FNC to Earnest: Why Did You Go from ‘Act of Violence’ to ‘Act of Terror’ Already?

HEMMER: "Just 30 minutes ago you called it a terrible act of violence as you just mentioned there and now you call it terror. What changed in 30 minutes, Josh?"

EARNEST: ""Well, you know, Bill, this is still something we’re looking into. I know that the French president has called this an act of terror. It does seem to be exactly what this is. And again, this is an act of violence against innocent civilians and this is newspaper that has been targeted in the past and we’re still waiting to see actually who is responsible for this and what their motivation may have been. If it is what it seems to be, this isn’t just an attack on innocent civilians. This seems to be an attack on some basic universal human values, human rights, freedom of the press, freedom of expression, free speech. These are values we hold dear in this country. These are values that our allies over in France hold dear and we have already had top national security officials here at the White House in touch with our counterparts over in France and we are going to be in regular touch with them in the days ahead to work with them and to offer any necessary assistance to help them conduct this investigation and to bring to justice those who committed this terrible act."