White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has gone viral once again. This time is for shutting down a reporter who suggested she was lying about biting incidents involving President Joe Biden's dog Major.
The interaction took place after the conservative group Judicial Watch released Secret Service emails revealing Major, the Bidens' 3-year-old German Shepherd, was involved in eight separate biting incidents.
A reporter for the Rupert Murdoch owned tabloid New York Post decided to run with that story.
You can hear what transpired in the video below.
This New York Post reporter just broke the biggest presidential scandal in historypic.twitter.com/5FMNloJZvt— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1630089609
The tabloid reporter asked:
"Yesterday the conservative transparency group Judicial Watch released Secret Service records of dog bites involving the First Dog, Major."
"One email said that Secret Service agents were bitten every single day for eight days from March 1 to March 8..."
"At a March 9 briefing, you [Psaki] only described one biting incident to us and described the dog as being 'whisked' back to Delaware on a pre-planned trip with family friends."
"Obviously, that is not the world's most important story. But it is significant because we expect honest information even for minor stories."
"So can you explain to us why there was some sort of misleading account presented to us?"
"If we can't get honest information about minor stories, why should we believe the administration's account for larger issues like Afghanistan?"
Psaki responded:
"I know you do keep the dog in the news in the briefing room, so thank you for that. As we've stated previously, Major has had some challenges adjusting to life in the White House."
"He has been receiving additional training as well as spending some time in Delaware where the environment is more familiar to him and he is more comfortable."
"I don't have any additional specifics but I think that speaks to where Major is located, to be fully transparent in your ongoing interest in the dog."
Did you expect a question about Afghanistan?
How about Covid? Or even Hurricane Ida?
Many criticized The New York Post's reporting.
This is why I keep saying NY post is a tabloid. It is a full on bottom feeding Rupert Murdoch tabloid. Think the Express in England.https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1431325678880923652\u00a0\u2026— Allison Salvary (@Allison Salvary) 1630184010
This guy got up for work. Showered, shit and shaved. Put on a press credential. To ask a question about, in his words, \u201cdog fights.\u201d #Qrazyhttps://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1431325678880923652\u00a0\u2026— Rob Castiglione (@Rob Castiglione) 1630167978
The reporter didn't know about Afghanistan and Covid and all the other news stories because Biden's dog ate his homework.https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1431325678880923652\u00a0\u2026— Frank Conniff (@Frank Conniff) 1630117211
The New York Post is not fit to line cat litter boxes.https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1431325678880923652\u00a0\u2026— Joshua Is Ah The Ennui Is Overpowering (@Joshua Is Ah The Ennui Is Overpowering) 1630119599
Her reaction when he mentions \u201cevidence\u201d from Judicial Watch.https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1431325678880923652\u00a0\u2026— David Lytle (@David Lytle) 1630137220
They allowed the previous Admin\u2019s spokespeople to lie on a daily basis about major issues and now they are the world\u2019s watchdogs for truth and transparency. CTFOhttps://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1431325678880923652\u00a0\u2026— Sabrina Fedel (@Sabrina Fedel) 1630187626
Asking the tough questions I see https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1431325678880923652\u00a0\u2026— Mo Mac (@Mo Mac) 1630122210
Can we know who this outstanding reporter is?? ISIS, Louisiana super storms, California fires, uptick in Covid cases\u2026 Nothing can distract him from the REAL news!https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1431325678880923652\u00a0\u2026— devon sawa (@devon sawa) 1630172993
Judicial Watch obtained the information after it filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security.
The organization, founded by right-wing conspiracy theorist Larry Klayman, is known to primarily target Democrats.
Over the years, it has promoted numerous false and unsubstantiated claims that have become popular items on right-wing news outlets, including former President Donald Trump's "Big Lie" the 2020 election was stolen.
In the last few days, stories about Biden's dog have been among the top news items on popular right-wing sites such as Fox News, The Washington Times, and The Federalist.
