Sarah Sanders: The Idea This W.H. Is Not Accessible to the Press Is ‘Laughable’

EARHARDT Sarah White House ░░░░░░░░ Association is upset because ░░░░░░░░ re saying the briefings ░░░░░░░░ the room behind you ░░░░░░░░ you re not doing ░░░░░░░░ many The last one ░░░░░░░░ place on December 18th ░░░░░░░░ the president tweeted yesterday ░░░░░░░░ that the reason you ░░░░░░░░ not holding press briefings ░░░░░░░░ because the press covers ░░░░░░░░ rudely and inaccurately This ░░░░░░░░ quote from the White ░░░░░░░░ Correspondent s Association president ░░░░░░░░ said While other avenues ░░░░░░░░ to obtain information the ░░░░░░░░ public back and forth ░░░░░░░░ ve come to expect ░░░░░░░░ the James A Brady ░░░░░░░░ room helps highlight that ░░░░░░░░ one in a healthy ░░░░░░░░ is above being questioned ░░░░░░░░ is your response HUCKABEE ░░░░░░░░ Look I take questions ░░░░░░░░ reporters every single day ░░░░░░░░ idea this White House ░░░░░░░░ t accessible to the ░░░░░░░░ is absolutely laughable I ░░░░░░░░ done over 100 briefings ░░░░░░░░ thousands of questions for ░░░░░░░░ of the press I ░░░░░░░░ last night after I ░░░░░░░░ an interview where I ░░░░░░░░ questions and took more ░░░░░░░░ from a gaggle reporters ░░░░░░░░ outside the building behind ░░░░░░░░ I m sure I ░░░░░░░░ do that again here ░░░░░░░░ a few minutes The ░░░░░░░░ takes questions nearly every ░░░░░░░░ day from reporters And ░░░░░░░░ re on call almost ░░░░░░░░ hours a day KILMEADE ░░░░░░░░ no more briefings crosstalk ░░░░░░░░ Sanders I talked to ░░░░░░░░ on my way into ░░░░░░░░ this morning The idea ░░░░░░░░ re not answering questions ░░░░░░░░ absolutely absurd KILMEADE But ░░░░░░░░ re not doing briefings ░░░░░░░░ HUCKABEE Sanders Look we ░░░░░░░░ see what happens As ░░░░░░░░ president said yesterday he ░░░░░░░░ t like the decorum ░░░░░░░░ the White House Look ░░░░░░░░ re in the business ░░░░░░░░ getting information to the ░░░░░░░░ people not making stars ░░░░░░░░ of people that want ░░░░░░░░ become contributors on CNN ░░░░░░░░ that s a lot ░░░░░░░░ times what we see ░░░░░░░░ place in the briefing ░░░░░░░░ We re more than ░░░░░░░░ to take questions but ░░░░░░░░ think there should be ░░░░░░░░ certain level of decorum ░░░░░░░░ a certain level of ░░░░░░░░ and responsibility that comes ░░░░░░░░ that.”