Video: Gibbs Confiscates Reporter's Cellphone, Deters No-one
Tommy Christopher
Contributor
Posted:
05/13/09
At today's White House Press Briefing, the assembled reporters spent most of the time having a go at Press Secretary Robert Gibbs regarding the prisoner abuse photos. However, there were some lighter moments.During one of Gibbs' answers, a reporter's phone rang very loudly. After what seemed like several embarrassed minutes, the man managed to quiet the phone. Several moments later, however, the guy's phone rings again, and Gibbs says "Give me the phone!"
He took the phone and whisked it off to the press office behind him.
Not to be outdone, another reporter's phone rang,
and the guy took the call! He answers the phone, in the front row, then proceeds to walk (slowly) outside to finish the call.
After that, at least 4 more cellphones went off during the briefing, to raucous laughter. I've never seen anything like it. Once, since I've been covering the White House, has a cellphone rung during the briefing, and the guy was mortified.
This could have been the work of pranksters like Caleb Howe, who called me just seconds after I had muted my ringer.
To my fellow White House reporters, I offer this cautionary advice:
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