White House Press Secretary Jay Carney reiterated Wednesday that Republican attempts to turn issues like IRS targeting and Benghazi into “phony scandals” have failed.
Carney said that a few months back, there was “a lot more energy in Congress and the media” focused on issues that weren’t in the interest of the American people rather than focused on the economy.
“What some in Congress have failed to do is provide any evidence, because there is none, that that activity was directed by the White House or was even partisan or political,” Carney said in reference to the IRS, adding that the White House did need to “address poor performance.”
Last week, Carney said the president’s recent speeches were an effort to turn the national conversation to the economy instead of such “phony scandals” in an interview with Morning Joe, drawing the ire of host Joe Scarborough.
