The pursuit of the truth seemed to be subordinate to the objectives of a few members of the media, who provided ample fodder for the president's constant criticisms of 'fake news.'
The White House press corps won't miss departing presidential press secretary Sarah Sanders any more than the chimpanzees in a zoo probably miss their keepers at night. But I'll miss her a lot—largely because her resistance to their efforts at intimidation was often quite entertaining.
Toughness, though, is no substitute for truthfulness. Former Clinton press secretary Mike McCurry—the man who redefined the job in the age of the 24-hour news cycle—is famously said to have told others inside the White House to tell him only the things he needed to know so that he wasn't put in the position of having to be untruthful.
Entertaining? Perhaps. Nurturing to the psyches of those who count themselves among the"resistance" to Trump? Almost certainly. But conducive to informing and enlightening the public? In my judgment at least, absolutely not.
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