Tuesday marked Josh Earnest’s final White House press briefing, and after he sent himself off with jokes and a lengthy preamble about democracy, President Obama took the stage to congratulate him.
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“I’m not interrupting because he was saying nice things about you guys,” Obama told reporters as he took the podium from Earnest.
“When I first met Josh Earnest, he was in Iowa — I think he was wearing jeans — he looked even younger than he was, and since my entire campaign depended on communications in Iowa, I gave him a pretty good once over,” he continued. “I noticed a couple of things right away.”
Josh Earnest and President Obama (Getty Images)
“Number one, he’s just got that All American, matinee, good-looking thing going on,” POTUS joked. “Then, his name is Josh Earnest, and if you’re having someone speak on your behalf, that’s a pretty good name to have.”
Obama stated that what struck him most about Earnest was “his integrity.”
“He has always been the guy you wanted him to be.”