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=2367970&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>Jen Psaki, an \u2064MSNBC anchor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-north-korea-top-foreign-policy-issue-casts-doubt-on-u-s-troop-withdrawal-from-afghanistan\/\" title=\"Biden says North Korea top foreign policy issue, casts doubt on U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan\">faces criticism<\/a> \u200cfor her remarks regarding\u2064 President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s Cabinet appointments, which \u200bshe \u2063claims are\u2064 composed of &#8220;loyalists.&#8221; Following Trump&#8217;s election victory, he announced several appointments, including Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary and Mike Waltz as national security adviser. Psaki expressed \u200cconcern that \u200dthis\u200b loyalty could undermine\u200d the presidency, labeling both Waltz and Rep.\u2064 Elise Stefanik as unwavering supporters of Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Her comments have since attracted ridicule on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a>,\u2063 with\u2064 critics pointing \u2064out her previous\u200c role in the Biden administration. Other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/project-veritas-strips-cnn-naked\/\" title=\"Project Veritas Strips CNN Naked\">media figures<\/a>, like CNN&#8217;s Kaitlin Collins, echoed Psaki&#8217;s sentiments, noting the intense lobbying for jobs among Trump&#8217;s Florida associates. The backlash on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">social platforms reflects<\/a> a larger critique of Psaki and mainstream\u2064 media perspectives on loyalty among \u2063political staff, with users suggesting a hypocrisy in her\u200d statements compared to Biden&#8217;s appointments. Additionally, Rachel Maddow from\u200c MSNBC also \u200dcriticized Trump&#8217;s \u2062choices, linking \u200bthem to\u2062 attempts to challenge the 2020 election results.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/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 td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\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\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Psaki slammed for critique of Trump&rsquo;s &lsquo;loyalist&rsquo; Cabinet picks: &lsquo;No ability to look in the mirror&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1879694\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>MSNBC anchor <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jen-psaki\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jen Psaki<\/a> is under fire for critiquing President-elect <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s appointments to his <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">future Cabinet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Following Trump sweeping the Nov. 5 election, he began announcing who he is choosing to be a part of his next administration. Trump has named Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) as his Homeland Security secretary, Rep.&nbsp;Mike Waltz&nbsp;(R-FL) as his national security adviser, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) as his U.N. ambassador, and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to be his ambassador to Israel, with others on the horizon. Psaki suggested that this loyal Cabinet is not a good thing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Piece by piece, we are watching Trump hire a fiercely loyal staff that sees the presidency as all-powerful,&rdquo; Psaki said on <em>Inside with Jen Psaki<\/em>. &ldquo;Waltz is a Trump loyalist, an election denier. Elise Stefanik, she&rsquo;s, of course, a moderate turned total MAGA loyalist.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A subsequent clip of the segment circulated on social media to ridicule Psaki&rsquo;s comments. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Headline: &lsquo;Woman on TV still carrying water for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris has no ability to look in the mirror,&#8217;&rdquo; one user captioned the clip.<\/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\">Jen Psaki criticizes Trump for picking cabinet members that she claims are &#8216;loyalists&#8217;:<br \/>Jen Psaki: &#8220;Waltz is a Trump loyalist, an election denier.<br \/>Elise Stefanik, she&#8217;s of course a moderate turned total MAGA loyalist.<br \/>Kash Patel &#8216;Patel was exceptional in his devotion&#8217; that&#8217;s&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zjKPmRGP3g\">pic.twitter.com\/zjKPmRGP3g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Abbenante (@EricAbbenante) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricAbbenante\/status\/1856175429045928069?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 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>&ldquo;Remember Biden hiring all that disloyal staff? Me neither,&rdquo; another user wrote.<\/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\">Remember Biden hiring all that disloyal staff? Me neither. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zrFGPmFJKQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/zrFGPmFJKQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Doug Heye (@DougHeye) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DougHeye\/status\/1856147451973108090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>CNN anchor Kaitlin Collins echoed Psaki&rsquo;s statements on her show Monday. She reported that Trump&rsquo;s Florida residence at Mar-a-Lago has been &ldquo;brimming for the last two days, I&rsquo;m told, with two kinds of people: those angling for a job and those who are trying to influence Trump into hiring their picks.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>She particularly noted how often Tesla CEO Elon Musk has visited and the &ldquo;influence&rdquo; he has.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Haha cry harder @kaitlancollins,&rdquo; Libs of TikTok captioned the clip on X.<\/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\">Haha cry harder <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kaitlancollins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@kaitlancollins<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tpbUrdaVOt\">pic.twitter.com\/tpbUrdaVOt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1856045822041018857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;She seems upset&hellip;.&rdquo; another user wrote. &ldquo;That brings me so much joy!&rdquo;<\/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\">She seems upset&hellip;.<\/p>\n<p>That brings me so much joy!&#128526;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SaltyGoat (@SaltyGoat17) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaltyGoat17\/status\/1856046141588082839?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow has similarly criticized Trump&rsquo;s picks, noting that Walz once worked to overturn the 2020 election. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/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\">Liberal media reacts to Trump appointments for president-elect&#8217;s next administration.<\/p>\n<p>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FA69Fqjkmg\">https:\/\/t.co\/FA69Fqjkmg<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DonaldTrump?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DonaldTrump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LiberalMedia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LiberalMedia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/trumpcabinet?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#trumpcabinet<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PresidentElect?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PresidentElect<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/viral?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#viral<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/trending?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#trending<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/explorepage?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#explorepage<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0XluIxSpOI\">pic.twitter.com\/0XluIxSpOI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dcexaminer\/status\/1856391508536242371?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Musk&nbsp;endorsed Trump and even started a super PAC to support him. The entrepreneur was with Trump at Mar-a-Lago on election night.<\/p>\n<p>So far, Trump&rsquo;s Cabinet is shaping up to be completely different from his first term, down to his Vice President-elect, J.D. Vance. Legacy media has given Trump little credit for hiring his campaign co-chairwoman, Susie Wiles, as the first female chief of staff.<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_1879694\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1879694\"}});<\/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\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Psaki criticized for comments on Trump\u2019s &#8216;loyalist&#8217; Cabinet picks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2367971,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/psaki-trump-1024x591.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[44629,3810,3634],"class_list":["post-2367970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-cabinet-picks","tag-psaki","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/psaki-trump-1024x591.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367970","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\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2367970"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2367974,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367970\/revisions\/2367974"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2367971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2367970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2367970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2367970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}