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CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta asked White House press secretary Sean Spicer a simple question on Monday: Why were cameras not allowed to record today’s daily press briefing?
In the minute that followed, Spicer never answered the question.
“We’ll see,” he said. “We’ll continue to mix things up.”
Pressed by Acosta — and other reporters — Spicer again refused to answer. “Some days we will have them,” he said of cameras. “Some days we won’t.”
Riiiiiiight.
Here’s the thing: According to CBS News’ Mark Knoller, the White House has held 15 daily press briefings in June. Ten of those 15 — including Monday’s — were held off-camera.
This matters. Not only is it it a break with long-held tradition, it’s also an attempt by the Trump White House to kill off the daily briefing — or, at least, fundamentally weaken its relevance — through benign neglect.
