“Ridiculous” – State Department’s Jen Psaki Burned by Hot Mic
December 06, 2014
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Ridiculous may indeed be an apt description of the Obama administration's foreign policy platform.
However, that probably was not US State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki wanted to convey when she commented on Egypt's former president's being cleared of murder charges that we covered earlier this week.
Via Washington Free Beacon:
State Department spokesperson and perennial question dodger Jen Psaki was caught admitting that her prepared ‘line’ on Egypt was “ridiculous” after a press briefing Monday. After Associated Press reporter Matt Lee pressed her to comment on Egypt’s decision to clear former President Hosni Mubarak of murder.... Lee was astonished at the response, and took the opportunity to point out that the answer was meaningless. “Wow, I don’t understand that at all,” Lee said. “What you said says nothing. It’s like saying, ‘We support the right of people to breathe.’” Psaki declined to give any further comment to reporters during the briefing. However, as the lights dimmed, Psaki was exasperated and told Lee how she really felt, not realizing her microphone was still on. “That Egypt line is ridiculous,” Psaki said.