White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt started her press briefing by angrily criticizing Atlantic editor Jeff Goldberg and his wife over the controversy surrounding a Signal group chat.
Leavitt defended the situation when intelligence leaders were asked about the details in the chat, which accidentally included The Atlantic editor Jeff Goldberg.
Highlights
- Jeffrey Goldberg married Pamela Ress Reeves at Temple Emanu-El, where Rabbi Wayne Franklin led it in 1993.
- Goldberg’s wife, Reeves, also directed the International Fund for Women and Girls at the U.S. Department of State, working under Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton.
- Karoline Leavitt criticized Jeffrey Goldberg and Pamela Ress Reeves over their political connections and views.
Senator Roger Wicker stated that the information should have been classified.
In response, Leavitt criticized Goldberg, pointing out that he was a Democrat who disliked Trump, and his wife was also a Democrat who donated a lot of money and worked for Hillary Clinton.
Karoline Leavitt Criticizes Jeffrey Goldberg and Pamela Ress Reeves For Their Political Connections And Views
Pamela Ress Reeves, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. William E. Reeves from Providence, R.I., married Jeffrey Mark Goldberg, son of Ellen H. Goldberg from Malverne, L.I., and Daniel Goldberg from Baldwin, L.Ii, in 1993.
The wedding occurred at Temple Emanu-El, and Rabbi Wayne Franklin led the ceremony.
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When Goldberg later joined The New York Times Magazine as a writer, Pamela worked for the United Nations in West Africa.
They have three children: Talia Goldberg, Elisheva “Shev” Goldberg, and William Goldberg.
Well, Pamela Ress Reeves is an expert in international development and policy.
She has helped shape strategic decisions for companies like Nike and Mars, Inc., and served as a senior advisor for gender strategy to Melinda Gates’ executive office.
Reeves also directed the International Fund for Women and Girls at the U.S. Department of State, working under Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton.
According to Leavitt, her main fault seemed to be this role she held at the time.
‘Goldberg is an anti-Trump hater,’He is a registered Democrat. Goldberg’s wife is also a registered Democrat and a big Democrat donor who used to work under who Hillary Clinton.
Karoline Leavitt
Leavitt didn’t hold back in criticizing Goldberg. She pointed out how he discredited himself by repeating his 2016 claims about Trump being involved in a Russia-related conspiracy to damage his first term.
She accused Goldberg of spreading false stories, including the one about Trump calling fallen soldiers “losers” and attacking Gold Star families to influence future elections.
Additional Information
- Reeves graduated from Brown University in 1987, where she focused on international relations and was interested in democracy transitions.
- She later earned a master’s degree from Yale University in the same field.
- She serves on Brown’s Board of Trustees and the John Carter Brown Library’s Board of Governors.
