US EditionEx-White House staffer hits 'unethical' Biden team for scripting questions and bullying journalists
- A former staffer, Michael LaRosa, claims that the Biden White House made 'really unethical' demands of journalists to control how Biden was portrayed in the press.
- LaRosa stated that the Biden administration required 'quote approval,' where one person decided what quotes reporters could use.
- LaRosa noted that the communications team was 'very hostile and very suspicious' towards journalists, treating their work as if they were operating 'out of a bunker.'
- LaRosa argued that these strategies ultimately backfired, stating that bullying journalists did not result in improved press coverage for President Biden but instead worsened relationships with them.
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Ex-White House staffer hits 'unethical' Biden team for scripting questions and bullying journalists
Jill Biden's former press secretary Michael LaRosa torched former President Joe Biden's press team for allegedly scripting interview questions and bullying journalists on Tuesday.
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Column: Team Biden's Mistreatment of a Pliant Press Corps
Column: Team Biden's Mistreatment of a Pliant Press Corps Michael LaRosa was Jill Biden’s press secretary for the first 18 months of Biden’s presidency, and in recent weeks he’s loosened his lips about how Team Joe mistreated a pliant press corps. In an interview with Cenk Uygur on “The Young Turks” show, LaRosa admitted: “They did bully a lot of journalists, and I think they would tell you that now. They wouldn’t have told you at the time.” La…
Jill Biden’s Former Press Secretary Says Biden White House Demanded Questions From Reporters in Advance
A former press secretary for Jill Biden appeared on the Young Turks podcast this week and admitted that the Biden administration demanded pre-screened questions from reporters in advance. Many people have suspected that this was the case, but this is the first time that someone from the Biden White House confirmed it. For four years, millions of Americans watched Joe Biden respond to reporters with notecards or lists in his hands. This appears t…
Ex-Biden WH staffer rips former president’s team for approving quotes and scripting questions: ‘It was really unethical’
Former President Joe Biden’s White House made “really unethical” demands of the press as part of campaign to “bully” journalists into portraying the aging commander in chief in a good light, a former staffer revealed Tuesday.
Jill Biden’s Ex-Press Secretary Explains How Biden White House Bullied ‘A Lot of Journalists’: They Demanded Pre-Screened Questions and ‘Quote Approval’
Michael LaRosa, the former press secretary for First Lady Jill Biden, explained to Cenk Uygur how the Biden administration bullied "a lot of journalists."
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