White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest just issued the sassiest no-comment statement ever
In a press briefing Friday afternoon, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest was asked about Donald Trump's choice of Indiana Gov. Mike Pence to be his running mate. In pretending to clarify exactly who he was being asked about, Earnest made clear his feelings on the pick:
You heard the man: No comment, nothing to see here.
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Kimberly Alters is the news editor at TheWeek.com. She is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
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