Overview
- Fox News Digital published five hand-sized cards on September 30 that were found in National Archives material during an investigation into the prior administration’s use of an autopen.
- Four cards carry a “PRESIDENT HAS SEEN” stamp, and a fifth lists ABC News reporter Mary Bruce with two specific questions tied to an April 26, 2023 Rose Garden press conference.
- One card labeled “Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients” includes photos and short bios for honorees such as Hillary Clinton, Denzel Washington, José Andrés and David Rubenstein.
- Another card for a judicial confirmations event features images and identifiers for Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin, with others referencing Francis Ford Coppola’s family and a January 18 greeting that included Stewart McLaurin and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s family.
- It remains unclear whether Joe Biden relied on these cards at events, and a White House press official says the office does not prepare reporter palm cards or ask journalists to submit questions in advance.