Trump hasn't had a news conference since July
On Monday afternoon, a lectern with “Trump” written in gold letters was wheeled upstairs inside Trump Tower.
That little wooden box sent reporters into a frenzy. Could it be that Donald Trump would finally face the press after more than four months without a news conference?
To be clear, it isn’t that Trump hasn’t spoken to members of the media since July — he has. However, his interviews are on his terms with a single reporter or, in what may be closest to a news conference, a single on-the-record meeting with The New York Times reporters and editors.
A news conference forces Trump away from leading the narrative — he released his presidential priorities via video — and holds him accountable to a wide range of questions from different reporters and outlets.
The Democratic National Committee pointed out the number of days Trump has gone without a news conference in an email to reporters Monday with the subject line “When was Trump’s last press conference?”
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