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May 15, 2017

Trump Threatens to End Daily News Briefings
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President Trump threatened Friday to end daily news briefings,
suggesting he may simply host his own news conference every few weeks.
On Twitter, Trump also acknowledged White House Press Secretary Sean
Spicer and Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders have issued
false statements to the press in the last week, writing, "As a very
active President with lots of things happening, it is not possible for
my surrogates to stand at podium with perfect accuracy!" 
Meanwhile, lawn ornaments have begun popping up, depicting White House
Press Secretary Sean Spicer hiding "among" the bushes-after Spicer spent
several minutes attempting to hide himself in the shrubbery outside the
White House while Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Trump adviser Kellyanne
Conway were doing interviews on Tuesday about the firing of James Comey.


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