White House reporters went from ‘invisible president’ Biden to ‘ubiquitous’ Trump: Politico
Politico’s White House reporters wrote Saturday about the stark contrast between “invisible” and “protected” former President Biden and the “ubiquitous” President Donald Trump.
Since Trump’s inauguration last week, White House Correspondent Eli Stokols and White House Chief of Staff Dasha Burns have reported that Trump has given multiple speeches, made several policy announcements and spoken at length with reporters.
Trump’s large media presence is a change from the more subdued Biden years.
“Yes, Trump couldn’t wait to sign all those executive orders changing Biden’s policies,” they wrote. “But the bigger choice for Trump, 78, was to match his approachability, ability and activity with his predecessor, who was so often shielded from public view by aides wary of highlighting the 82-year-old’s growing limitations.”
President Donald Trump’s frequent presence in the media is causing some journalists to take a swipe at former President Biden. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
“As quickly as movers have replaced the White House furniture, the country has gone from an invisible president unable to command the spotlight to an omnipresent one who craves the public’s attention at all times,” they continued.
One reporter described Trump’s reporters as a “free-for-all” for reporters after “four years of begging for access more closed Biden.”
“Although Biden answered questions from reporters here and there, his more informal exchanges with reporters were sporadic and rarely lasted more than a few minutes. More often than not, he was out of sight,” Politico reported.
However, one downside the article considered was whether the constant access to Trump and his thoughts would be “too much for the media and the public to absorb.”
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One reporter described recent contacts with Trump as a “free-for-all” compared to Biden. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images, left, )
“There is some ambivalence within the press corps about Trump’s fire hose blast,” they wrote. “The excitement of being able to ask the president why he pardoned people convicted of vandalism, trespassing and violent attacks on police officers, not to mention questions about everything from tariffs to TikTok, is tempered by the realization that it’s all, once again, too much. Too much to process and recording in real time.”
On Sunday, Trump held a 20-minute huddle with reporters on Air Force One where he discussed topics as varied as TikTok and Greenland. He also took a dig at his predecessor, telling reporters they had “a little bit more access” than they had with Biden by “5,000%.”
Former Politico writers said editors delayed reporting on certain questions about Biden. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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