In response to criticism surrounding the Trump administration’s inability to deliver a consistent message, President Trump suggested throwing in the towel and doing away with live press briefings.
…Maybe the best thing to do would be to cancel all future "press briefings" and hand out written responses for the sake of accuracy???
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 12, 2017
In a statement, the White House Correspondents Association said ending the daily briefing “would reduce accountability, transparency, and the opportunity for Americans to see that, in the U.S. system, no political figure is above being questioned.”
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