Trump continues to avoid news conferences
Trump is making battling the media one of his key issues.
Click here for reuse options!Less than a month from taking office, President-elect Donald Trump has yet to hold the traditional news conference that most incoming presidents have held within days of their victory.
As of Thursday, it had been 147 days since Trump held his last formal news conference as a candidate.
Trump, whose refusal to do a news conference has been criticized by journalism groups and media watchdogs, has instead tried to convey his message directly to the American public, bypassing the media with pronouncements at his boisterous rallies and, of course, distributing his thoughts 140 characters at a time on his famed Twitter account…
But while his lack of press interaction is a worry to some, many Trump supporters cheered the celebrity businessman’s battles with what they felt were biased reporters. Trump made his antagonistic relationship with the media a centerpiece of his campaign, inciting his rally crowds to boo the press, singling out individual reporters with derogatory names like “sleazebag” and using Twitter to attack coverage he didn’t like.
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nola878 December 23rd, 2016 at 16:56
I recall when the media was all over Hillary for not holding a press conference for a while.
What a double standard.
Buford2k11 December 23rd, 2016 at 17:19
this is one area, that he KNOWS is his weakness….He is not smart enough, and cannot think well on his feet…the debates were proof positive of that…he is barely handling Twitter…it is like, a baby bird, who has to eat pre-digested food, regurgitated by Momma Bird, or Kellyanne…unhealthy and unholy….I always thought that the Succubi and Incubi were fictional people in stories told to scare the young…but Kellyanne……hmmmm
Larry Schmitt December 23rd, 2016 at 18:57
It will be interesting to see if, once he’s actually president, the press will do their job and insist he answer the hard questions. Hey guys (and gals), it’s called follow up. Try it sometime. Don’t let him get away with his standard non-answers. Make him embarrass himself.
Buford2k11 December 23rd, 2016 at 19:43
I really doubt Trump will ever do a real press conference…Kellyanne will do them…
amersham1046 December 23rd, 2016 at 18:56
His mouth moves faster than his brain, last thing his handlers would want is him being questioned by a less than friendly media
Larry Schmitt December 23rd, 2016 at 18:58
“His mouth moves faster than his brain…” Considering his brain is stationary all the time, that doesn’t take much.
whatthe46 December 23rd, 2016 at 21:53
he’s is not intellectually gifted that’s a given and will never stand before the press to answer any questions.
Jack E Raynbeau December 23rd, 2016 at 23:09
Trump cannot handle one on one.
mistlesuede December 24th, 2016 at 00:33
They may as well uncover the swimming pool below the WH Press Briefing Room. There is not going to be a need for this room until this a-hole is chased out of the WH in four years.
StoneyCurtisll December 24th, 2016 at 00:45
Trump continues to avoid news conferences..
Actually what Trumpf is doing is avoiding having to answer questions himself, and leaving a gaggle of surrogates to give multiple responses and never really be clear on what he thinks…
I don’t think he is capable of doing the job.
William December 24th, 2016 at 02:07
Trumps days of public access are over. Anyone wanting an audience with Oz must now pay. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b59a3c06286d1e4d422f2bc888c4944dbc9bb7ae8e67db9b963eee1b50bf14c0.jpg
Suzanne McFly December 24th, 2016 at 08:51
That is a hell of a meme lol.
oldfart December 24th, 2016 at 12:07
That sums it up perfectly.
StoneyCurtisll December 24th, 2016 at 13:57
Now that is a new Classic~!
bpollen December 24th, 2016 at 02:46
But… Twitter!
jybarz December 24th, 2016 at 11:43
He knows he’s not smart enough to answer tough questions and, as he always lies, every word he spews will be on record to incriminate him.
What a dumbass Maggot! He just can’t continue to hide behind Conway’s skirt and grabbing her by the pussy to defend him.
StoneyCurtisll December 24th, 2016 at 13:59
What you just described looks exactly like trumps game plan…:(
oldfart December 24th, 2016 at 12:11
And the media cries “but our ratings…”
On the upside, they can always criticize his spelling errors on twitter…
BEFORE he takes it down and corrects it…