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Axios reports:
President Trump plans to pare back his coronavirus press conferences, according to four sources familiar with the internal deliberations. He may stop appearing daily and make shorter appearances when he does, the sources said — a practice that may have started with Friday’s unusually short briefing.
Why this matters: Trump’s daily press conferences — televised to a largely homebound population — have dominated the public discourse about the coronavirus. Behind the scenes: A number of Trump’s most trusted advisers — both inside and outside the White House — have urged him to stop doing marathon televised briefings.
They’ve told him he’s overexposed and these appearances are part of the reason polls aren’t looking good for him right now against Joe Biden. “I told him it’s not helping him,” said one adviser to the president. “Seniors are scared. And the spectacle of him fighting with the press isn’t what people want to see.”
Axios is being extremely generous with “may have started.” As most of blue-check Twitter instantly noted, Trump bailed on the briefing before reporters could ask any questions about injecting bleach or his laughable claim of sarcasm.
Wow.
WH briefing is over. That was much shorter than usual. Today’s lasted 21 minutes.
President Trump took no questions from reporters after officials spoke and after he’s been under pressure all day after his comments about injecting disinfectants and lights to cure COVID-19.
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) April 24, 2020
I called it that Trump wouldn’t take questions today. It was the press briefing equivalent of walking across the top of the lawn to avoid reporters. He’s a coward at his core. @realDonaldTrump
— NoelCaslerComedy (@CaslerNoel) April 24, 2020
Trump ran away from questions at the press briefing as fast as he ran away from Vietnam
— Roland Scahill (@rolandscahill) April 24, 2020
Wow. The briefing ends without Trump even taking questions. He must not have wanted to talk about the therapeutic properties of injecting household disinfectants. pic.twitter.com/7pxsoI7ANc
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 24, 2020
Trump just walked out of the coronavirus briefing without taking questions because he was afraid he was going to get asked about his idiotic idea about injecting bleach. He ALWAYS takes questions at these things, they’re like campaign rallies to him. Not anymore!
— John Aravosis ?? (@aravosis) April 24, 2020
Trump literally stands by the door and runs out of the coronavirus briefing without taking questions. pic.twitter.com/yCjFS2f8iO
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) April 24, 2020
President Trump walked out of the White House briefing without taking questions. He knew he’d be asked why he said people could maybe inject themselves with disinfectant to treat COVID19. He claimed earlier today he was being sarcastic. Dr. Birx & Dr. Fauci were not present today
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) April 24, 2020
White House staff just came into the briefing room and informed the print pooler that they want them to swap seats w CNN. That would move CNN to the back row from the front. @whca made these seat assignments not staff
— Hunter Walker (@hunterw) April 24, 2020
Pooler @chrisjohnson82 said he would not move unless he heard from the @whca. WH staffer threatened to have Secret Service enforce the swap. WHCA board members ran back into the press office to discuss
— Hunter Walker (@hunterw) April 24, 2020
I am not going to participate in a briefing if the White House moves reporters from their assigned seats.
— Hunter Walker (@hunterw) April 24, 2020
Credit where it’s due. Trump tried to pull a cheap stunt and boot CNN from their front-row seat. WH reporters said no. WH threatened with secret service (WHAT?!). WH reporters still said no. Good on them. https://t.co/qnmijdrd9H
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) April 24, 2020
Wolf Blitzer just called Captain Crazy Pants a Chicken, and I’m eating it up.
— Joshua Gale (@joshuafett75) April 24, 2020
Here is the video of President trump being called chicken by Wolf Blitzer for not taking any questions. pic.twitter.com/3a8f4ukin5
— That Guy (@ThatGuy3002) April 24, 2020