“As you all know, for decades, a group of the D.C.-based journalists, the White House Correspondents’ Association, has long dictated which journalists get to ask questions of the president of the United States in his most intimate spaces,” Leavitt said in Tuesday’s press briefing. “Not anymore.”
“The Trump White House will speak to all media outlets and personalities, not just the legacy media who are seated in this room. Because, according to recent polling from Gallup, American’s trust in mass media has fallen to a record low,” Leavitt explained.
The incoming Trump White House, including press secretary Karoline Leavitt, is signaling that it wants to revamp the press briefing room. This is an outstanding idea.
Karine Jean-Pierre has turned over her spotlight to Admiral John Kirby in an “unprecedented” way as the White House barrels toward a pivotal election season, a Daily Caller review of briefing data reveals.
The changing narrative comes following the release of evidence purportedly showing how Biden played a major role in his family’s overseas business ventures.
The White House released new requirements Friday outlining which journalists are allowed in the briefing room and presidential events, and warning about unprofessional behavior.
Sixty-eight White House journalists signed a letter to press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre asking to end the prescreening of reporters who are allowed into President Joe Biden’s events, calling the rules “antithetical to the concept of a free press.”
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