Michael Scherer: ‘We Should Take’ Trump’s Threat to End Press Briefings ‘Seriously’

>>> The one constant of ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration leaks Leaks ░░░░░░░░ The president s sudden ░░░░░░░░ to fire FBI director ░░░░░░░░ Comey left the White ░░░░░░░░ leaking like a sieve ░░░░░░░░ see a few examples ░░░░░░░░ Seems it is every ░░░░░░░░ for him or herself ░░░░░░░░ is the president doubling ░░░░░░░░ on the suggestion to ░░░░░░░░ away with a White ░░░░░░░░ tradition of the past ░░░░░░░░ years that is press ░░░░░░░░ Are you using so ░░░░░░░░ that your communications department ░░░░░░░░ keep up with you ░░░░░░░░ That s true So ░░░░░░░░ do we do about ░░░░░░░░ We don t have ░░░░░░░░ conferences You don t ░░░░░░░░ that Well just don ░░░░░░░░ have them Unless I ░░░░░░░░ them every two weeks ░░░░░░░░ do them myself We ░░░░░░░░ t have them I ░░░░░░░░ it s a good ░░░░░░░░ STELTER Let s bring ░░░░░░░░ two well sourced reporters ░░░░░░░░ talk about this Olivia ░░░░░░░░ from New York magazine ░░░░░░░░ Michael shearer from Time ░░░░░░░░ seriously should we take ░░░░░░░░ suggestion that there will ░░░░░░░░ no more White House ░░░░░░░░ briefings SCHERER We should ░░░░░░░░ it seriously The president ░░░░░░░░ a long pattern of ░░░░░░░░ ideas like this that ░░░░░░░░ outlandish and then a ░░░░░░░░ weeks carrying through with ░░░░░░░░ There is a thing ░░░░░░░░ threatened during the campaign ░░░░░░░░ not going to a ░░░░░░░░ unless CNN or some ░░░░░░░░ the other networks paid ░░░░░░░░ to a charity of ░░░░░░░░ choosing He actually went ░░░░░░░░ and carried through with ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ is something his staff ░░░░░░░░ recommend I don t ░░░░░░░░ this is something the ░░░░░░░░ operation wants But if ░░░░░░░░ president continues to feel ░░░░░░░░ sense of grievance he ░░░░░░░░ now that motivated a ░░░░░░░░ of decisions he made ░░░░░░░░ week and last week ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t be surprised ░░░░░░░░ see it happen at ░░░░░░░░ on a temporary basis.”