White House reporters are already “exhausted” even before President-elect Donald Trump's second term begins, a member of the press corps said. said vanity fair on wednesday.
The article, titled “Reporters brace for frenzy in second Trump White House,'' states: new york times “Anyone who went through it last time remembers how nonstop it was,” White House correspondent Peter Baker said.
“Eventually it becomes all-consuming and takes over your life. It drains you,” he lamented.
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Baker added: “Everyone is exhausted and he hasn't even been sworn in yet.”
Julia Manchester, national political reporter hillcalled the president-elect “someone who thrives on unpredictability.”
Describing the aftermath of the Nov. 5 general election as a kind of “déjà vu'' for reporters, he said, “With this transition of power and the selection of cabinet members, we are really in the middle of a fire.''
“And I think overall, outside of the press corps, the country itself was burnt out,” Manchester added.
Meredith McGraw, on the other hand, politiko “No matter where President Trump goes or what he does, there's drama and intrigue behind the scenes,” he said, adding that he doesn't expect the press to jump on every social media post from President Trump like they did last time. did.
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Instead, news organizations will focus on “taking a bigger picture of the story,” she said.
Baker agreed, saying: vanity fair The outlet would have to “realize it's not going to jump on every stray voltage coming out of his phone.”
However, he expressed concern that reporters who clashed with Trump would be removed from the press conference.
“If Trump kicks us out of the White House briefing room… that's fine, we'll provide support from outside,” Baker said. “We will rise to the challenge as it unfolds, and I don't think we will shrink from it.”
He also emphasized that “we need to be aware of the following.” [Trump] He is a more experienced person when it comes to turning the levers of power than he was when he first started. ”
