Karine Jean-Pierre Opens Her Press Briefing: “Wait, Nobody Likes My Outfit?”
On 7/17/2023, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre started her press briefing, “Good afternoon. Hello. Welcome back.”
KJP: What — nobody likes my outfit? (Laughter.)
Reporter: You look fantastic!
KJP: I’m not quite understanding this. It’s okay. There might be issues if people start commenting on my outfit.

Top Biden Spokesman John Kirby Has No Update On Chinese Hack Of U.S. Government E-Mail Accounts
Reporter: I want to ask you about the Chinese hacking campaign that affected —
Kirby: Sure.
Reporter: — Secretary Raimondo, among others. Do you have an update on how much damage may have been caused by this hack, what information was taken? And also, what does this episode tell you about the Chinese’s ambitions and capabilities with regard to spying?

Kirby: Okay, there’s a lot there. So, just let me set it up here. It’s important to remember what this was. It was an intrusion into Microsoft cloud services on an unclassified level. And this intrusion allowed the hackers to get access to some email traffic, particularly, that were — that — that is the main concern here — of various government officials and agencies … Now, as for the attribution, we’re not in a position right now — and I don’t have an update for you on the investigation to give. We’re not in a position to independently verify attribution, but we have seen nothing that would cause us to dispute Microsoft’s finding that it was a hacking group out of the PRC.

Top Biden Spokesman John Kirby On Chinese Hacks: “Unfortunately, Sometimes They Get Through”
Reporter: So, you just said that you fend off these attacks every day. But, in this case, you didn’t fend it off, and all the things you talked about were reactive, not proactive. So, are you doing enough to proactively prevent the Chinese or another government from — from gaining access into our, you know, government emails?

Kirby: We — we work at it every single day. Does that mean that you can prevent every single attack of every single nature? No. I mean, it — some — unfortunately, sometimes they get through. But it’s not for lack of trying. And this isn’t the kind of thing that — that — that you fix and walk away from.

John Kirby: Chinese Hack Of US Govt Email Accounts Will Have No Bearing On Relationship With China
Fox News correspondent Jacqui Heinrich asked, “John, the Treasury Secretary said of that hacking attack that she has concerns, the U.S. has expressed those concerns to China, but nevertheless we intend to deepen our discussions with China and increase our engagement. Doesn’t that send the message to China that they can keep getting away with this?

Kirby: No, what — the message it sends is that the way you handle tensions, the way you deal with disagreements, the way you best deal with issues like this — assuming it’s a — I mean, again, I’m not in a position to attribute this, but assuming this is a PRC hacking group — is that — is engagement, is … even if it is — even if it is a hacking group from the PRC, it doesn’t mean that you torpedo an entire bilateral relationship — the most consequential in the world militarily, economically, politically — because of one act. You deal with it, you hold people accountable as appropriate, but you still got to work on making sure this relationship, this competition — and it is a competition, Jacqui — is handled responsibly.

Q: Why is it an “if” there needs to be accountability?
Reporter: Why is it an “if” there needs to be accountability, though? Doesn’t — shouldn’t someone be held accountable for hacking —

Kirby: Well, my —
Reporter: — Cabinet-level officials in this administration?

Kirby: Of course. My answer to that was: If it’s, in fact, a PRC hacking group. And that was the context of the question. But, yes, of course.

Reporter: Was Gina Raimondo the highest-level official to be hacked? Was she the only Cabinet-level official?
Kirby: Secretary Raimondo?
Reporter: Yeah.
Kirby: As far as I know, yes. But again, I don’t want to get ahead of an investigation.

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KJP: “Wait, Nobody Likes My Outfit?” Kirby: Hacks “Unfortunately, Sometimes They Get Through”