This should make Rep. Jason Chaffetz happy. Fox News has flat out said they won’t cover White House press conferences unless Benghazi is a topic of discussion.
Talking Points Memo reports that Fox News anchor Jon Scott said on air that they would only go live to a White House press conference if they started answering questions about the House select committee on Benghazi.
With White House aide John Podesta delivering a presentation on energy and climate during the press briefing, Scott couldn’t hide his shock.
“Jay Carney is normally at this podium. This is one of his understudies, you might say,” Scott said referring to Podesta, who is not actually one of Carney’s understudies.
“Talking about energy efficiency, of all things, right now. But if they get to some questions about this House select committee, how it will work, we will take you back there live,” Scott added right before teasing a story about a “gruesome discovery at a bachelor party.”
Later in the broadcast, Scott’s co-anchor Jenna Lee promised viewers that she’d “bring any updates as we get them if the White House weighs in on this issue at all.”
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