Washington Post report called out for omitting appointee of new Biden admin post is Ron Klain's wife
Post updated story to show Monica Medina is married to Biden's chief of staff
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Washington Post raised eyebrows Thursday over its stunning omission about a newly created job post in Biden administration.
In the paper's "Climate 202" newsletter, the Post reported that State Department official Monica Medina was being appointed to a brand-new position as the "special envoy for biodiversity and water resources," something the Post dubbed "a diplomat for plants and animals," without mentioning she's the wife of White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain. It later did after criticism grew online.
Medina previously served under the Obama administration in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and was special assistant to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Monica Medina, Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs of the United States, speaks onstage during Countdown to COP15: Landmark Leaders' Event for a Nature-Positive World at Central Park Zoo on September 20, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images for WWF International) (Monica Schipper/Getty Images for WWF International)
Critics slammed the Post's glaring omission on social media.
"Ron Klain's wife. They created a government job for Ron Klain's wife," Versus Media podcast host Stephen L. Miller reacted.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"The Washington Post wrote a whole piece about Monica Medina getting a new high-level diplomatic job without once mentioning that she's the White House Chief Of Staff's wife. Seems relevant to report to your readers," Daily Caller reporter Dylan Housman tweeted.
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"Hey, @whcos, can I have a fake taxpayer salary, too, or do I have to marry you first?" Washington Examiner deputy editor Grant Addison wondered.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"Hey journalism schools. Here is a great example of unethical journalism," journalist Mark Hyman wrote.
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 30: White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain attends an event with governors of western states and members of the Biden administration cabinet June 30, 2021 in Washington, DC. U.S. (Getty) (Getty Images)
Others were perplexed by the creation of the role as "diplomat for plants and animals" in the State Department.
"Why on Earth would such a diplomatic position be created? We already have wildlife/conservation agencies," District of Conservation Podcast host Gabriella Hoffman wrote.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"Americans: can we have a secure border, safe communities, and lower cost of living? Biden: here's a special envoy to asparagus," Rep. Yvette Herrell, R-N.M., tweeted.
"As a diplomat to vegetables she might be able to make sense of what Joe Biden and John Fetterman are saying," Comfortably Smug of the "Ruthless" podcast quipped.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Washington DC,USA / July 19 2019:Signs on the corners of 23rd and Cth streets and the State Department building. Summer tree is green. (iStock)
Even HuffPost reporter Alexander Kaufman pointed out how President Biden has appointed a diplomat for plants and animals "while the U.S. still has no ambassador to *Brazil and Italy,* countries that, uhhhh, have a lot going on these days."
After Fox News Digital requested comment from The Washington Post, the newsletter was updated to include Medina's marital ties to the Biden White House.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}An update at the bottom of the report acknowledged, "This story has been updated to include that Medina is married to White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain."
A spokesperson for the Post noted the update when asked for comment.