“Obama only did rarely (have press conferences), and then in an exceedingly controlled manner.”
A couple days ago someone showed a clip of Obama having Security remove a reporter from the room when the reporter asked a question he didn’t like. That was after he said, “Oh, no, no, no. This is MY house.”
Heres All the Times Obama Ejected the Media
https://thepoliticalinsider.com/times-obama-ejected-media-reporters/