How the White House press conference became 2017's must-see TV
On Saturday, January 21, 2017, the Trump administration began not with a gentle dose of diplomacy but with a red-faced tirade delivered by Press Secretary Sean Spicer, lambasting the media over reports of low attendance at the previous day's inauguration festivities.
At the time, Spicer's tantrum felt unprecedented, a press secretary shoved out to defend the embattled new president against charges that people didn't like him (never mind that he lost the popular vote).
It proved to be the rule, not the exception. The outburst revealed three key characteristics that would be a part of just about every interaction between the Trump administration and the press: 1. Denial of facts; 2. Anger at the mainstream media; 3. The presentation of an alternate reality. Read more...
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