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'Fiery' Psaki ending tenure as a top White House messenger
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jen
Psaki had been White
House press secretary less
than two weeks when a re-
porter asked whether Twit-
ter's ban of Donald Trump
had made President Joe
Biden's life easier.
"We don't spend a lot of
time talking about or think-
ing about President Trump
here," she responded,
then added for emphasis:
"Former President Trump."
It was an early indication
of what was to come with
this press secretary. Her
briefings were professional
and typically congenial,
but could turn pointed in
a hurry. The sessions were
informative but generally
lacked the drama to draw
big ratings on cable televi-
sion.
Psaki, whose last day on
the job is Friday, has an-
swered reporters' questions
nearly every weekday of
the almost 500 days that
Biden has been in office.
That makes her a top White
House communicator and
perhaps the administra-
tion's most public faceaf-
ter only the president and
Vice President Kamala White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Feb. 23, 2022, in Washington.
Harris. Associated Press
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