Category: John Kirby

White House Daily Briefing (Jan. 25)

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds the White House daily briefing at 1:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 25, joined by John Kirby, White House coordinator for strategic communications at the National Security Council. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


Top Biden Admin Official Provides Update on ‘Sabotage’ Attack Against Nord Stream Pipelines

A top Biden administration official said that the United States was not involved in the explosions targeting the Russian-owned Nord Stream pipelines last month. John Kirby, the National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, told Fox News that the United States “had nothing to do” with the explosions when asked. “That’s just Russian propaganda and…


Biden Spokesman Calls Chinese Land Buys Near Military Bases ‘Homeownership Issue’

White House spokesman John Kirby dismissed questions about foreign land buys close to U.S. military bases and potentially tied to the Chinese Communist Party, calling it a “homeownership issue.” Kirby, National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications, came to the question during a daily briefing Tuesday, about Chinese entities “buying up U.S. real estate” including…


Biden Appoints John Kirby as NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications at White House

President Joe Biden on May 20 announced John Kirby as the new National Security Council (NSC) Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the White House. After media speculation on the move, the White House confirmed Kirby will “coordinate interagency efforts to explain United States policy” and be a senior Biden administration voice on related matters. “John Kirby…


Pentagon: Military Bases ‘Not Immune’ to Baby Formula Shortage

U.S. military bases are “not immune” to the baby formula shortage across America, with Pentagon spokesman John Kirby saying commissaries stateside are at 50 percent and overseas bases are at 70 percent of their normal stock levels. “We’re not immune to the same supply chain problems that other families across America are experiencing,” Kirby told…


Pentagon Responds to Russia’s ‘Satan 2’ Missile Test

The Pentagon on Wednesday said Russia notified the United States ahead of its test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. Russia’s first test launch of its Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, a new addition to its nuclear arsenal, was not deemed as a “threat” to the United States and its allies, the Pentagon said. Russian President…


Russia Repositioning ‘Small Percentage’ of Troops From Kyiv: Pentagon

The Pentagon said Wednesday that it believes Russia has started to reposition a “small percentage” of its troops that had been arrayed against Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, but that none of them appear to be returning home. Pentagon press secretary John Kirby issued an update after Russia announced Tuesday it will significantly scale back military operations…


Russian Convoy Near Kyiv ‘Still Stuck’: Pentagon

The Russian convoy heading towards Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, remains stalled, Press Secretary John Kirby said in an update on Monday. The convoy, which stretches for as much as 40 miles from near Prybisk in the north to the southern end near the Antonov airport, was moving steadily south at the onset of the war….


US Delays Missile Test Launch in Attempt to Tone Down Russia Nuclear Tensions

The United States has postponed a test missile launch to try to demonstrate it has no intention of getting into a nuclear war, the military said March 2. “In an effort that we have no intention of engaging in any actions that could be misunderstood or misconstrued, the secretary of defense has directed that our…


Pentagon Considers Deploying National Guard in Washington to Help With Trucker Convoy Response

National Guard troops may be deployed in the Washington D.C. area to help deal with trucker convoys expected to arrive as soon as Feb. 23, a Pentagon official said Tuesday. “The Department is analyzing a request for assistance from the US Capitol Police and the DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency,” John Kirby, the…