White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was unapologetic on the scant number of daily briefings she’s held during her tenure, saying that she was “in the business of getting information to the American people, not making stars out of people that want to become contributors on CNN.”
She added that she takes “thousands” of questions from reporters in alternate venues, but that the President feels there is a lack of “decorum” in the briefing room.
The newfound questions about the official press briefings have emerged—despite months-long precedent of Sanders holding the “daily” briefing only once in a blue moon—because Sanders’ deputy Hogan Gidley said Tuesday that she would hold a briefing “when she finds a reason to do that.”
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders addresses her reluctance to hold formal daily press briefings pic.twitter.com/Cclp05PjiD
— TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) January 23, 2019
Poor widdle Sarah she only has things to report that the President doesn’t like to talk about.
Actually, this little foot-stamping doesn’t mean anything at all. The MediaWhores should have long* abandoned these pointless pressers. If they felt the need to hear anything, they could have done a pool report or sent interns to see what fountain of bulllshit looks like.
But nooo, they opted to keep going back, pretending they were Doing Important Free Press things in defense of something, something, and ultimately doing their part in the circus because they know nothing else.
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