Politics

/

ArcaMax

Trump Jr. says White House press room could replace journalists with podcasters, 'friends'

Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News on

Published in Political News

Donald Trump Jr. claims his father’s White House Briefing Room could potentially swap out traditional journalists for podcasters and other content creators they consider “our friends.”

Speaking on the latest episode of his “Triggered With Donald Trump Jr.” podcast, the president-elect’s eldest son claimed talks have been underway to load the deck with friendly faces better known for supporting than questioning Donald Trump.

The topic came up when Trump Jr.’s co-host, Michael Knowles, suggested it was time to “take away some people’s seats.”

Trump Jr. revealed the very matter was discussed during a recent flight with his dad and Elon Musk.

“We were talking about the podcast world and some of our friends and [Joe] Rogan and guys like you,” Trump Jr. said. “Given how the media has behaved… we had the conversation about opening up the press room to a lot of these independent journalists.”

 

Trump Jr. went so far as to suggest that maybe he should be in the White House Briefing Room, but quickly decided that might not be allowed. Either way, he said a change that could “blow up some heads” isn’t out of the question.

The independently run White House Correspondents’ Association has traditionally dealt with press credentials for journalists covering the Oval Office. The organization, founded in 1914, doesn’t typically fill the 49 seats in the White House Briefing Room with comics like Rogan, who’s the nation’s top-rated podcaster.

It’s not clear whether the freewheeling Rogan would consider leaving his cozy Austin, Texas studio for Washington, D.C. to report on the White House. How much control the incoming Trump Administration will actually be able to assert over the press room is also unknown.

One night each year, The White House Correspondents’ Association organizes a dinner where comics roast the sitting president. In his first term in office, Trump did not attend that event.


©2024 New York Daily News. Visit at nydailynews.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

 

Comments

blog comments powered by Disqus

 

Related Channels

ACLU

ACLU

By The ACLU
Amy Goodman

Amy Goodman

By Amy Goodman
Armstrong Williams

Armstrong Williams

By Armstrong Williams
Austin Bay

Austin Bay

By Austin Bay
Ben Shapiro

Ben Shapiro

By Ben Shapiro
Betsy McCaughey

Betsy McCaughey

By Betsy McCaughey
Bill Press

Bill Press

By Bill Press
Bonnie Jean Feldkamp

Bonnie Jean Feldkamp

By Bonnie Jean Feldkamp
Cal Thomas

Cal Thomas

By Cal Thomas
Christine Flowers

Christine Flowers

By Christine Flowers
Clarence Page

Clarence Page

By Clarence Page
Danny Tyree

Danny Tyree

By Danny Tyree
David Harsanyi

David Harsanyi

By David Harsanyi
Debra Saunders

Debra Saunders

By Debra Saunders
Dennis Prager

Dennis Prager

By Dennis Prager
Dick Polman

Dick Polman

By Dick Polman
Erick Erickson

Erick Erickson

By Erick Erickson
Froma Harrop

Froma Harrop

By Froma Harrop
Jacob Sullum

Jacob Sullum

By Jacob Sullum
Jamie Stiehm

Jamie Stiehm

By Jamie Stiehm
Jeff Robbins

Jeff Robbins

By Jeff Robbins
Jessica Johnson

Jessica Johnson

By Jessica Johnson
Jim Hightower

Jim Hightower

By Jim Hightower
Joe Conason

Joe Conason

By Joe Conason
Joe Guzzardi

Joe Guzzardi

By Joe Guzzardi
John Micek

John Micek

By John Micek
John Stossel

John Stossel

By John Stossel
Josh Hammer

Josh Hammer

By Josh Hammer
Judge Andrew Napolitano

Judge Andrew Napolitano

By Judge Andrew P. Napolitano
Laura Hollis

Laura Hollis

By Laura Hollis
Marc Munroe Dion

Marc Munroe Dion

By Marc Munroe Dion
Michael Barone

Michael Barone

By Michael Barone
Michael Reagan

Michael Reagan

By Michael Reagan
Mona Charen

Mona Charen

By Mona Charen
Oliver North and David L. Goetsch

Oliver North and David L. Goetsch

By Oliver North and David L. Goetsch
R. Emmett Tyrrell

R. Emmett Tyrrell

By R. Emmett Tyrrell
Rachel Marsden

Rachel Marsden

By Rachel Marsden
Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry

By Rich Lowry
Robert B. Reich

Robert B. Reich

By Robert B. Reich
Ruben Navarrett Jr

Ruben Navarrett Jr

By Ruben Navarrett Jr.
Ruth Marcus

Ruth Marcus

By Ruth Marcus
S.E. Cupp

S.E. Cupp

By S.E. Cupp
Salena Zito

Salena Zito

By Salena Zito
Star Parker

Star Parker

By Star Parker
Stephen Moore

Stephen Moore

By Stephen Moore
Susan Estrich

Susan Estrich

By Susan Estrich
Ted Rall

Ted Rall

By Ted Rall
Terence P. Jeffrey

Terence P. Jeffrey

By Terence P. Jeffrey
Tim Graham

Tim Graham

By Tim Graham
Tom Purcell

Tom Purcell

By Tom Purcell
Veronique de Rugy

Veronique de Rugy

By Veronique de Rugy
Victor Joecks

Victor Joecks

By Victor Joecks
Wayne Allyn Root

Wayne Allyn Root

By Wayne Allyn Root

Comics

Eric Allie Mike Luckovich David Fitzsimmons A.F. Branco Jack Ohman Bob Englehart