Every White House, indeed every department and agency within the gargantuan U.S. government, has a separate entity dealing with the media on a daily basis. The press officers, communications directors, and spokespeople are paid handsomely by the American taxpayer, but in most cases, they earn every cent of it. Representing the government to reporters who fire out questions and demand answers every hour of every day is a never-ending and exhausting task that can quickly turn into a battle royale between journalists seeking the truth and administration officials defending their work. There’s a reason why White House press secretaries rarely last more than two years: the job sucks the life out of you.