Trump to give White House press access to podcasters, YouTubers ahead of mainstream media in 2nd term
Although the White House determines who is eligible for credentials, the independent White House Correspondents’ Association decides who is seated and in which positions
President-elect Donald Trump is looking to shake up the Brady Press Briefing Room by pushing out hostile legacy media outlets and opening the doors for non-traditional media like podcasts and internet-based news outlets.
This revelation came from Donald Trump Jr., who while speaking with Michael Knowles, who asked if “[national press secretary] Karoline Leavitt is looking at the new press briefing room chart, [if] maybe it’s time to reorder that chart and maybe take away some people’s seats.”’ ---More...
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