It was a surreal moment at the daily press briefing when the head of a heavily scripted Trump appeared at the briefing on tape reading aloud propaganda about his tax cuts for the rich.
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The White House keeps defending Trump’s mental fitness, but they refuse to have the President appear live in the briefing room and take questions from reporters. The White House wants America to believe that Trump is fine, but if this is the case, why didn’t the president appear live in the briefing room and read his statement to reporters?
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Trump continues to sabotage himself. He is undercutting his own claims of competence by hiding from the media. The White House tried to use the daily briefing to spread daily propaganda, but all they accomplished was adding fuel to the stories that Trump is mentally unfit to handle the presidency.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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