Backlash hits Chris Wallace after he calls Jen Psaki 'one of the best press secretaries ever': 'You're a clown'

Fox News anchor Chris Wallace is taking heat on social media after describing White House press secretary Jen Psaki as one of the best to ever hold the position.

What did Wallace say?

While speaking on Fox News Friday, Wallace praised network correspondent Peter Doocy and Psaki. The two have made headlines throughout the Biden administration for their often tense exchanges in the White House press briefing room.

Doocy and Psaki even clashed on Friday when Doocy grilled Psaki about President Joe Biden's absence from the southern U.S. border amid the migrant crisis.

"Honestly, as somebody who's spent six years in the White House, my immediate reaction was, 'Those are two people at the top of their game. I think that [Doocy] has become the Sam Donaldson of this White House press corps. And since I was working in the press corps when Sam Donaldson was there, that's a very grudging compliment on my part," Wallace said.

"And Jen Psaki, I think, is one of the best press secretaries ever," he continued. "I don't know that anything was particularly accomplished, but they both gave and got pretty good."

https://www.theblaze.com/news/chris-wallace-psaki-best-white-house-press-secretary

Premier's house under police guard after major incident saw him rushed home from wedding – as security is stepped up amid threats from anti-vaxx opponents

WA Premier Mark McGowan rushed from a wedding by security on Saturday

Mr McGowan at a reception in Perth's north and was whisked back to his home

There was reportedly a security breach at the Premier's Rockingham address

He recently announced Covid vaccine mandates for workers sparking backlash

The house of WA Premier Mark McGowan has been put under heavy police guard after an incident on Saturday night which caused him to be rushed away from a wedding to return home.

Mr McGowan was attending the reception at the Vasto Club in the northern Perth suburb of Balcatta about 6.30pm when he was abruptly ushered into a car.

The premier was then swiftly driven across the city back to his home in the southern suburb of Rockingham were police had identified a major security breach, reports The West Australian.

Security around the 54-year-old has been upped in recent days after threats were made toward him when he mandated that 75 per cent of WA workforce will need to be fully-vaccinated for Covid or risk getting the sack.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10124609/Premiers-house-police-guard-security-stepped-anti-vaccine-threats.html

Fire erupts on board of cargo ship off Canada’s coast after hazmat containers catch fire, sending toxic fumes in the air

A giant container ship with some 52 kilograms (114 pounds) of hazardous materials on board has been burning off the coast of Canada’s British Columbia province. The fire reportedly started with the hazmat cargo igniting.

The fire broke out on the MV Zim Kingston, the Malta-flagged container ship, on Saturday morning, prompting a partial evacuation of the vessel.

As of Saturday evening, the fire spread to at least six containers, CHECK news reported, citing the Canadian Coast Guard. Two of the containers damaged by the blaze reportedly contain potassium amylxanthate, a hazardous substance commonly used in mining. The chemical may be harmful if inhaled, and can cause “severe skin burns and eye damage.” Its release may also endanger marine life “with long lasting effects.”

The Coast Guard has set up a 1-mile emergency zone around the vessel, noting that it has been “expelling toxic gas.” Footage has emerged online showing the ship emitting fumes while being ravaged by fire.

As of 7:30 pm local time, sixteen crew members were evacuated, while five remained on board, The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Victoria reported, as cited by CHECK News.

The ship had been sailing from the South Korean port of Busan to Vancouver, Canada, but was forced to put its travel plans on hold after rough seas knocked off some 40 containers off its board west of the Strait of Juan de Fuca on Thursday.

The carrier was at anchor in Constance Bank near the provincial capital of Victoria when the fire erupted.

https://www.rt.com/news/538305-canada-ship-burning-hazardous/