Journalists had to say what they were thankful for at White House briefing before asking questions
"I'm clearly thankful for all of you," White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters at Monday's White House press briefing.
She was apparently joking since she followed up with, "In all seriousness ..." and rattled off a list of things she was actually thankful for, like her family, job, and country.
The thankfulness didn't stop with Sanders. She implemented a rule for Monday's briefing -- the final one before the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday.
"This is how it’s going to work today," she said. "If you want to ask a question I think it’s only fair since I’ve shared what I’m thankful for…you start off with what you’re thankful for.”
So it went.
White House correspondent April Ryan started it off -- not necessarily by choice, but she played along with the stunt.
Others shared their thanks for surviving the 12-day Asia trip with President Trump and the First Amendment. At one point a reporter was admonished for not following the rules. Not under Sanders' watch
Newsmax's John Gizzi embraced the thankful exercise and really got into it.
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Sasha is a news writer at Mashable's San Francisco office. She's an SF native who went to UC Davis and later received her master's from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. She's been reporting out of her hometown over the years at Bay City News (news wire), SFGate (the San Francisco Chronicle website), and even made it out of California to write for the Chicago Tribune. She's been described as a bookworm and a gym rat.
