Trump Goes Into Hiding And Cancels Press Conference As Russia Investigation Gains Momentum
President-elect Donald Trump has canceled his first press conference since winning the election as calls grow for a bipartisan investigation into whether or not the Russian government interfered in the 2016 contest.
Source: PoliticusUSA, by Jason Easley
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The cabinet appointments are a flimsy excuse to cover-up the fact that his advisors dont want Trump to take questions from reporters before the Electoral College votes next week. Trump is the first president-elect since 1976 not to hold a press conference. Trump last held a press conference on July 27, 2016, which was the same event where he called on Russia to hack Hillary Clinton and release her emails.
Trump tried to cancel on The New York Times after they held him to his agreed to on the record session.
Trump has avoided taking any questions from the political press in a news conference setting for nearly seven months.
It is not a surprise that Trump would cancel the press conference that was scheduled so that he could announce how he will be separating himself from his business interests as president. The Trump team cant risk putting him in front a live mic to take questions from reporters about the investigation into Russias meddling in the election.
By laying low, Trump is hoping to not give Electoral College electors any more reason to break away and reject him.
Donald Trump has been in hiding from the press since July, and with a scandal breathing down his neck, the always available Trump has gone invisible.
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