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BumRushDaShow

(144,243 posts)
Wed Dec 4, 2024, 05:19 PM Dec 4

White House press corps recoils at Trump's threat to shake up briefing room

Source: The Hill

12/04/24 6:00 AM ET


Signals from President-elect Trump’s team that a shake-up of the White House press briefing room could be coming are roiling journalists preparing to cover his second term.

People close to Trump have said in recent days he should dramatically change who gets access to the president, suggesting podcasters, internet personalities and media deemed more friendly to him could replace outlets like the major television networks, The New York Times and The Washington Post in the room’s front rows.

Reporters covering The White House, in conversations with The Hill this week, described a feeling of annoyance, frustration and dread at such an idea. Several reporters declined to comment on the record or requested anonymity to speak candidly about the possibility of a drastically changed press room and the likely kerfuffle it would spark.

“It would be a total mess,” one White House reporter told The Hill this week. “I would expect people would probably boycott the briefings, though that would put certain outlets in a tough spot deciding if they want to go along with what the Trump people are trying to pull.”

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5020455-trump-proposes-shakeup-press-briefing-room/



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White House press corps recoils at Trump's threat to shake up briefing room (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Dec 4 OP
Press - Maybe consider doing a press embargo of the White House? ck4829 Dec 4 #1
What? Cirsium Dec 4 #5
At least get the ones who get eyeballs. jimfields33 Dec 4 #27
How would that help? FBaggins Dec 5 #33
Seems to me that news organizations with an ounce of integrity The Unmitigated Gall Dec 4 #2
Access! Cirsium Dec 4 #3
Hmmm endless summer Dec 4 #4
I hope they have plenty of fainting couches and smelling salts in their break rooms. tanyev Dec 4 #6
Broadcast the pressers live with fact-checkers pointing out every lie on a large chyron across the bottom. sop Dec 4 #7
Probably not. They're gonna want to keep their presidential kneepads. calimary Dec 4 #18
I would love bdamomma Dec 5 #35
Serves them right for their hypocritical coverage of Biden and helping to bring on the apocalypse of a second Trump term spudspud Dec 4 #8
They've acted like boorish assholes during Biden's term Zorro Dec 4 #9
Oh fuck the White House press corps Prairie Gates Dec 4 #10
It's "effing" fascist as "eff", but maxrandb Dec 4 #11
I'd prefer he be given no air. NotHardly Dec 4 #12
Not sad angrychair Dec 4 #13
Gee. It's almost like normalizing fascism for 8 fucking years straight has consequences. Imagine that. Karasu Dec 4 #14
Oh no! dobleremolque Dec 4 #15
Der Fuhrer has spoken! red dog 1 Dec 4 #16
Are we North Korea yet? LoisB Dec 4 #17
More like bdamomma Dec 5 #36
"Trump threatens . . ." LastLiberal in PalmSprings Dec 4 #19
Hair furhair to M$M: FAKE NEWS FAKE NEWS FAKE NEWS Justice matters. Dec 4 #20
Make room for RT, Gunther Eagleman, & the other "X" russian assets. Callie1979 Dec 4 #21
Does that mean we're gonna see more questions from... Montauk6 Dec 4 #22
Yes. orangecrush Dec 4 #25
If they would have been doing their jobs liberal N proud Dec 4 #23
YOU DID THIS TO YOURSELVES orangecrush Dec 4 #24
The reporters from... Shipwack Dec 4 #26
Trump will not be giving press briefings. He might appear to threaten enemies and bask in the flattery of loyalists, ... Freethinker65 Dec 4 #28
In front of the helicopter so he can't hear questions he doesn't want to hear. travelingthrulife Dec 5 #38
They expect us to come to their defense after 12 years of normalizing, sanewashing, and both-sidesing this guy? Bluetus Dec 4 #29
"We didn't know the crazed authoritarian was going to act like a crazed authoritarian, or else we would.... LudwigPastorius Dec 5 #30
All that orange ass kissed for nothing Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 5 #31
He rarely had press conferences and I have no intention of watching MSM. 33taw Dec 5 #32
Speak no evil bdamomma Dec 5 #34
Why the shock? Miguelito Loveless Dec 5 #37

ck4829

(36,123 posts)
1. Press - Maybe consider doing a press embargo of the White House?
Wed Dec 4, 2024, 05:23 PM
Dec 4

Cover news except for the crazy thing the Trump administration says that day? I dunno?

Cirsium

(1,158 posts)
5. What?
Wed Dec 4, 2024, 05:31 PM
Dec 4

Every word out of his mouth is important news! We need 24/7 365 coverage of him. Everyone has been doing their part to make sure that a day without Trump ever happens, including MSNBC, CNN, Meidas Touch - "Trump in complete MELTDOWN!" - and all of the rest of the liberal podcasts and video channels, the massive right wing radio network, 3 cable networks dedicated to Trump worship, social media...

jimfields33

(19,317 posts)
27. At least get the ones who get eyeballs.
Wed Dec 4, 2024, 10:25 PM
Dec 4

We need some democratic podcasters in the mix. We have to progress on our media space.

FBaggins

(27,802 posts)
33. How would that help?
Thu Dec 5, 2024, 05:19 AM
Dec 5

The friendly outlets would still go and would now dominate coverage of the administration - always with friendly spin. The other outlets would lack content.

The Unmitigated Gall

(4,620 posts)
2. Seems to me that news organizations with an ounce of integrity
Wed Dec 4, 2024, 05:26 PM
Dec 4

Would boycott the press room in this circumstance.
Well, there's my answer.

