State Dept. Price a no-show day after he got his butt handed to him by a reporter

The day after State Department mouthpiece, Ned Price, got his butt handed to him by Matt Lee of the Associated Press, he failed to show up for a press briefing. Price is the State Department press secretary and press briefings is his game, so what gives?

On Thursday Price was questioned by Lee who didn't let up with pursuing an answer to his probing about the existence of any evidence to back up Price's claim that the US suspects that Russia might release a fake propaganda video showing Ukraine attacking them and to which they need to respond. The evidence, according to Price, is the fact that Price is telling the press about the suspicion.  

So we are to believe Price because he said so, and if we don't, then somehow we are in bed with the Russians.

Lee wasn't having any of it. He compared Price's statement and lack of data to substantiate his claim akin to "Alex Jones territory."

But even Alex Jones might produce something more than just his words to back up his claims, whether what he produces is real or not, the latter being the case most often.

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Price refused to say whether such a video has already been created nor could he offer any tangible evidence that he would share from the podium because he's obviously doing what Brian Stelter does: making stuff up as he goes along.

So maybe Price had an upset tummy on Friday and couldn't make the presser or maybe he was told to stay away and avoid any possible followup questions on the topic. 

You make the call.

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