Spokesman erupts in laughter after claiming State Dept. is transparent

Published August 4, 2016 6:50pm ET



A top State Department spokesman on Thursday boasted that his department is open and transparent, but could hardly finish the sentence before erupting in laughter.

“Welcome to the State Department,” spokesman Mark Toner said. “I think we have some interns in the back. Welcome. Good to see you in this exercise in transparency and democracy.”

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