Obama to press corps: be skeptics not sycophants, ‘America needs you’
In his final press conference as president on Wednesday, Barack Obama congratulated the White House Press Corps for not being “sycophants” during his administration, but acting as “skeptics” whose reporting More...
President Obama promises ‘no boots on the ground’ in Syria, war with Islamic State
Since 2013, President Obama has repeatedly vowed that there would be no “boots on the ground” in Syria, according to a list published by USA Today. Contradicting this stance, White House press secretary More...
President Obama warns US press corp to ‘behave’ during Africa trip, calls them ‘my press’
One element of President Barack Obama’s Africa policy is to encourage a free press, although he offered repeated reminders for U.S. reporters traveling with him on the continent to be on their best behavior. President More...
