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There’s no real reason for on-camera White House press briefings

By Eddie Scarry
Published July 22, 2017 3:08pm ET
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There’s no real reason for on-camera White House press briefings
Sarah Sanders and Sean Spicer are White House officials, not circus monkeys. They're not there to put on a show. | (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Listening to the national media explain why daily on-camera press briefings from the White House are crucial is like listening to a child lay out to his parents all the big reasons he needs a new iPad:

I need it!

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