Friday 13 May 2022 03:56 PM Jen Psaki is set to deliver her final press briefing trends now
Jen Psaki will deliver her final White House press briefing on Friday after more than a year on the job as the spokesperson for President Joe Biden's administration.
She held more briefings than all the press secretaries of the Trump administration combined and restored the daily briefing to the White House after Donald Trump prefered to serve as his own spokesperson.
Psaki became known for her calm, cool manner and her deft zingers - many of which were aimed at Fox News' Peter Doocy. The two served as frequent sparring partners with Doocy grilling her on Biden's son Hunter, the response to the covid pandemic, the migration problem at the border and other topics.
Fans of Psaki quickly dubbed her responses 'Psaki bombs.'
But she said she'll miss the back-and-forth of the briefing.
'I will miss him,' Psaki said of Doocy on Thursday at a breakfast sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor.
'I think we have a very good professional relationship,' she said.
Jen Psaki's last press briefing is Friday; she was known for her sparring with Fox News' Peter Doocy
Psaki had to defend herself last month after she was asked on a podcast Doocy was a 'stupid son of a b***h' or just played one on TV.
'He works for a network that provides people with questions that, nothing personal to any individual including Peter Doocy, but might make anyone sound like a stupid son of a b***h,' she had said.
Biden was caught on a hot mic earlier this calling Doocy a 'stupid son of a bitch' after Doocy had asked a question about the political liability of record inflation rates since Biden became president.
He later called Doocy to apologize.
But Psaki said Thursday the Biden administration was not 'focused here on a fight with Fox.'
'We have healthy debates and discussions. Doesn't mean I agree with his line of questioning on most days,' she said of Doocy.
When the White House announced earlier this month Psaki would depart on May 13, Doocy told her in that day's briefing: 'Sorry to see you go!'
'Are you?' she responded, garnering laughs.
'Yes, and you've really been a good sport,' Doocy said.
'Thank you,' Psaki said. 'As have you.'
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Fox News' White House correspondent Peter Doocy were frequent sparring partners in her 15 months in the briefing room.
In some of Psaki and Doocy's more viral moments, she noted he wasn't a doctor, called him out for asking a 'loaded and inaccurate' question on vaccine disinformation, and dropped a few other 'Psaki bombs' on him.
In July, Doocy asked Psaki how long the Biden administration has 'been spying on peoples' Facebook profiles looking for vaccine misinformation.'
'Well, that was quite a loaded and inaccurate question, which I would refute,' Psaki responded.
In April, Doocy asked about mask wearing: 'Why can we sit here in the White House briefing room with no masks,' he asked, while sitting next to a reporter wearing a mask, 'but people can't sit in an airplane cabin with no masks?'
'Well, Peter, I'm not a doctor and you're not a doctor, that I'm aware of,' Psaki said. 'If you're a doctor I wasn't aware of that until today.'
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Fox News' White House correspondent Peter Doocy were frequent sparring partners in her 15 months in the briefing room
In October, Doocy asked Psaki why there should be vaccine mandates for cops when police departments are dealing with so many other challenges.
'There are other problems in the world,' Doocy said. 'International terror, gang violence, murder, arson, drug dealing. Is there any concern?'
'What was the No. 1 cause of death among police officers last year, do you know?' Psaki said. 'COVID-19. So that's something that we're working to address.'
But Psaki said she'll miss the back-and-forth of the briefing.
'I will miss him,' Psaki said of Doocy on Thursday at a breakfast sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor.
'I think we have a very good professional relationship,' she said.
Psaki had to defend herself last month after she was asked on a podcast Doocy was a 'stupid son of a b***h' or just played one on TV.
'He works for a network that provides people with questions that, nothing personal to any individual including Peter Doocy, but might
