Trump backs off moving briefings out of White House but vows to pick which reporters get in

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Reuters

REUTERS


WASHINGTON U.S. President-elect Donald Trump scrapped a proposal to move news briefings out of the White House, but said he wants his team to choose who gets into the press room.

Trump, who will be sworn in on Friday as the 45th U.S. president, has had a contentious relationship with some prominent U.S. news organizations he refers to derisively as the mainstream media.

The Republican businessman banned a number of news outlets during the presidential campaign and publicly criticized individual reporters. Trump used Twitter as his main tool of communication and did not hold a news conference as president-elect until two months after the Nov. 8 election.

Trumps aides have discussed moving media briefings and news conferences out of the small West Wing briefing room to the Old Executive Office Building, which is part of the White House complex. They have also considered trying to change seating assignments, which have long been determined by the White House Correspondents Association (WHCA).

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[LuckyLib]

1. We need to see a news conference where only the RWNJers are present.

Every legitimate news organization has refused to attend.

[keithbvadu2]

2. There will only be five authorized press passes... Limbaugh, Jeff Gannon, Fox, Breitbart, Pravda

There will only be five authorized press passes... Limbaugh, Jeff Gannon, Fox, Breitbart, Pravda

Just imagine several rows of Gannons.

Republicans are not always 'intolerant'.
.

[uppityperson]

4. I wonder what ever happened to him? He was my first thought while reading the op

[DRoseDARs]

5. Published a book in 2007, beyond that is anyone's guess. nt

[Dave Starsky]

7. Most likely back to plying his original trade.

I imagine it pays a lot better than being a fake journalist for a fake news outlet.

[ladym55]

3. Will that free up the rest of the press to pursue all the ways tRump can be impeached?

Maybe his briefings should just be Fox, Breitbart, and Alex Jones. Then EVERYONE else can focus on investigating the conflicts of interest and the many, many inappropriate (perhaps even treasonous?) connections he has to Russia.

[cstanleytech]

6. In other words hes looking for some pets that need a home and promise not to pee on the rug,

shit on the floor or write anything that doesnt make Trump look good.

[gfwzig]

9. dead on accurate

[wishstar]

8. That's even worse, to be rewarding access to just the ones his team approves

Of course Trump and team are expecting media capitulation just to get access, as happened during the campaign

[Sunlei]

10. Americans expect daily briefings, our major press & the foreign press will be there everyday.

get used to it t(R)ump, you work for 'the people' now. The entire world watches you