Cirsium

(1,158 posts)
3. Access!
Wed Dec 4, 2024, 05:26 PM
Dec 4

Time for the execs to fly down to Mar A Lago and kiss the ring if they expect to have access.

endless summer

(35 posts)
4. Hmmm
Wed Dec 4, 2024, 05:28 PM
Dec 4

You’d think that they would have seen this coming. Major television outlets weren’t that concerned during the election. Maybe they should have done their jobs.

tanyev

(44,741 posts)
6. I hope they have plenty of fainting couches and smelling salts in their break rooms.
Wed Dec 4, 2024, 05:32 PM
Dec 4

They're the ones who insisted on treating the election as a race between two equivalent candidates who merely had differing philosophies.

sop

(11,587 posts)
7. Broadcast the pressers live with fact-checkers pointing out every lie on a large chyron across the bottom.
Wed Dec 4, 2024, 05:48 PM
Dec 4

calimary

(84,609 posts)
18. Probably not. They're gonna want to keep their presidential kneepads.
Wed Dec 4, 2024, 08:43 PM
Dec 4

Just absolutely and utterly DISGRACEFUL.

When I was still working, integrity meant something. So did speaking truth to power. Not anymore.

bdamomma

(66,720 posts)
35. I would love
Thu Dec 5, 2024, 07:17 AM
Dec 5

to hear one or a few of those reporters call him out on his lies (if they have the guts to do that). The emperor wears no clothes scenario. The felon needs to be shaken off that perch he's on.

spudspud

(558 posts)
8. Serves them right for their hypocritical coverage of Biden and helping to bring on the apocalypse of a second Trump term
Wed Dec 4, 2024, 06:05 PM
Dec 4

Hope he bans all of them and just does press briefings with MAGA media. Little stinkers.

Zorro

(16,473 posts)
9. They've acted like boorish assholes during Biden's term
Wed Dec 4, 2024, 06:40 PM
Dec 4

Now they’re going to be treated like boorish assholes by complete assholes.

maxrandb

(16,004 posts)
11. It's "effing" fascist as "eff", but
Wed Dec 4, 2024, 06:58 PM
Dec 4

imagine the shot of Jake Tapper sitting next to the Hawk-Tuah girl.

If "journalists" exist that are still dedicated to "journalism", you'd only be able find Donnie Dipshit coverage on only Reich-wing websites and podcasts, not on actual news sites.

I wish the press would take my approach for the next 4 years; "Not my circus, not my monkey"

We don't have a press anymore. We have a bunch of porn scene "fluffers". Both jobs require doing all they can to make a dick function.

angrychair

(9,895 posts)
13. Not sad
Wed Dec 4, 2024, 07:54 PM
Dec 4

For this bootlicking sycophants that have abandoned all appearances of objectivity and impartiality.
They've now spent days ripping into Biden over that pardon but barely a word when it comes to what trump is doing.
I mean he is giving a position to every billionaire that ever gave him two pennies.
Barely a word from the news media that could ever be construed as criticism.

Karasu

(368 posts)
14. Gee. It's almost like normalizing fascism for 8 fucking years straight has consequences. Imagine that.
Wed Dec 4, 2024, 08:09 PM
Dec 4

You MSM fuckers made this possible. What did you think was going to happen? "Business as usual?"

19. "Trump threatens . . ."
Wed Dec 4, 2024, 09:07 PM
Dec 4

Get used to that phrase. It's going to appear in a lot of headlines for the next four years.

Eventually, it will be replaced by: "Donald J. Trump -- the 47th, strongest, smartest, best-looking and last PRESIDENT in the history of this nation which bears his name ('Trump States' ) -- has decreed that hence forth all citizens will __________________. MAGA!"
.
But hey, the price of eggs is down, and that's what really matters, isn't it?

Justice matters.

(7,592 posts)
20. Hair furhair to M$M: FAKE NEWS FAKE NEWS FAKE NEWS
Wed Dec 4, 2024, 09:13 PM
Dec 4

What? After a decade of being called FAKE NEWS they still didn't get it??

Montauk6

(8,767 posts)
22. Does that mean we're gonna see more questions from...
Wed Dec 4, 2024, 09:26 PM
Dec 4

QAnon, Newsmax, InfoWars, Stormfront, Breitbart, Pravda, The Ron Paul Newsletter, Washington Times, National Enquirer, The Rubin Report, Soldier of Fortune, Atomwaffen, Chick Publications???

Freethinker65

(11,165 posts)
28. Trump will not be giving press briefings. He might appear to threaten enemies and bask in the flattery of loyalists, ...
Wed Dec 4, 2024, 10:38 PM
Dec 4

But he will never answer actually challenging questions. Like his first term round table events where each member stood up and glowed about dear leader or even his daily nonsensical COVID briefing where experts could only express their horror by rolling their eyes. Call ins to loyalists and socially connected wannabes Mika/Joe and FoxNews when Trump needs an immediate ego stroking in public will be sufficient.

Bluetus

(297 posts)
29. They expect us to come to their defense after 12 years of normalizing, sanewashing, and both-sidesing this guy?
Wed Dec 4, 2024, 11:47 PM
Dec 4

I have an idea. How about you lame-ass "journalists" get outside the Beltway and start covering the point-of-view that people actually care about.

LudwigPastorius

(11,082 posts)
30. "We didn't know the crazed authoritarian was going to act like a crazed authoritarian, or else we would....
Thu Dec 5, 2024, 12:09 AM
Dec 5

have warned everybody!"

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