Even White House reporters forget to silence their mobile phones sometimes!

JAY CARNEY: I don’t have any announcements at the top, so I will go straight to questions. Ben Feller.
QUESTION: Thanks, Jay. Two questions on North Korea. [Phone rings.]
JAY CARNEY: Whoa. (Laughter.) For the record, that was Jake Tapper’s phone.
QUESTION: It’s the Wonder Woman theme song for when my wife calls. (Laughter.)
JAY CARNEY: That’s awesome.
QUESTION: You want me to start again?
JAY CARNEY: Okay.
QUESTION: Cell phone on silent.
JAY CARNEY: I like that. I like that a lot. Okay, Ben Feller from the Associated Press will lead us off with questions.

Andrew Villeneuve

Andrew Villeneuve is the founder and executive director of the Northwest Progressive Institute, as well as the founder of NPI's sibling, the Northwest Progressive Foundation. He has worked to advance progressive causes for over two decades as a strategist, speaker, author, and organizer. Andrew is also a cybersecurity expert, a veteran facilitator, a delegate to the Washington State Democratic Central Committee, and a member of the Climate Reality Leadership Corps.

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