Opinion: The White House Correspondents’ Association has a trivial problem and a real problem
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders at the White House on Jan. 28. By Erik Wemple Erik Wemple Media critic with a focus on the ups and downs and downs of the cable-news industry. Email Bio Follow Media critic April 23 at 7:16 PM President Trump has ordered members of his administration to stay away from the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday night. He’ll be doing a rally in Green Bay, Wis., instead.
Now the White House press pools scramble to catch Trump at one of his numerous “pool sprays” — question-and-answer opportunities either at ceremonial events or en route to Marine One. Another popular option is to track Sanders on her way back into the White House from an interview with “Fox & Friends” on the White House grounds.
That, it is. The idea that the best spokesperson for Trump is Trump himself has a long history among the president’s aides. And who can blame them for not wanting to go before the media and defend the indefensible? Consider: Mueller wouldn’t have been able to corner Sanders on this matter if her remarks hadn’t been on the record.
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