Reporter Yells, “Do Your Job, Sarah” at White House Press Briefing

Quinn Summerville, Reporter
December 19, 2018

Breakfast Media’s Andrew Feinberg confirmed to Fox News that it was he who shouted “do your job” at White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders on Tuesday, as she wrapped up the briefing after roughly 15 minutes at the podium.

Feinberg took to Twitter following the incident, sending a variety of messages that coincided with the message screeched to Sanders. “Sarah Huckabee Sanders refuses to do the job for which she is paid money raised from US taxpayers. She delays each briefing so she can use a presidential event as an excuse to end it early. She does not respond to emails, she does not meet with (most) reporters,” Feinberg tweeted. “Why is she here?”

Feinberg added, “Many reporters who cover the White House work for smaller media outlets, and it’s clear the administration feels those reporters (including me) are not worth their time.” Very few members of the press found this amusing, and many attacked Feinberg. NewsBusters managing editor Curtis Houck told Fox News she simply can’t make the White House press corps happy.

“If she holds regular briefings, they’ll devolve into chaos with folks like [CNN Chief White House Correspondent] Jim Acosta and [CNN political analyst] April Ryan playing for the cameras. If she doesn’t, there’s complaints about a lack of press access to the executive branch,” Houck said. “This is yet another example of how the D.C. press want to have their cake and eat it too.”

“Your conduct was rude and extremely unprofessional,” reporter Jordan Schachtel responded. “It’s not your job to shout out to the WH Press Sec and tell her how to do her job. Props for shooting your shot for the CNN/MSNBC gig though!”

Washington Examiner reporter Paul Bedard added, “And WH reporters wonder why @realDonaldTrump cancelled their Christmas party.”

Feinberg is managing editor of the little-known Breakfast Media and had once worked for the Russian state-owned news site called Sputnik. He went on to proclaim that “one can argue that the White House press secretary has a limited amount of time and attention,” but other reporters are ignored, too.

“By ignoring me and others like me, she effectively ignores those Americans who read our work and rely on us for news each day,” he wrote.