The press conferences and White House press briefings are out of control. The media are acting like high school students who are disrespectful and unhinged. Time to require all media to attend a refresher course on the proper etiquette for attending such White House events followed by a warning that they will be booted if they fail to follow the rules.
It needs to be cleaned up, which means new rules and replacing many of them to send a message.
It's become a zoo.
[[The press conferences and White House press briefings are out of control. The media are acting like high school students who are disrespectful and unhinged.]]
I really wish the president would start a press conference by stating something along the lines of “We will be respectful in our questions, and only one question per person- If you violate these rules, and refuse to be respectful, you will be escorted out of the room. There are a lot of folks here, and we need to hear from as many as possible, so only one question per person. If that is not ok with you, too bad- You’re not in control of these conferences- We set the rules- either abide by them or be escorted out- You are welcome as long as you can be respectful”