At Monday’s briefing, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs left an unusually large number of unanswered questions in his wake as he made his way through rows of reporters.
They were key questions, too — ones driving the news of the day, not fringe asides. They focused on the swine flu outbreak and a mock Air Force One photo-op flyover that caused panic in Lower Manhattan.
The briefing’s first question came from The Associated Press’ Jennifer Loven, who asked if the White House was pushing back on the European Union’s recommendation that Europeans cancel any nonessential travel to the United States.
"I did not see that before I came out here," Gibbs said.
"OK, well, it's been in all the stories all day," Loven replied.
Gibbs gave an answer about how the president is handling the crisis, and said he would get back to Loven, who noted, “it used to be that if there was a question of, a follow-up on the briefing, that there would be sort of an asterisk in the transcript or some way to get us the facts.”By the end of the less-than-hourlong briefing, Gibbs stepped away from the podium with a long wish list. - Politico Story
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