Talk radio hosts and bloggers may be included in White House press briefings

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Talk radio hosts and bloggers may be included in White House press briefings

Trump administration’s proposal for new venue and inclusion
of non-traditional media follows president-elect’s latest outbursts
against mainstream reporters

Oliver Laughland
Sunday 15 January 2017 20.18 GMT

Talk radio hosts and bloggers could be invited to official White House press briefings once the Trump administration takes office, under a highly irregular proposal being floated that may also remove briefings from the West Wing.

Trump’s pick for White House press secretary, Sean Spicer, said on Sunday that due to “off the chart” interest in the new administration, the president-elect was considering moving briefings from the James S Brady press briefing room, which has been used by presidents to address the media since 1970, to a venue with a greater capacity.

A report published by Esquire magazine on Saturday indicated the venue could be inside the Old Executive Office Building, just west of the White House.

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There’s a lot of talk radio and bloggers and people that can’t fit in right now and maybe don’t have a permanency because they’re not part of the Washington elite media,” Spicer said, “but to allow them an opportunity to ask the press secretary or the president a question is a positive thing. It’s more democratic.”

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jan/15/white-house-press-briefings-talk-radio-bloggers-trump

[Stellar]

1. So it will be time to make some lies about the Trump kkklan go viral....

like some really, really terrible lies about Donald an his family. It's time to take the gloves off.

And I will have to open a Twitter account and learn to tweet.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. Jesus, how many Jeff Gannons can you fit into a room?

Surely it's clear that only RW radio talk show hosts and bloggers will be welcome with their provided questions.

Don't think for a minute that Alan Colmes, Mike Malloy, and/or Thom Hartmann will be called upon, let alone allowed in the room.

[BadgerMom]

5. Thom Hartmann

of RT? Surely you kid. He'll be given a spot of honor. RT reps will be front and center.

[no_hypocrisy]

7. Thom is a progressive democrat.

He will be a persona non grata.

[procon]

3. Is Trump looking for a bigger stage?

Maybe he wants a to pop in and be cheered by a bigger audience of adoring sycophants who were handpicked to stroke his ego, and if the real reporters won't feed his ego then he'll pack the seats with the sort who will.

[rurallib]

4. Skinner, maybe?

[Guilded Lilly]

6. The only thing the cowardly Cretin wants is blind and obedient

Adoration.

When his freaking moronic supporters turn on him...and they will...he needs to get his addictive fix of slobbering minions. The White House is too good for the likes of him or his fawning slugs. Any part of it will be fouled by his presence.

We've realized just how much this man will disrespect the job, ignore the rules, trash the traditions. Keep him out of the White House as much as possible.