New White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham got into a scuffle with the North Korean security as President Trump held a historic meeting with Kim Jong Un at the Korean demilitarized zone on Sunday.
CNN’s Jim Acosta reported that a source said Grisham got bruised in the scrum as she tried to move members of the White House press pool into position to cover the historic event.
It was “an all out brawl,” Acosta’s source said.
New WH Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham got into a scuffle with the North Koreans to move members of the WH press pool into position to cover Trump and Kim, I’m told. Grisham was a bit bruised. Source called it “an all out brawl.”
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) June 30, 2019
CNN’s Allie Malloy added that Grisham could be heard shouting “Go! Go!” as she made a path for reporters.
Grisham was seen on camera pushing back North Koreans who were blocking US press. Shouting “Go! Go!” as she created a path for press to join the Trump-Kim meeting. https://t.co/smFer0JwGw
— Allie Malloy (@AlliemalCNN) June 30, 2019
Bloomberg’s Jennifer Jacobs shared a screenshots from a video feed, including of the scramble in the Freedom House where Trump and Kim moved to hold talks, saying the North Korean security was “overzealous” and led to situation that that came to “body blows.”
To add to madcap day at DMZ, the North Korean security was a little overzealous, at times trying to block US reporters’ view.
New WH press secretary Stephanie Grisham threw herself into it to make sure the US TV camera got into House of Freedom, and it came to body blows. pic.twitter.com/LYWhbJFkF5
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) June 30, 2019
Just last week it was announced Grisham, 42, the spokeswoman for first lady Melania Trump, had been picked to replace Sarah Sanders as White House press secretary.
Trump made history on Sunday by sharing a handshake with Kim at the Korean demilitarized zone and becoming the first sitting U.S. president to cross the border that divides North and South Korea. “Stepping across that line was a great honor,” Trump said after crossing back into South Korea with Kim where they then had private talks for about an hour.
