Jen Psaki & Alyssa Farah Griffin Share The Challenging Parts of Working in White House Communications

The View: Behind the Table

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4.7 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Former White House press secretary and host of “Inside with Jen Psaki” Jen Psaki and Alyssa Farah Griffin sit down with executive producer Brian Teta to discuss their favorite – and most challenging moments – working in White House communications during the Obama, Biden and Trump administrations, how the job has changed with the rise of social media, and managing motherhood in the public eye. Catch "Inside with Jen Psaki" Sundays on MSNBC. Have a question or want advice from Brian or a co-host? Call or text us at (347) 391-5022 and or leave us a message here: https://woobox.com/ytnyjj. Messages may be used on a future podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Brian Tetta, executive producer of The View.
0:02.9	It's Monday and this is a special one.
0:04.8	I'm joined by Alyssa Farra Griffin
0:06.9	and former White House Press Secretary Jen Saki.
0:10.4	This is behind the table.
0:13.0	All right, it is Monday and I am here with Alyssa and Jen Saki who was just on the view
0:26.2	with us to discuss her new books Say More, Lessons from Work, The White House and
0:30.9	the World which comes out tomorrow as Jen kindly pointed out the same day as whoopies book
0:35.3	There's room on everybody's shelf for bowl
0:37.2	Yes, yes, welcome Jen and Alyssa so the two of you actually just met for the first time
0:44.0	at the White House Correspondence Dinner.
0:45.5	We did, which I can't believe because Washington
0:48.4	is such a small town and everybody is about
0:51.0	a degree of separation apart and we met from through our mutual friend Sarah Matthews and then we ran into each other about seven times at the dinner because that's always what happens.
1:02.3	So I was convinced I knew you.
1:04.3	I call it TV face, but it's also like political circles.
1:07.0	I was like, and then I thought about it, actually
1:08.8	so the White House Christmas party is like,
1:10.4	I don't actually know her.
1:11.9	I know.
1:13.0	I probably thought the same of you too.
1:14.0	It's so funny.
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