White House press secretary Jen Psaki was prepared. She was professional. She was noncombative.
And she didn’t peddle a whopper of a lie, the way Sean Spicer did on Day One four years ago with his “alternative facts” about the supposedly record-breaking size of the inaugural crowd.
The first official words by President Biden’s spokeswoman included truth and transparency. “Rebuilding trust with the American people will be central to our focus,” the former State Department spokeswoman told a small group of socially distanced reporters as she promised a return to daily briefings.
