The Washington Examiner’s Byron York contended that the first White House press briefing since President Donald Trump returned to office should have been a “breath of fresh air” for all journalists in attendance, regardless of their outlets’ political leanings.
Tuesday’s briefing featured White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announcing the restoration of 440 journalists’ press passes that had been revoked under the Biden administration. Additionally, she highlighted the Trump administration’s welcoming of “new media” to apply for press credentials and join the briefings alongside long-standing and established media outlets.
“To compare today’s briefing to every briefing of the last four years of the Biden administration, in which the spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre either would not, or could not, engage with reporters on a daily basis,” York…
