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White House Briefings Should Resume, Says Trump's First Press Secretary

Steve Heman

   THE WHITE HOUSE - Regular White House media briefings should
   "absolutely" return, according to the President Donald Trump's first
   press secretary, Sean Spicer.

   "There is a utility in making sure people see the government in
   action," Spicer tells VOA. "It is an opportunity for the White House to
   make sure that you're getting your message out. And it gives you an
   opportunity, unlike anyone else, to sort of capture the media attention
   and therefore their audiences' attention in a way that no other form
   does."

   The lectern in the Brady Briefing Room, just steps away from the press
   office, is literally gathering dust, having not been used for more than
   three months.

   White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, who was Spicer's successor,
   announced last Friday she is departing by the end of this month.

   Sanders has defended the atrophy of the scheduled briefings, noting
   she, the president, and other top administration officials are
   frequently available to answer reporters' questions outside of the
   49-seat briefing room.
   Spicer, the subject of media criticism during his seven-month tenure
   for contentious exchanges from the podium and about his credibility,
   says it is not necessary to hold daily briefings nor do they all need
   to be televised.

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