White House Daily Briefing
* The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or DAISH/DAESH in Arabic is a militant group that has called itself the Islamic State.
Josh Earnest briefed reporters and responded to questions on a variety of issues. He clarified statements President Obama made in his news c… read more
Josh Earnest briefed reporters and responded to questions on a variety of issues. He clarified statements President Obama made in his news conference the previous day about U.S. strategy in dealing with ISIS* in Iraq and Syria, and the Russian intervention in Ukraine. Mr.Earnest also said that although the British raised their terrorist threat level earlier that day due to a perceived threat from Westerners who fought alongside ISIS, there were no plans to raise the U.S. terrorist threat level. Mr. Earnest opened with jocular comments about the attention paid to the summer suit that President Obama wore for his news conference the previous day.
* The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or DAISH/DAESH in Arabic is a militant group that has called itself the Islamic State. close
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