Josh Earnest

didn't come from a particularly political family. My parents were regular voters. My parents didn't make enough money to contribute to campaigns,…

— Josh Earnest

The biggest challenge of being the press secretary is trying to be aware of all of the things that are happening, both…

— Josh Earnest

The walk-in privilege, to walk into the Oval Office and have a conversation with the president, is not something that everybody gets.

— Josh Earnest

My mom and my grandmother definitely were (Democrat supporters). It wasn't a sense that, "Well, we vote for Democrats no matter what,"…

— Josh Earnest

I still remember vividly watching television coverage of the Democratic National Convention in the summer of 1992 (when he was 17) when…

— Josh Earnest

If it gets to a situation where it turns into a debate, look, the person that I'm debating is the person that…

— Josh Earnest

have a lot of respect for the responsibility that journalists have to ask tough questions, to hold the administration accountable and to…

— Josh Earnest

There was always this sense, even early on in the campaign, that if the senator Obama could score this upset victory in…

— Josh Earnest

Even now, hearing the debates about Medicaid, the suggestion that somehow we could save money by cutting Medicaid strikes a chord in…

— Josh Earnest

My mom's younger sister was born with Down syndrome. I was close to my grandmother when I was growing up. I remember…

— Josh Earnest

I think that there have been a number of situations in which you've seen this administration intervene in a meaningful way, that…

— Josh Earnest

When the president offered me this job, he told me that if there were situations in which I needed to speak to…

— Josh Earnest

We would welcome that, but it's going to require a commitment on the part of the North Koreans to denuclearizing the Korean…

— Josh Earnest

The most frequent way that I will communicate with him Obamacis when we're traveling. We talk about what's in the news, and…

— Josh Earnest

The United States played the role of encouraging both sides to come together to try to finally resolve this issue, and we…

— Josh Earnest

I obviously wanted to play for the Kansas City Royals. (Laughter) I also knew that was far-fetched. The truth is I don't…

— Josh Earnest

I believe that that responsibility that reporters have is worthy of me showing them respect, and that's what I try to do…

— Josh Earnest

Reporters are always supposed to be demanding more access and more transparency. So the day that there isn't some friction between the…

— Josh Earnest

There was also a sense that if he [Obama] did not win in Iowa, that it was very unlikely that he would…

— Josh Earnest

We have marched in lockstep with Israel. We've been side by side with them as they've confronted the Iranian nuclear threat and…

— Josh Earnest

The President and first lady did hold a private party at the White House over the weekend, but given the private nature…

— Josh Earnest

We have raised significant concerns about the way that China and individuals acting on behalf of the state of China have acted…

— Josh Earnest

The thing that I try to remember is that in the briefing room it's not a debate. I'm not supposed to go…

— Josh Earnest

I try to most effectively and persuasively present our argument, in a way that gives other people the information they need to…

— Josh Earnest

There are a lot of people who are eager to assign blame. I think we're [USA] eager to try and find some…

— Josh Earnest