State Department Press Secretary Jen Psaki seemed in the mood for jokes on Tuesday, despite thousands of federal employees facing indefinite furloughs. Psaki joked she had never heard of Foreign Policy Magazine when it was cited in the briefing room.
Below is a transcript of the Psaki joke:
Q: There were reports that the State Department intervened to prevent General Salim Idris, the head to the Supreme Military Command, from visiting Washington. Were those reports accurate?
MR. PSAKI: I haven't seen those reports. I'm not sure --
Q: Is was in Foreign Policy magazine.
MR. PSAKI: Never heard of it. (Laughter.) Just kidding.
