Tensions between reporters and top Trump spokesman Sean Spicer reached a boiling point on Monday when the White House conducted its fifth consecutive audio-only press availability.

Not since last Monday has Spicer or deputy press secretary Sarah Sanders fielded questions from reporters in the context of a daily briefing while cameras were rolling. In one of his first interviews after landing the press secretary position, Spicer had said he would give the White House press corps an opportunity to ask questions in a formal setting every day, but some adjustments might be made to the format.