Reporter Challenges W.H. over ‘Misleading’ Attack on GOP over Adam Szubin
‘The only reason he can’t take the strongest possible negotiating position into those conversations that are critical to our efforts to defeat ISIL is because a bunch of Republicans in the Senate are playing politics’
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REPORTER: "Isn’t it a bit misleading to say that? Is it going to change things tomorrow drastically? The respondent still alies — responsibility still applies to the White House."
EARNEST: "There’s no denying despite the fact that Congress has been awol when it comes to these critically important issues related to our war against ISIL, our men and women in uniform continue to perform their duties and do their jobs against ISIL even when Congress won’t. Mr. Zubin and the individuals in his office continue to do their job to figure out how to shut down ISIL’s financing even though Congress won’t do their job and actually confirm him —"
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