Trump plans to cut daily coronavirus briefings

Axios ^ | 4/24/20 32 minutes ago | Jonathan Swan

[conservative98]

President Trump plans to pare back his coronavirus press conferences, according to four sources familiar with the internal deliberations.

• He may stop appearing daily and make shorter appearances when he does, the sources said — a practice that may have started with Friday's unusually short briefing.

Why this matters: Trump's daily press conferences — televised to a largely homebound population — have dominated the public discourse about the coronavirus.

Behind the scenes: A number of Trump's most trusted advisers — both inside and outside the White House — have urged him to stop doing marathon televised briefings.

• They've told him he's overexposed and these appearances are part of the reason polls aren't looking good for him right now against Joe Biden.
• "I told him it's not helping him," said one adviser to the president. "Seniors are scared. And the spectacle of him fighting with the press isn't what people want to see."

But Trump has defended the practice, telling critics that the briefings get good ratings.

• One source cautioned that decisions like this one are never final until they're final.
• A senior administration official involved in the discussions said: "He should keep everyone guessing as to whether he appears day by day. And leave the technical briefings to others. Be there to announce victories."

[Jane Long]

Don’t speak for his base when you are not one.

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Amen.

Thank you!! This tool has been posting antiTrump stuff all day.

I suggested that they take a break, earlier, but they just keep shatting up the place, with their own set of fake news facts.

[Jane Long]

It’s ALWAYS unnamed sources with fake news.

[Halls]

Yep, I stopped watching after he announced his Phases to go back to work. We need to go back to work now, not in phases.

[ladyellen]

I am glad he might cut back on being there everyday. He is the President and the press loves attacking him daily. He shouldn’t put up with that crap.
Let VP Pence talk and make it quick. This is getting closer to life being more normal and daily conferences are not needed.

[Boardwalk]

Get a grip!

[Phil DiBasquette]

Oh yeah Axios

As reputable as the Fearpers NeverTrumpers and other
Crypto-Liberals that post here

[Gene Eric]

Axios is Comcast

[Phil DiBasquette]

You hope

[foreverfree]

Bump

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

Personally I think he should give weekly tv chats from the oval office, directly to the people to encourage.

[JLAGRAYFOX]

Trumpie...my brother, listen to me. Crank up America big time. Let’s get cooking, economy and job wise...big time and lets be ready for whatever comes down the road health wise.

Take my word for it, the scum & vermin of the entire “low life” Democrat Party and their lock step “Hate America” Media are out to destroy you and the free American Republic Nation ..period.

So...shut them down by simply ignoring these traitor bastards. Ya know what...Chief, New York City is going to die...”Broadway” will never be the same again, New York tons of NYC families are leaving the city proper for Florida and Texas or, the far away suburbs of NYC. The Cuomo family and De Blasio have killed the goose that once laid the golden egg.

Trumpie...if it was not for your help and guidance the people of NYC would have been dying on the street. Cuomo has trouble finding the bathroom to relieve himself...he is such an idiot, incompetent BS, ego driven moron!!! De Blasio....even worse. so...Trumpie....screw Obama, Pelosi, Biden, Schumer, Cuomo, De Blasio.....all Democrat Party scum & vermin and let’s get this all powerful USA American Freedom Train economic engine rolling, big time!!! DO IT, BOSS!!!

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And....get A TV political rally cooking on FNC or FBN like tomorrow!!! Millions of Americans will tune in to support you 100%!!! DO IT!!! “NOW”!!!

[freeandfreezing]

I think the reason for the polling favoring Biden is that so many people are so tired of the lockdowns and stay-at-home.

I think the reason for the fake polls reportedly favoring Biden is that people stuck at home have nothing better to do than BS the pollster.

[ncpatriot]

I would not watch if POTUS not there.

Pence would take over and provide information.

But I would only watch if Trump present

[cymbeline]

“I agree people dont want to see him fighting”

I think he “fights” because it draws viewers but he’s got to be seen as the good guy in his fights.

I think cutting back on the press briefings makes sense, or at least cutting back on his presence in the briefings.

[MAGAthon]

unless you plan to carry on with all this nonsense every flu season (which can be far more deadly than covid19), why would you do daily press conferences at all?

they just play into the panic narrative the Dems/MSM hope to keep going til November.

[Lisbon1940]

Meadows.

[conservative98]

Good idea.

[conservative98]

Good post.

[reformedliberal]

Something big may break on Spygate next week. No links, just a hunch.
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found this at The_Donald today:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xba2bq6zfwU

Very long. Didn’t watch it all. Start at 4:30—9:30 (approximately)

Names names. BUT(warning) was uploaded 4/20, so probably more hype.

As for Potus, he’s already got a table full of full plates. He’s good ex temp, but he isn’t great at reading out briefing points.

The press aren’t even worthy opponents. I’ve been shocked at how many are just snarky little girls with expertise in eye-rolling. That goes for all of the putative males except one older guy (WSJ??), too.

[conservative98]

Wolf Blitzed wants longer press conferences now, lol! Previously, he and his fellow entertainers objected to the press conferences as political events. Time to send this old horse out to pasture. https://t.co/Z9jEZDsXYY— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) April 25, 2020