The exchanges were a sign of increased skepticism of the Biden administration when it comes to intelligence and military matters.
FILE - State Department spokesman Ned Price speaks during a briefing at the State Department in Washington, Feb. 1, 2022. WASHINGTON — When President Biden’s administration was asked for evidence to back up dramatic claims about national security developments this past week, it demurred with a simple rejoinder: You’ll have to trust us on that.
The exchanges were also a sign of increased skepticism of the Biden administration when it comes to intelligence and military matters, particularly after officials failed to anticipate how swiftly the Afghan government would fall to the Taliban last year and initially defended a U.S. missile attack in Kabul as a “righteous strike” before the Pentagon confirmed the action had killed several civilians but no terrorists.
“These are cases in which the reporters’ role is even more consequential because the matters” — the use of lethal force by the U.S. military and a potential war in Europe — “are so important,” she said. “I mean, the U.S. has not always been straightforward about what happens with civilians,” Rascoe responded.
FILE - White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Feb. 4, 2022. “This really isn’t a question of winning over the public,” said Himes, D-Conn. “This is about altering Vladimir Putin’s behavior.” Politicians have routinely promised to restore trust in Washington, but it remains a scarce commodity ever since the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal. Soon afterward, President Jimmy Carter won office by telling voters “I’ll never tell a lie.” He was voted out after one term.
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