Search results
Joshua Ryan Henry Earnest [1] (born January 22, 1975) [2] is an American political advisor who served as White House press secretary under President Barack Obama from 2014 to 2017. He was Obama's third Press Secretary and the 29th to hold the position. He succeeded Jay Carney as Obama's press secretary, in 2014, and was succeeded by President ...
- An athlete. A Kansas City native, Earnest attended the city’s Barstow School on scholarship and played baseball and basketball there. One of his childhood friends said in 2012 that Earnest was a good jump-shooter, saying: “He has probably the best baseline jumper you’ve ever seen from the left-hand corner baseline.
- Wife does press for the administration. Natalie Wyeth Earnest was appointed assistant Treasury secretary for public affairs last May, serving as Treasury Secretary Jack Lew’s top communications adviser.
- Some thought he might get the press secretary job in Obama’s first term. When Robert Gibbs announced he would resign as press secretary early in 2011, The New York Times reported that Carney, Earnest and former deputy press secretary Bill Burton were the leading candidates to replace him.
- Started out as Obama’s Iowa communications director in 2007. Earnest joined then-Sen. Obama’s campaign in March 2007 as communications director for Iowa.
Joshua Ryan Henry Earnest is an American political advisor who served as White House press secretary under President Barack Obama from 2014 to 2017. He was Obama's third Press Secretary and the 29th to hold the position. He succeeded Jay Carney as Obama's press secretary, in 2014, and was succeeded by President Donald Trump's first presidential press secretary, Sean Spicer. He is Senior Vice ...
May 30, 2014 · Josh Earnest was the White House Press Secretary under the Obama administration. He was appointed by President Barack Obama on May 30, 2014, following the resignation of Jay Carney. [1] Earnest previously served as Obama's communications director in Iowa during his first presidential bid. [2]
May 31, 2014 · Earnest is more than a loyalist or an aide who goes back to the Obama glory days. By Edward-Isaac Dovere. 05/31/2014 12:05 AM EDT. Updated: 06/01/2014 09:20 AM EDT. Link Copied. ... Josh Earnest ...
Who is Josh Earnest? By Katie Zezima. May 30, 2014 at 3:19 p.m. EDT. ... Earnest went on to New York, where he served as an aide on former mayor Michael Bloomberg's first campaign, and became ...
May 2, 2016 · Press secretary Josh Earnest grew up in KC never dreaming he would one day work in the White House. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays.
