Overview
- Five hand-sized briefing cards were obtained, four stamped "PRESIDENT HAS SEEN" and a fifth listing ABC News reporter Mary Bruce with proposed questions for an April 26, 2023 Rose Garden press conference.
- One card titled "Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients" showed photos and short bios for honorees including Hillary Clinton, Denzel Washington, José Andrés and David Rubenstein.
- A card labeled "Judicial Confirmations Milestone Speech" included photos and roles for Senate leaders Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin.
- Additional cards referenced Francis Ford Coppola’s family for the 2024 Kennedy Center Honors and a Jan. 18 greets card naming White House Historical Association president Stewart McLaurin and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s family.
- A senior White House press official told Fox News the press office does not prepare reporter palm cards or ask for questions ahead of time, and a former Biden staffer described listing notable attendees as standard briefing practice.