Pennsylvania Avenue, the street on which the White House sits, was closed off to traffic as Ardern arrived in a proper American motorcade. JOY ASICO/Supplied Welcome to the White House for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. For a reporter, going to the White House means a lot of mucking around, and today, sitting around in the baking sun. Once through all of that at the gate, we got led into the White House press briefing room – the room from which White House spokespeople answer questions on behalf of the president. READ MORE:* US White House holiday decor honours Covid-19 frontline workers* China hails Xi and Biden talks, after year of growing strain* The Trump White House leaked like a sieve.

Source: Stuff June 01, 2022 07:23 UTC