Briefing by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, 3/4/10

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room

1:31 P.M. EST

Q Oooh!

Q Booo!

MR. GIBBS: It’s usually after like the third or fourth answer when I get a reaction like that. (Laughter.) It’s sort of a tough crowd. The jersey update — it’s supposedly en route. It was not delivered to my house yesterday, as you can tell.

Q And the beer update?

MR. GIBBS: I drank it all yesterday. Sorry.

Fire away.

Q Thanks, Robert. Last week the President opened up the health care discussion to cameras, met across the aisle, and looked for Republican ideas. Today he’s meeting behind closed doors with no cameras with Dems. How do you square those two positions?

MR. GIBBS: Phil, he’s meeting, as he does throughout the day, different meetings here in the White House on various subjects. I assume health care will come up. I think other topics will be discussed