Category: John Kirby

John Kirby Denies Allegation White House Blew Up Nord Stream Pipelines

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby categorically denied a report claiming the United States sabotaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines last week, saying “there is no truth” to the reporting from longtime journalist Seymour Hersh. Earlier this month, Hersh cited an anonymous source for his report claiming it was the U.S. government that destroyed a…


White House Says Mystery Objects ‘Probably’ Private Craft Not Tied to Spying

The White House provided more details about the objects that were shot down in North American airspace in recent days, saying that a leading theory is that they were commercial balloons. “The intelligence community’s considering as a leading explanation that these could just be balloons tied to some commercial or benign purpose,” John Kirby, a…


White House Says Mystery Objects Likely Private Craft Not Tied to Spying

The White House provided more details about the objects that were shot down in North American airspace in recent days, saying that a leading theory is that they were commercial balloons. “The intelligence community’s considering as a leading explanation that these could just be balloons tied to some commercial or benign purpose,” John Kirby, a…


LIVE 1 PM ET: White House Holds Daily Briefing (Feb. 13)

The White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, joined by John Kirby, Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council, holds the daily briefing at 1:00 p.m. ET on Feb. 13. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


LIVE NOW: White House Holds Daily Briefing (Feb. 13)

The White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, joined by John Kirby, Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council, holds the daily briefing at 1:00 p.m. ET on Feb. 13. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


White House Holds Daily Briefing (Feb. 13)

The White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, joined by John Kirby, Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council, holds the daily briefing at 1:00 p.m. ET on Feb. 13. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


Biden Admin Detected Chinese Spy Balloons During Trump Years Using ‘Enhanced’ Surveillance: Sullivan

Improved surveillance capabilities allowed the U.S. administration to identify the Chinese spy balloon that traversed the country last week and detect similar flights during the Trump years, according to White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan. Since President Joe Biden took office, the United States “enhanced our surveillance of our territorial airspace, we enhanced our…


Biden Admin Retrospectively Detected Chinese Spy Balloons During Trump Years Using ‘Enhanced’ Surveillance: Sullivan

Improved surveillance capabilities allowed the U.S. administration to identify the Chinese spy balloon that traversed the country last week and detect similar flights during the Trump years, according to White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan. Since President Joe Biden took office, the United States “enhanced our surveillance of our territorial airspace, we enhanced our…


LIVE 1:30 PM ET: White House Daily Briefing (Jan. 25)

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds the White House daily briefing at 1:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 25, joined by John Kirby, White House coordinator for strategic communications at the National Security Council. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


LIVE NOW: White House Daily Briefing (Jan. 25)

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds the White House daily briefing at 1:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 25, joined by John Kirby, White House coordinator for strategic communications at the National Security Council. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …