While Thuman and Collins both said that they had not discussed their questions in advance with anyone at the White House, left unasked were questions about Flynn following reports that he had discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia with a Russian envoy before Trump was inaugurated. Trump did not reply to shouted questions on the topic as he was leaving the news conference. Flynn late Monday night announced his resignation amid the controversy.
“Personnel questions are interesting, but our readers want substance. They don’t want Washington bull----. They want to know where the next war is going to be,” Collins told The Associated Press by email later in the day.
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On MSNBC, correspondent Katy Tur said Trump was given “two softball questions” on Monday while her colleague, Hallie Jackson, decried the “startling lack of news.” The AP did not send out any alerts of news from the session, which is relatively unusual when a president addresses the media.
CNN analyst Gloria Borger said it seemed like part of a deliberate strategy by the White House to diminish the influence of the traditional mainstream media.
- Trump avoids hot topics in news conference, answers ‘softball questions’, ChicagoTribune.com, February 14, 2017.
3. NBC News’ Megyn Kelly can’t get any love.
On Saturday, journalist Yashar Ali obtained an unedited video of Kelly’s interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the left-wing HuffPost and promptly eviscerated the “nervous” Kelly for asking Putin “softball” questions.
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