“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” – George Orwell
White House press secretary Josh Earnest on Thursday accused Republican critics of the Iran nuclear deal of being “wildly misinformed” or “lying,” suggesting they appear before a congressional hearing next week to explain their “false narratives.”
Earnest delivered a six-minute attack – evidently from prepared notes – after being asked during his daily briefing about a request by Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, for deputy national security adviser for strategic communications Ben Rhodes to testify in a May 17 hearing….
The May 17 committee hearing is pointedly entitled, “White House narratives on the Iran nuclear deal.”
Asked whether the White House would accept Chaffetz’ invitation for Rhodes to testify, Earnest replied, “with all due respect to the chairman, if he has an interest in a hearing about false narratives as it relates to the Iran deal, then I’ve got some suggestions for people that they should swear in.”
He then named six Republican lawmakers – two senators, and four House members, three of whom are also members of the committee chaired by Chaffetz.
In each case, Earnest said, the lawmaker had voiced an opinion on the JCPOA that had been shown to be false. He used the word “lying” five times….
“I don’t know whether our critics were just wildly misinformed, mistaken, or lying,” Earnest said. ‘But if Republicans are interested in getting to the bottom of this, then they should just swear in some members of their own conference and figure it out.”….
Related:
The Federalist: Ben Rhodes Reveals How Obama Duped America Into The Dangerous Iran Deal
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Horrible person. I’d reply to him, so you’re saying, ‘Beyotch, set me up’? (Per wikip., Earnest previously worked for Marion Berry (and Bloomberg, McAuliffe & Howard Dean.))
Earnest would probably like all ‘journalists’ to be like Patti Solis Doyle. In Burger King this morning for breakfast biscuit and CNN on the TV. Discussing Trump & Hillary, CNN chyron identified Doyle as a political commentator except briefly it switched to, former Hillary Presidential campaign manager. Really CNN? You can’t get someone else? No integrity!
Tammy, you were good on Dobbs. Happy observer/analyst goes well any time but especially with a friendly person such as Tom Shillue, not a grim stick in the mud.