The White House has officially denounced the controversial remarks that Helen Thomas, longtime Hearst Newspapers columnist and 89-year-old dean of the White House press corps, made about Jews and Israel.
"Those remarks are offensive and reprehensible," White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said during Monday’s press briefing. "She should and has apologized. Those remarks certainly don’t reflect the opinion of folks here or the administration." Thomas, who is of Lebanese descent, was not present.
On Sunday, Thomas was dropped dropped by Nine Speakers Inc., the agency that books her speaking engagements:
“It is with a heavy heart that Nine Speakers, Inc.