White House Press Secretary
On November 22, 2008, it was announced by the Obama Transition Team that Gibbs would be the White House Press Secretary for the Obama administration. He assumed the role of press secretary on January 20, 2009, and gave his first official briefing on January 22.
In an interview with The Hill, Gibbs derided the “professional left” and "liberals," who “wouldn’t be satisfied if Dennis Kucinich was president.” He said that people who compare Obama's policies to George W. Bush's "ought to be drug tested.”
Gibbs stirred controversy when he stated that the drone killing of 16 year old son of Anwar al-Awlaki was justified, and that the boy "should had a more responsible father."
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