W.H.: Unlike Taliban in Afghanistan, Taliban that Bombed Pakistani School Are Terrorists

NN REPORTER: "Just to clarify something that Jon asked you about. The attack on the Pakistani school that killed 140 kids, was that a terrorist attack?"

EARNEST: "Well, I think we're -- yes, it was a terrorist attack."

NN REPORTER: "Was that Taliban?"

EARNEST: "Well, I believe that was actually the Pakistani Taliban and that is an organization that is classified as terrorist organization and these are two different groups that we're talking about."

NN REPORTER: "All right. OK. The other question about [indecipherable] --"

EARNEST: "Let me just say one thing about that, which is --"

NN REPORTER: "Yeah."

EARNEST: "I think that the Pakistanis are still trying to determine precisely who is responsible for carrying out that terrorist attack. So I don't want to prejudge whatever investigation conclusion they may arrive at. If they conclude that it was the Pakistani Taliban, that would certainly be consistent with their classification as a terrorist organization."

NN REPORTER: "OK."