Doocy’s Latest Question Gave KJP The Giggles
Even 'adversarial relationships' can sometimes enjoy a little levity
When a reporter knows he’s going to get stonewalled on a difficult question, but he has to keep asking it anyway, a professional will look for a fresh framing of the question.
Even if the question doesn’t get answered, the interaction itself might bring attention to the refusal to engage certain questions.
Doocy opted to use a light touch on a question that highlighted the unpleasant fact that Joe Biden had yet another document dump show up, and he would have to ask her about it again.
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What made this so relatable is that it acknowledged the difficult position an official White House spokes person would find herself in, when faced with a drip-drip-drip of a scandal that just kept getting bigger.
Here is the question:
DOOCY TO KJP: “When you found out that the FBI located even more Classified Materials in Wilmington, which four letter word did you use?” pic.twitter.com/pLI7cH1DP7
— ALX 🇺🇸 (@alx) January 23, 2023
That wasn’t his only question. With people still grinning after that initial icebreaker, he asked about whether Biden was still planning on running for re-election (implied, but not mentioned in his question: ‘despite this unfolding scandal’).
Doocy: Biden still intending to run for President in 2024?
KJP: Yes, he intends to run. pic.twitter.com/FNNQ2KpSLP
— Media Research Center (@theMRC) January 23, 2023
She answered in the affirmative.
Her answer set up the ‘gotcha’ question Doocy was working toward:
Doocy: Is there a precedent for people running for President after FBI agents search their sock drawer?
KJP: It sounds like you already know the answer to that question.
Doocy: I don't know the answer to that question. An FBI search of his residence is a big, big deal. pic.twitter.com/NK3AamLyzD
— Media Research Center (@theMRC) January 23, 2023
He wasn’t done yet. House Oversight suggested this looked like it had the makings of a cover-up. So he asked about that:
DOOCY: "Is President Biden involved in a cover-up?"
KJP: "He takes this very seriously…You asked me kind of a question that everybody laughed at, which was an interesting question to ask…" pic.twitter.com/lbCB4xBzT1
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) January 23, 2023
When Conservatives invoke the idea of ‘happy warrior’ … this is the sort of interaction we have in mind.
