President Joe Biden believes that the press plays a “critical” role in protecting democracy, the White House said, when asked for the president’s reaction to NBC News hiring former Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel as a political analyst.
Journalists’ roles include ensuring the public “knows” the truth and facts about Jan. 6, per White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
“What he said is, ‘We need you, democracy is at risk, and the American people need to know, in fractured times, they need a context and a perspective, they need substance to match the enormity of the task,’” Jean-Pierre told reporters Monday, quoting Biden’s speech at this month’s Gridiron Dinner with members of the media.
“It is a big task that journalists have,
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