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Trump plans to cut daily coronavirus briefings
Jonathan Swan
President Trump plans to pare back his coronavirus press conferences, according to four sources familiar with the internal deliberations. As soon as next week, he may stop appearing daily and make shorter appearances when he does, the sources said.
Why this matters: Trump's daily press conferences televised to a largely homebound population have dominated the public discourse about the coronavirus.
Behind the scenes: A number of Trump's most trusted advisers both inside and outside the White House have urged him to stop doing marathon televised briefings.
"I told him it's not helping him," said one adviser to the president. "Seniors are scared. And the spectacle of him fighting with the press isn't what people want to see."
But Trump has defended the practice, telling critics that the briefings get good ratings.
A senior administration official involved in the discussions said: "He should keep everyone guessing as to whether he appears day by day. And leave the technical briefings to others. Be there to announce victories."
Another source close to the deliberations said there simply isn't enough new material to justify Trump appearing before the press every day. "I mean, you wonder how we got to the point where you're talking about injecting disinfectant?" the source wondered aloud.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,669 posts)that he be on TV as much as possible since he hasn't been able to do rallies. Maybe he'll start holding rallies even sooner than planned so that he doesn't completely decompensate.
malaise
(268,913 posts)Noooooooooooooooooooooo!
The sad truth is that even his fucking base knows that you can't either drink or inject disinfectant.
Media is calling him a brazen liar for trying to walk back that suggestion. It is all downhill from here. He will never recover from this one. He finally 'outconned' himself with stupidity.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)have heard from the Trumpetts in the Family,they believe there are benefits. Waiting for the phone call saying your Brother in the ER as well as his Spouse.
kentuck
(111,078 posts)Would be my guess?
coti
(4,612 posts)their body, maybe it's time to cut down on public exposure. And the meds, too.
3_Limes
(363 posts)I don't think he can do it. His need for camera time is way too strong.
BigmanPigman
(51,584 posts)He is always ready for "his close up, Mr DeMille". He reminds me of Sunset Blvd and Gloria Swanson. He gravitates towards cameras like moths to a flame.
bullwinkle428
(20,629 posts)tanyev
(42,549 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,642 posts)Often attributed to Lincoln or Twain, but maybe not.
quoteinvestigator.com
https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/05/17/remain-silent/
Caliman73
(11,730 posts)Trump won't be able to stand being out of the spotlight that long. He will either do something stupid like try to have a rally in one of the states relaxing social distancing, which will end disastrously, or he will try to sneak back into the briefings if they are still happening.
He cannot NOT be the center of attention for long. Count on it.
dixiechiken1
(2,113 posts)tblue37
(65,318 posts)because the spotlight is to him what the flame is to the moth. He can't help being drawn to it, even if it could destroy him.
eleny
(46,166 posts)He won't curtail a thing.
SoonerPride
(12,286 posts)Georgia on his mind
Raven
(13,889 posts)getting enough attention, he creates a crisis. He is totally predictable in this. So is Trump.
misanthrope
(7,411 posts)His unhinged daily pressers are the best campaign material the Biden campaign could hope for. Polls show the damage is already happening, which is why they want to change it.
I have a feeling Trump won't be able stand adhering to this for long.