The Trump administration’s decision to break with the longstanding tradition of hosting holiday parties for members of the White House press corps has delighted and disappointed many.

Those who support the decision point out that the president has no obligation to welcome and feed reporters, and that given the testy relationship between so many in the White House press corps and the president, it would be hypocritical for him to glad-hand a bunch of people who don’t like him and whom he does not like or respect. They give him credit for being honest about his feelings and not faking it. There are also those who feel it is inappropriate for a journalist to socialize with a person about whom he or she reports.