White House Press Secretary Faces Reporter Revolt After Criticizing Media At Briefing

The White House press secretary, Josh Earnest, faced a minor media revolt at his daily press briefing Monday after he criticized a Washington Post story for its reliance on anonymous sources.

Several reporters at the briefing challenged Earnest's critique by pointing out White House officials regularly insist information be anonymously attributed to members of the administration in conference calls and other communications.

"You criticize anonymous sources but we have anonymous sources from you every day," one reporter said. "How can you criticize that when that's what you basically give us every day, except for the briefing?"

Earnest responded sarcastically.

"Except for the briefing? Except for the fact that I've been standing here for over an hour answering all of your questions?" he said.

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