Why do we need the White House briefing anyway?

The Washington Post
  • 7 years ago
After President Trump fired FBI director James Comey, his communications team went to work explaining the decision and ended up contradicting what the president said on national television. The Post's Margaret Sullivan looks at whether or not we even need a daily White House briefing.

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