Karoline Leavitt: We’re ‘Seriously Considering’ Changing Up the Seating in the W.H. Press Briefing Room

ROBERTS You know Karoline ░░░░░░░░ and our viewers always ░░░░░░░░ forward to the White ░░░░░░░░ briefings biweekly as they ░░░░░░░░ be at the moment ░░░░░░░░ we understand that there ░░░░░░░░ likely some changes afoot ░░░░░░░░ in the Brady Briefing ░░░░░░░░ What do you what ░░░░░░░░ you got in mind ░░░░░░░░ Well first of all ░░░░░░░░ ve made a lot ░░░░░░░░ changes across the board ░░░░░░░░ have benefited the American ░░░░░░░░ to how this White ░░░░░░░░ is covered We believe ░░░░░░░░ is fundamentally unfair that ░░░░░░░░ group of D C ░░░░░░░░ elitist journalists get to ░░░░░░░░ who gets to cover ░░░░░░░░ president of the United ░░░░░░░░ The media has changed ░░░░░░░░ lot in the decades ░░░░░░░░ press coverage here at ░░░░░░░░ White House and it ░░░░░░░░ time that coverage changes ░░░░░░░░ it We ve made ░░░░░░░░ critical steps towards that ░░░░░░░░ changing up how the ░░░░░░░░ pool is decided who ░░░░░░░░ to go on Air ░░░░░░░░ One We ve opened ░░░░░░░░ that access to new ░░░░░░░░ and independent journalists And ░░░░░░░░ for switching up seating ░░░░░░░░ the briefing room it ░░░░░░░░ something we are seriously ░░░░░░░░ And we tried to ░░░░░░░░ a meeting with the ░░░░░░░░ House Correspondents Association board ░░░░░░░░ to discuss that matter ░░░░░░░░ unfortunately their president send ░░░░░░░░ a fundamentally unserious email ░░░░░░░░ the rest of their ░░░░░░░░ making it clear that ░░░░░░░░ is a group that ░░░░░░░░ t care about press ░░░░░░░░ transparency and access for ░░░░░░░░ media voices but just ░░░░░░░░ about having their monetized ░░░░░░░░ over the briefing room ░░░░░░░░ I would remind them ░░░░░░░░ the briefing room is ░░░░░░░░ of the people s ░░░░░░░░ It belongs to the ░░░░░░░░ people It does not ░░░░░░░░ to elitist journalists here ░░░░░░░░ Washington, D.C.”