Question: Is the White House required to do press conferences?

[Algernon Moncrieff]

For example: Could the White House simply say that, "media outlets can submit written questions by 10 AM Eastern every morning and we will issue written responses where we choose to by 5 PM Eastern?"

Also, I remember when the answer "no comment" was made at press conferences. When did that end?

[former9thward]

1. Nothing is required.

Modern press briefings developed after the age of TV and have accelerated in the age of 24/7 cable networks.

[SummerSnow]

2. He will never say that cause he loves to attack people

[Algernon Moncrieff]

4. And, sadly, the media takes the bait

They take the bait every time.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. No. But they might as well not be doing them, since they're totally useless.

[David__77]

5. No.

And I don’t think a Democrat as president should necessarily have them.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

6. You know, the Super Bowl interview was always supposed to be a puff piece

Whose your team? Did you play as a kid? Who you got today? Anytime FAUX had the Super Bowl in the Obama years, they sent BillO. I personally thought Obama should have told them to stick it.