Why Trump Ended Press Briefings | Talking Points Memo

Don’t expect White House press briefings to make a comeback anytime soon.

During a segment on “Fox & Friends” Monday morning, White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham shot down any hopes for the return of the “daily” press briefings — which have been on hiatus since March — that were previously spearheaded by Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Sean Spicer.


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Apparently from a few years back.

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The American people aren’t his people?

You got that right.

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Surprise, surprise- republicans are chickenshit cowards who can’t handle tough questions.

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Thin skinned little a-holes.

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What exactly is Grisham being paid to do?

I don’t think it’s lost on anyone on the Left that the “choppa talks” aren’t doing Rump any kind of service. His stream of unconsciousness and general insanity are becoming very obvious. No filter. Of course, at this point, Rump is completely uncontrollable and unreliable but he won’t listen to any alternative that he’s the best spokesman for himself.

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Grisham said, arguing that President Donald Trump is “his own best spokesperson”

Meaning this administration doesn’t do anything defensible in rational terms, literally nothing, and Trump is the only person brazenly duplicitous and shameless enough to try.

and “the most accessible President in history.”

Meaning he never shuts the fuck up. But we knew that.

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“Ultimately if the President decides that it’s something we should do we can do that, but right now he is doing just fine,” Grisham said, arguing that President Donald Trump is “his own best spokesperson” and “the most accessible President in history.”

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The cult of Trump. These people are soulless and only think about their perceived image.
The whole informing the American people and respecting our democratic institutions thing seems to bypass her.

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So once again it’s all about him and those loyal to him. His interests trump those of the US. Or is it that what’s good for him is good for the US?
I can see it now: he announces he won’t leave the WH after losing the election. His reason: he doesn’t want his supporters upset.

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Grisham then clarified that Trump ended the press briefings over his loyalty to his supporters.

“It had become again theater and they weren’t being good to his people and he doesn’t like that,” Grisham said. “He is very loyal to his people and he put a stop to it.”

“Trump” and “loyalty” to anyone are about as rare as a passenger pigeon riding a Tasmanian tiger.

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The Trump regime is entirely populated by lying, weak, pathetic snowflakes.

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“It had become again theater and they weren’t being good to his people and he doesn’t like that,” Grisham said. “He is very loyal to his people and he put a stop to it.”

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All Blessings be upon Our God King!

We thank Thee for Thine Protective Shield against the Demon Reporters!

Amen.

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reminder

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Grisham said, arguing that President Donald Trump is “his own best spokesperson”

Better for the endless lies and bullshit to come straight from the source, rather than taking the slight chance of being minimally filtered through someone who still might recognize truth and reality, even if he/she does their utmost best to mislead, misrepresent, prevaricate, dissemble, distract, and tell untruths and outright fabrications.

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Translation: “It was hurting our ratings to have to explain the stupid shit Trump does daily.”

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SelfLESSly, our Prexie looks out for HIS people.

HE and HIS (very good) Press Secretary (best ever, whatever her/his name is) can handle the questions from unAmerica FAKE NEWS very bad people. HE always outsmarts their gotchas with FACTS!!! (and she always would if she ever did!!!)

So much smarter than the (very stupid) FAKE MEDIA. But his people get upset watching the bad questions to their GrEAT President (Trump) from very bad people!!! He’s GIVEN more THAN ANY GIVEr ever!!!

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Yup - they’re under the misguided notion that they don’t work for us, that we don’t pay them.

Someone oughta remind them of the facts on this, but I’m sure the MSM wants nothing to do with that.

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Is that you, Eustace?

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