“From the moment his appointment as press secretary was announced,” Tony Snow “has sought out White House correspondents and listened to their suggestions about how he can improve relations between the Fourth Estate and an administration not known for embracing the press.”
But President Bush “doesn’t see a problem that needs repairing,” Howard Kurtz reports.
| “I don’t feel the friction, I really don’t,” Bush said in a brief interview. He said he was aware of “institutional friction” — a top aide said he was referring to secrecy issues and leak investigations — but not any personal difficulties. “I understand the reporters have a job to do,” the president said. “I talk to them every day. I don’t like what they write, but they don’t like what I say,” he added, half jokingly. |
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