Posted on 06/05/2020 6:08:57 PM PDT by cotton1706
Members of the White House press corps became the latest political prop in President Donald Trump's quest to reopen the country on Friday.
The White House Correspondents Association said the administration's conduct "violated the federal government's guidelines on social distancing and needlessly put reporters' health at risk." The White House set up press seats for a Friday event in the Rose Garden, which was billed as a news conference, though Trump ended up taking no questions from reporters. The folding chairs were originally placed six feet apart, just like they have been since April, in accordance with social distancing guidelines.
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“White House deputy press secretary Judd Deere said he made the decision to move the seats.
“It was my decision. It looks better. I would remind you that those in the pool are tested, everyone is temperature checked, and asked if they have had symptoms,” he told CNN in an email.”
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