Limbaugh has stated that for all the effort that the "press" has used to destroy him, they cannot, because the media or press did not create him. Limbaugh, for all the problems that he may have put himself through, is his own man. He does not owe the media or press anything and they do not have the power to destroy him...
NOW -- Trump. The same Limbaugh theory applies to Trump. They did everything they could to destroy him, yet he continued to grow because he by-passed the press and went straight to the people...yes, We, the People. The press, as much as they would like to, cannot destroy Trump because they had nothing to do with his rise to the White House.
Peace Be Unto You.
Thank you Newt....Trump kept his intentions close to his vest in his interview with Stahl. She kinda made an a** of herself.
There’s also no obligation to coddle the press and give them access to the WH grounds..............
Trump should do press conferences but the press he needs to allow into the White House should be the so-called new media and not the lamestream liberals.
Breitbart should have a White House reporter. Maybe Drudge and Daily Caller, too. The Washington Examiner, and maybe Fox Business. And OAN.
But whatever he does he should absolutely prohibit the NYT from reporting inside the White House. He needs to do his part to push them into the ash heap of history where they belong.
Agree 1000%.
Actually, I think it would be kind of funny for Trump to invite various High School journalism students to the WH semi-regularly to hold make-believe press confs with the idea that “it’s time to develop a new crop of people in this profession”.
How many press conferences did Obama hold over the last 8 years?
Very few and the press never once complained.
Its their precedent and Trump isn’t interested in helping them in the ratings/circulation department.
Their loss.
The madness continues. First the dems join the recount effort after blasting trump for not accepting the results blindly ahead of time. Now after blasting Clinton for a year for not having a press conference, we say we don’t have to have them. My head is spinning safety than DU.
Here’s an idea. All the liars and those like WashPo who hired 23 people to dump on trump, deny them WH credentials and let online and other publications in. Result open press conference with media which will give more objective coverage and not set out to undermine and make up stories. Start with the LA and NY Times and Who and CNN.
The press had no issue with Hillary refusing to hold press conferences or unscripted public appearances for almost a year. So obviously, they won’t care if Trump does the same, right?
Cankles didn’t hold a press conference during the campaign for how long? They meekly held their collective tongues about that!
Same holds for Sarah Palin.
Newt is right. Trump should have learned his lesson, if not from the election then certainly from the 60 Minutes interview.
Put everything on YouTube.
That’s profound.
I have long wondered why the press should have offices in the White House. Why should they feel entitled to ride on Air Force One? What obligation does any president have toward them? They’re not government. They are private enterprise, a business.
Correct.
Trump will engage the media, but on his own terms.
Trump gave interviews regularly, but when campaign is over, suddenly interviews are imperative.
Why the hell should he?
Just call Rush and Hannity and/or let his press secretary do it and leave it at that.
Disband the “White House Press Corp” completely.
Why help them to lie some more about you?
He should refuse to allow any of the media outlets that partied with Podesta to strategize the election to have WH passes. That would be every MSM outlet except Fox, Then give access to Breitbart, Washington Times, and other conservative media. Tell the media when they start reporting fairly they may get access.
It is driving the press nuts that Trump is able to end-run them using social media and You-Tube. This is such fun!
He can change the meaning of the MSM and fake news by omitting leftists as unprofessional.