Monday appeared to mark a turning point in TV coverage of President Trump's now-daily briefings on the coronavirus outbreak. Only one of the major networks stuck it out to the end of the nearly two-hour session.
President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Briefing Room, Monday, March 23, 2020, in Washington.
Still, there’s a difference between political rallies and a White House discussion of a national emergency. Of its own decision to stop showing Trump live, CNN said that “if the White House wants to ask for time on the network, they should make an official request. Otherwise we will make our own editorial decisions.”
“They have become a daily stage for Trump to play his greatest hits to captive audience members,” she said. He said some of the questions were repetitive, but others were good and led to problems being solved.He spoke to an emptier room of reporters. More space has been placed between reporters since it was revealed that one correspondent had a suspected case of the disease.
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