White House press secretary Sean Spicer pushed back against reporters who complained in recent days over White House press briefings becoming too irregular. In a radio interview Wednesday on The Laura Ingraham Show, Spicer said the briefing schedule is mostly the same as past administrations and he said at the start of his tenure that he would try “to do things differently, to do things better.” (Washington Examiner)
“There’s a lot of them that want to become YouTube stars and ask some snarky question that’s been asked eight times,” Spicer said. Ingraham is among those being interviewed as a possible Spicer replacement. (Deadline)
Ingraham agreed that it does become “performance art” to some degree, while Spicer added that there’s a better focus on substance over “snarkiness” when reporters aren’t trying to get their “clip” out there (like in off-camera gaggles). (Mediaite)
Deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Wednesday said any changes to the administration’s communications shop will be President Trump’s decision. During an appearance on Fox & Friends, the hosts asked Huckabee Sanders if she would be interested in Spicer’s press secretary position. “It’s the president’s decision to make,” Huckabee Sanders responded after letting out a laugh. (The Hill)