John Kirby

Revolving Door: Mitchell Asks DOD Press Sec. If Pentagon Will Be Better Under Biden

After retiring from the Navy as a rear admiral in 2015, John Kirby became the spokesman for the Obama State Department, which led to him to getting a job at CNN as an analyst during the Trump presidency....

Here’s the Worst Moments from CNN’s Deranged Assault on Trump’s Fourth of July Speech (Pt. 3)

Here’s the Worst Moments from CNN’s Deranged Assault on Trump’s Fourth of July Speech (Pt. 1)

On CNN and MSNBC, Former Obama Flacks Suffer Weapons-Grade Meltdowns Over N.K. Move

Blitzer Teams with Ex-Obama Official to Send Love Letter to ‘Free and Independent’ CNN International

Tasteless CNN Debases Itself by Blasting Kelly for Emotional WH Remarks

Supercut: CNN Hated Trump's 'Dark,' 'Frightening,' 'Incoherent' 'Sermon' to U.N.

State Department on Aleppo: 'Diplomacy Is Action, Diplomacy Is Leadership'

State Dept.: 'No Evidence' That 'Deliberately Edited' Videotape Was Meant to Conceal Information

Has US Ever Before Allowed the Sale of Aircraft to State-Sponsors of Terror? State Dep’t Doesn’t Think So

The State Department on Tuesday welcomed Boeing’s announcement of a deal to sell aircraft to Iran, but spokesman John Kirby seemed uncomfortable at the suggestion this marked the first time a U.S....

Jake Tapper Goes After State Dept. Concerning Lies on Edits That 'Should Outrage' Americans

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. During his “Buried Lead” segment on Thursday’s The Lead, CNN host Jake Tapper presented an incredibly thorough takedown of the State...

State Dep't Admits Official Censored 2013 Briefing Video

With U.S. Troops Already in Libya, U.S. Now Supports Arming the Fledgling Government

No Shift in UN, US Policy on Golan Heights

The U.N. Security Council and U.S. government have both reiterated that Israel’s claim to the Golan Heights is not recognized -- despite the civil war in Syria, the country’s fragmentation...

State Dep’t Spokesman on Debating Alleged Saudi Links to 9/11: ‘A Fool’s Errand’

Amid stepped-up efforts to get the administration to declassify documents that could highlight links between prominent Saudis and the 9/11 terror attacks, State Department spokesman John Kirby said Tuesday...

State Dept. Hesitates to Confirm Terrorists Who Claimed to Target Christians Targeted Christians

Brian Williams Fires Back When State Dept. Spox Uses Belgium to Claim ISIS Is Losing

See more in the cross-post on the NewsBusters blog. During the 5:00 p.m. Eastern hour of MSNBC’s live coverage concerning the terror attacks in Belgium, breaking news anchor and former NBC Nightly...

State Dep’t on Claims Iran-Backed Militia Seized Americans in Iraq: Early Reports ‘Are Often Wrong’

State Department spokesman John Kirby said Tuesday the U.S. government was working closely with the Iraqi authorities to establish what happened to three American contractors who went missing in Baghdad,...

State Dept. Spokesman: Without Kerry's 'Quick Intervention,' Sailors Would Still 'Most Likely be in Iranian Hands'

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State Department Won't Say if Kerry Saw Intelligence Report Referencing Members of Congress and Israeli Officials

State Dept. Won’t Say If Kerry Saw Intel Reports Referencing Communications Between Israelis and Members of Congress See More at: