Trump Told WH Press Secretary "Not To Bother" Holding Press Briefings

Donald Trump

Donald Trump tweeted this morning that there are fewer and fewer White House briefings because he personally told White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders 'not to bother' since 'the press covers her so rudely & inaccurately.'

The reason Sarah Sanders does not go to the “podium” much anymore is that the press covers her so rudely & inaccurately, in particular certain members of the press. I told her not to bother, the word gets out anyway! Most will never cover us fairly & hence, the term, Fake News!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 22, 2019

Informing the people of the United States of the ongoing business of government shouldn't be shut down because Trump doesn't like the news.

The tweet was probably predicated by this story from ABC News:

White House sets record for longest span with no press briefings during the Trump presidency. https://t.co/3G82W2Uvce pic.twitter.com/UL46p0lBPi

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) January 21, 2019

Trump said he told Sarah Sanders "not to bother" with press briefings.

800,000 people are working without pay and Sarah Sanders is getting paid $179,000 not to work.

— Nick Jack Pappas (@Pappiness) January 22, 2019