White House defends sweeping press pool updates, arguing new policies expand media access and break traditional monopolies
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt presented a compelling statistic about how accessible President Donald Trump has been just a year into taking office and how little the public ever saw former President Joe Biden during his term. While speaking at a media event hosted by Axios co-founder Mike Allen, Leavitt highlighted the contrast between President Donald Trumpās accessibility and that of Biden. She also pointed out that many in the media overlooked Bidenās avoidance of the media and his largely āhidingā behavior during his four years in office.
āYou have tailed access to the āAssociated Press,ā which reaches half the worldās population every day. The most definitive photo of President Trump, the fight, fight, fight photo after the assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, was made by Evan Vucci, whoās the chief photographer in Washington for the āAssociated Press.ā Do you worry about history being lost with these new restrictions?ā Allen asked Leavitt.