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White House Press Sec on France Attack: ‘If’ It Is Terrorism…
White House press secretary Josh Earnest initially used the word “if” when asked whether Wednesday’s deadly attack in France was an act of terrorism.
Following Earnest’s CNN appearance, a statement from President Barack Obama definitively called it a “terrorist attack.”
Shortly afterward on Fox News, Earnest repeated: “This is an act of terror that we condemn in the strongest possible terms.”
But Fox News anchor Bill Hemmer questioned him: “Just 30 minutes ago you called it a terrible act of violence … and now you call it terror, what changed in 30 minutes, Josh?
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/201...ress-sec-on-france-attack-if-it-is-terrorism/
White House press secretary Josh Earnest initially used the word “if” when asked whether Wednesday’s deadly attack in France was an act of terrorism.
Following Earnest’s CNN appearance, a statement from President Barack Obama definitively called it a “terrorist attack.”
Shortly afterward on Fox News, Earnest repeated: “This is an act of terror that we condemn in the strongest possible terms.”
But Fox News anchor Bill Hemmer questioned him: “Just 30 minutes ago you called it a terrible act of violence … and now you call it terror, what changed in 30 minutes, Josh?
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/201...ress-sec-on-france-attack-if-it-is-terrorism/