Robert Gibbs
Strategist and former White House Press SecretaryWikipedia
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Oct 18, 2026
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He signed a surprise $858 billion tax cut that would have made Reagan weep with joy and huddled with Reagan's former White House chief of staff, Ken Duberstein, for lessons learned when the Gipper governed amid economic troubles.
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Over the Christmas break, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs tweeted that Obama was reading a Reagan biography, and just to confirm the bond, Obama recently wrote an homage to Reagan for USA Today.
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Quote, Reagan recognized the American people's hunger for accountability and change, Obama wrote, conferring on Reagan two of his most cherished political slogans.
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He distanced himself from people like Jeremiah Wright when Jeremiah Wright was speaking truth to the power about the reality of America.
Tommy VietorHOST
Katie, that's not normally how it works.
Tommy VietorHOST
Like, w- when we got to the White House, Robert Gibbs, before his first-
Dan PfeifferHOST
Mm
Tommy VietorHOST
... press briefing as White House press secretary, had done, like, literally months of preparation-
Dan PfeifferHOST
...
Dan PfeifferHOST
Fox News Sunday host, who went to become George Bush's press secretary, George W. Bush's press secretary.
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 VietorGUEST
That was tough.
Tommy VietorGUEST
So, um, my first job at the White House, I was an assistant press secretary, which meant I was one of the little minions who, uh, got Robert Gibbs briefed and prepared for the briefing every single day.
Tommy VietorGUEST
And Robert spent months prepping for that job.
Tommy VietorGUEST
We would do like kinda live fire drills.
Norm EisenGUEST
I was in, uh, the, uh, press room with you many times.
Norm EisenGUEST
I would brief Robert Gibbs, our first press secretary, before he would talk to the press.
Norm EisenGUEST
And, you know, there's a mastery of the issues.
Norm EisenGUEST
She can't even master her own resume.
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.
Jon FavreauHOST
They didn't do any prep, and then they just threw her out there.
Jon FavreauHOST
Like, when, when Robert Gibbs was named White House press secretary, or Jay Carney-
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.
Chuck ToddHOST
Um, there was a time the position was designed to actually, you know, be a conduit to the public and the press about what's the president up to? What's he doing? Why is he doing this? Let me find out.
Chuck ToddHOST
And, you know, whether it was Ari Fleischer with Bush or Mike McCurry with Clinton or Robert Gibbs with Obama, you know, you felt like Jen Psaki with, uh, with Biden.
Chuck ToddHOST
You felt like, you know, yes, they were, they were gonna perform every once in a while for the cameras, 'cause the cameras were on.
Chuck ToddHOST
But they-- none of them ever wanted to be seen as a liar, and it would bother them if they lost their credibility.
Chuck ToddHOST
Like, that would bother him.
Chuck ToddHOST
It bothers a Mike McCurry.
Chuck ToddHOST
It bothers Robert Gibbs.
Chuck ToddHOST
Um, that's not how Donald-- You know, Donald Trump believes this job, sure, lie.
Chuck ToddHOST
You know, Donald Trump has ruined this position, right? Um, there was a time the position was designed to actually, you know, be a conduit to the public and the press about what's the president up to? What's he doing? Why is he doing this? Let me find out.
Chuck ToddHOST
And, you know, whether it was Ari Fleischer with Bush or Mike McCurry with Clinton or Robert Gibbs with Obama, you know, you felt like Jen Psaki with, uh, with Biden.
Chuck ToddHOST
You felt like, you know, yes, they were, they were gonna perform every once in a while for the cameras 'cause the cameras were on.
Chuck ToddHOST
But they-- none of them ever wanted to be seen as a liar, and it would bother them if they lost their credibility.
Chuck ToddHOST
Like, that would bother him.
Chuck ToddHOST
It bothers a Mike McCurry.
Chuck ToddHOST
It bothers Robert Gibbs.
Chuck ToddHOST
Um, that's not how Donald-- You know, Donald Trump believes this job, sure, lie.
Dan OxnerHOST
So that's how Dana got her fame, obviously.
Dan OxnerHOST
And then Robert Gibbs was Obama's first press secretary.
Dan OxnerHOST
Jay Carney.
Dan OxnerHOST
Josh Earnest.
Mike MurphyHOST
[laughs]
David AxelrodHOST
He's with us again, an original, the great Robert Gibbs is joining us.
David AxelrodHOST
An original founding hack.
David AxelrodHOST
Robert, welcome back.
1 HR 10 MINS LATER
Robert GibbsGUEST
Much to our chagrin, right? [laughs]
David AxelrodHOST
Yes, exactly.
David AxelrodHOST
So, uh, so Robert Gibbs, for your homecoming, Doug has sent a question in.
Robert GibbsGUEST
Excellent.
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