POTUS suggest going dark in WH press briefings

President Trump has openly kicked around the idea that during press briefings, cameras would be turned off to eliminate the preening, showboating and blatant narcissism that journalists display when there's a camera in front of them. This is particularly true for Jim Acosta, the Comedy News Network's reporter who apparently derives sexual gratification from being Jim Acosta.

Trump revealed his thoughts on the matter with Chris Wallace's "Fox News Sunday" in an exclusive interview.

"I thin one of the things we'll do is maybe turn the camera off that faces them because then they don't have any air time, although I'll probably be sued for that and maybe, you know, win or lose it, who knows?" Trump said, adding, "I mean, with this stuff you never know what's going to happen."

I don't believe the White House is mandated to provide TV coverage for press briefings, or even if the presidential administration is beholden to provide press briefings on a regular basis at all, just as long as they don't stop press coverage altogether.

Trump may be hedging his bets after he lost in court against Jim "How's-My- Hair" Acosta for his unruly behavior during a presidential press briefing. Acosta refused to give up the mic to an intern and rather than asking Trump questions, merely used the time to criticize him because Acosta is a scumcrumpet.

A Trump-appointed judge ruled that the White House did not provide due process [under the Fifth Amendment] in revoking Acosta's "hard pass" but the judge made it clear that he was not ruling on the First Amendment merits of the case.

The president suggested to Wallace that if Acosta or others don't comport themselves properly, he'll go back to court and prosecute the case to its fullest extent. Or maybe just end the briefing early.

Or why not just refuse to televise them? I suspect Trump doesn't like that idea because they "get good ratings."


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