How the White House press conference became 2017's must-see TV
 

How the White House press conference became 2017's must-see TV
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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).

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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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