Jen Psaki must resign — immediately
by Joe Concha, Opinion Contributor - 04/06/22 8:00 AM ET
White House press secretary Jen Psaki is headed to MSNBC, according to multiple reports. No surprise there: Her agent reportedly has been in talks with the network for months, and Psaki went to the White House after working for CNN from 2017 to 2020.
No one is saying that Psaki going back into cable news is wrong. It’s hard to find those who served as White House press secretaries, a key role with high exposure, who haven’t made the natural jump to broadcast news and opinion in the cable news era.
But Psaki should not stay on as White House press secretary one moment longer if she’s planning to go to a news organization that covers the administration. And several members of the White House press corps, to their credit, held Psaki’s feet to the fire on Friday when news broke of her plan to join the liberal network in May.
When asked about the Axios exclusive regarding her going back into cable news, Psaki provided a non-answer — a recurring theme of her tenure as press secretary.
“I have nothing to confirm about my length of public service or planned service or anything about consideration about next plans,” she said in response to a question by CBS’s Ed O’Keefe. “I’m very happy to be standing with you here today after it felt like a never-ending, endless time in my basement quarantining away from my family.”
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