When the government locked down the nation in 2020, the hit Apple TV+ comedy Ted Lasso became a national treasure, a much-needed escape for the majority of the population isolated by school closures, mask mandates, and legally mandated 'social distancing.' Hence, there is an infuriating irony that…
When the government locked down the nation in 2020, the hit Apple TV+ comedy Ted Lasso became a national treasure, a much-needed escape for the majority of the population isolated by school closures, mask mandates, and legally mandated"social distancing." Hence, there is an infuriating irony that the Biden administration invited the Emmy-winning cast to the White House to discuss mental health and well-being.
The publicity stunt didn't just take time away from the leader of the free world. Instead, the podium of the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, named for a journalist shot and permanently disabled while on the job, was taken over by a group of actors to answer a question from a fake journalist after White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre lambasted an actual reporter from Africa for trying to get in a real question.
"She is arguably the least effective White House press secretary of the television era," a White House correspondent told CNN in January.
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