Trump's daily press briefings have garnered widespread criticism—and it's not just coming from the other side of the aisle
should be taking more of a leading role instead of the president, who has a tendency to sideline the medical experts or openly contradict what they say. Senate Majority Leaderprivately pushed Trump to let Fauci and Birx be the “face of the response” as the pandemic got underway, thenotes, and one senior official in the administration told the outlet they were hoping to see Pence become the new “M.C.
Trump, however, hasn’t exactly been taking these suggestions to heart, as the criticism-averse president naturally prefers ratings and attention over what might actually be a strategically better approach. Thereports that Trump has told aides he “relishes the free television time and boffo ratings that come with his appearances,” and sees the daily briefings as his chance to stick it to the ‘Fake News’ media and “put forth his version of events” that aren’t filtered by a critical press.
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