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White House Intern Faints at Press Briefing

By JM Rieger
Posted June 30, 2015 at 12:30pm

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A White House intern fainted at the end of a press briefing Tuesday, one day after Press Secretary Josh Earnest took over the position Jay Carney held for three years. According to the White House pool report, it was the intern’s first day on the job.

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