Josh Earnest
Former White House Press SecretaryWikipedia
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Oct 17, 2026
James RosenGUEST
Uh, it's a name little remembered, and that's really in my mind why this person was so effective.
James RosenGUEST
I'm talking about the Obama-era White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest.
James RosenGUEST
Do you remember Josh Earnest, Arthur?
Arthur AidalaHOST
Mm, I mean, the name, uh-
James RosenGUEST
The truth, no, the-
Arthur AidalaHOST
... rings a bell, but not really
James RosenGUEST
[laughs] Okay, the answer's no.
James RosenGUEST
So Josh Earnest was a young guy.
Dan PfeifferHOST
You could be a, just like, uh, like Robert Gibbs was, like, just a very seasoned campaign communications professional.
Dan PfeifferHOST
You could be someone with a lot of White House experience, like Josh Earnest.
Tommy VietorHOST
And an insider, right?
Dan PfeifferHOST
Yes.
Ben RhodesHOST
Yeah.
Tommy VietorHOST
All of us who had to brief Robert Gibbs every day, and Josh Earnest.
Tommy VietorHOST
Um, uh, speaking of, uh, the Trump White House, have you decided where you're gonna be-
Ben RhodesHOST
Some Jay Carney erasure there.
Tommy VietorHOST
A lot of prep
Jon FavreauHOST
... or Josh Earnest, or Jen Psaki, they did, like, weeks, and weeks, and weeks of studying, and murder boards, and to prepare for the job.
Jon FavreauHOST
That's how you know if the US is cutting off intel sharing to the Ukrainians.
Jon FavreauHOST
That answer you actually don't need to prep for.
Mary Katharine HamHOST
Oh, yeah
Vic MatusHOST
... who was Clinton's, and actually Josh Earnest, uh, and-
Mary Katharine HamHOST
Interesting
Vic MatusHOST
... um, uh, the, the fellow who was, uh, who ended up working for...
Dan OxnerHOST
It's amazing.
Dan OxnerHOST
Captain Josh, a pinch of cinnamon is a chili game changer, in my opinion.
Dan OxnerHOST
We have actually used big popover tins for soup parties.
Dan OxnerHOST
Same concept.
13 MINS LATER
Dan OxnerHOST
And then Robert Gibbs was Obama's first press secretary.
Dan OxnerHOST
Jay Carney.
Dan OxnerHOST
Josh Earnest.
Dan OxnerHOST
And then Sean Spicer was Trump's first press secretary back in 2017.
Barack ObamaGUEST
But sometimes it's not on your timetable, and that can be frustrating.
Barack ObamaGUEST
And I guarantee you, uh, it's, it's frustrating to, uh, Josh Earnest, my, uh, press secretary be- uh, and the folks who have to-
Charlie RoseHOST
Okay
Barack ObamaGUEST
... think about our politics because sometimes things don't happen, uh, on schedule.
Drew AllenHOST
You say what the president once said.
Drew AllenHOST
Josh Earnest, if you remember him, he amplified Barack Hussein Obama.
Drew AllenHOST
And Jen Psaki amplified Joe Biden.
Drew AllenHOST
And Zakaria said Tuesday that her job is to amplify what the president is doing.
Joe SoucherayHOST
Yeah.
Kenny OlsonPANELIST
God, that, Josh Earnest.
Joe SoucherayHOST
Yeah.
Kenny OlsonPANELIST
I, I have no memory of these people.
Peter AlexanderHOST
Peter, your take on just the value of these press briefings anymore, because they really did...
Peter AlexanderHOST
I remember the old days with Jay Carney and Josh Earnest.
Peter AlexanderHOST
I mean, our photographer, I dare acknowledge this, our camera guy who had his camera locked on me through those things would say, "Hey, Peter, you're gonna have to take an energy drink 'cause you're starting to fall asl-" I mean, these could go for almost two hours, right?
Peter BakerGUEST
[laughs]
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