WSJ vs the Duce
In an opinion piece published Wednesday night titled "Trump’s Wasted Briefings," the Journal's editorial board bemoaned that the daily press conferences ostensibly intended to focus on the latest news surrounding the coronavirus had become "more about the many feuds of Donald J. Trump."
The editorial board wrote that Trump's frequent attacks on the press, governors and his critics during the briefing were "off-key" given the severity of the pandemic that has killed thousands of people in the U.S.
The board urged Trump to cede center stage at the briefings to Vice President Pence and top health officials, who have regularly appeared at the briefings but have primarily waited to provide updates until the president delivers his own remarks.
The Hill is burying the truth: WSJ told him outright to stop attending the daily briefing altogether as he contributes nothing of value an his presence interferes with and distracts from the serious matters being told to Americans by Pence and the medicos.
Much more likely Trump will sideline Fauci and the public health experts.
The White House has already announced the creation of a second Coronavirus crisis committee to focus on the economy, a committee on which the medicos will not serve.
Fast forward a week or a month and the daily Coronavirus briefing will feature Trump and that new committee and the medicos and their committee will not be seen.
Just in time for the phaseout of lockdown and the national return to work.
President Trump on Thursday blasted The Wall Street Journal for an editorial criticizing the daily White House press briefings, complaining that the news outlet failed to give proper attention to the number of viewers they attract.
"The Wall Street Journal always 'forgets' to mention that the ratings for the White House Press Briefings are 'through the roof,'" Trump tweeted, referencing a New York Times piece that recently compared the number of viewers to "Monday Night Football" or "The Bachelor."
The president asserted that the briefings were the "only way for me to escape the Fake News & get my views across. WSJ is Fake News!"
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