Eccentric Christian reporter causing headaches for Jen Psaki, White House press corps

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

White House press secretary Jennifer Psaki has an odd problem on her hands: a longtime White House correspondent from an obscure Christian website — that publishes little or no actual reporting — is raising a fuss over no longer being allowed to enter her personal office whenever he wishes. This previously unreported West Wing drama has led the reporter in question to call for an investigation.

Matthew Anthony Harper, a former chaplain who is the self-appointed White House correspondent for a little-known media outlet called InterMountain Christian News, says his access to administration sources is being restricted. Harper says this started last week, and now claims he is the target of a "harassment" and "intimidation" campaign crafted by White House press assistants.

"A Secret Service person was giving me a hard time, saying I couldn't be there," he told Salon in an interview, referring to Psaki's office. He said the agent told him "that I didn't have clearance," adding that he was "confused about why I'm being banned from this." That incident, Harper said, occurred last Wednesday, Sept. 15.

After that incident, Harper said he now has to travel around the White House press area with an "escort," which he claims no other reporter is compelled to do. Harper does not have a "hard" (i.e., permanent) press pass, and says the White House took this measure as part of a systematic "harassment and intimidation" campaign by the Biden administration over his specific questions about "human rights." He added, "I know they're singling me out."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/eccentric-christian-reporter-causing-headaches-for-jen-psaki-white-house-press-corps/ar-AAOF5Wo

Press passes are for the press not fringe weirdos.

[Champp]

1. Toxic male TaliBornAgain RepubliCrank wants free run

Tuff noogies, Harper. Get back in line.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

2. Wonder if he'll turn out to be a gay porn star

Like the last fringe "journalist" who got access to the press corps...

[Celerity]

9. let us all hope not

[dmr]

14. Boy, you're going back in time. That guy could mysteriously come & go ... what was his name?

Do you remember? I can kinda-sorta still see his face. He surely was no reporter.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

15. I can see his face...

But I may be confusing him with the gay sheriff out here in Arizona that was dating the undocumented Mexican escort.

Edit: Got it! Jeff Gannon... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Gannon

[dmr]

17. Yup! That's it!

A little blast from the past!

I thought thought days were horrible -- and they were, but they were a walk in the park compared to the last 4 years, don't you think?

[Beetwasher.]

3. The Guy is Setting off Alarm Bells From Where I'm Sitting

Get used to being under surveillance weirdo. There's a new sheriff in town and this guy sounds like a threat to me, I can only imagine what the SS dug up.

[spudspud]

10. Bingo. I think his walking into her office...

all the time, and his whacko beliefs had them concerned he might harm someone, hence the apparent escort.

[LakeArenal]

4. Eccentric? Not really. Overreacting provocateur is more like it.

[gratuitous]

5. Hmmm, now what has changed in the last five years that might affect Matthew's access?

Sorry the freak show left town, Matthew. Maybe you can head down to Mar-a-Lago and ply your trade (whatever it is)?

[Totally Tunsie]

6. He should be thrilled. He now has the research to

write an article about the great security at the WH. Lemons into lemonade...

[dsc]

7. Is anyone, other than her, allowed in her office whenever they want?

that seems odd.

[3catwoman3]

12. Very odd, indeed. Seems unlikely...

...to me.

[Buns_of_Fire]

8. Let me guess; he's being persecuted, right? nt

[Hekate]

11. Poor baby. But now he can write extensively about how he's being persecuted for his religion...

Bonus!

[keep_left]

13. When I read the title, I was thinking it was about Emerald Robinson...

...from NewsMax, formerly of ONAN...er...OANN. She asks the most bizarre conspiracy-theory laden questions I've ever heard. Well, I should also mention that Chanel Rion of OANN is a runner-up.

[LiberalFighter]

16. Probably failed the covid testing.