Reporters erupt after DHS chief McAleenan walks out of presser after four questions
by Anna Giaritelli
| June 28, 2019 03:02 PM
Reporters erupted in frustration with Kevin McAleenan after the acting homeland security secretary abruptly departed a rescheduled press conference after taking only four questions amid crossfire over questions about his leadership.
After reading Friday from a prepared statement for 11 minutes, McAleenan opened the floor to questions. He took four of them over seven minutes then cut off the briefing and said "thanks" before exiting.
"This is ridiculous! We get no..." one reporter in the front row yelled as McAleenan walked out.
"Seriously, Andrew, it's so unprofessional," another reporter said, directing her comment to the only DHS official still onstage, acting Public Affairs Assistant Secretary Andrew Meehan.
"Four questions and we haven't had a press conference in months," one person said, referring to McAleenan's installation in his current role nearly three months earlier.
"We'll be more engaging in the future," Meehan responded.
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