Watch as Ted Lasso joins White House news briefing
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Your support makes all the difference.Watch as the Ted Lasso cast joins Karine Jean-Pierre and John Kirby for Monday’s White House press briefing.
The cast of the Apple TV hit will be meeting Joe Biden and Jill Biden to discuss “the importance of mental health to promote overall wellbeing.”
Several actors including Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham and Brett Goldstein will be making the trip to Washington DC.
According to a press release from Apple TV, the themes of “Ted Lasso” have focused on “optimism, kindness, and determination.”
Mr Biden also teased the visit on social media.
Ahead of the cast visit, a White House reporter caused an uproar as he began shouting down press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
The journalist - Simon Ateba, White House correspondent for Today News Africa - claimed Ms Jean-Pierre was not taking questions from some people that she doesn’t “like”.
He complained that “this [is] not China, this [is] not Russia,” and said he hadn’t called on to ask a question for seven months.
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