Trump Jr: His Father May Ban Elitist Media from Briefing Room

Donald Trump Jr. Just created a wave of panic in the mainstream media.  

During his podcast this week, Trump Jr. said that he had suggested to his father that they reorganize the White House briefing room. 

If he is right, we could see some major mainstream media outlets banned.  

Will It Happen? 

Trump Jr. was on his podcast when he decided to shake things up a little bit.  

He stated, “We’re gonna break some news here. 

“I literally had this conversation with — I was flying back, I was on the plane with my father, I think it was coming back from the SpaceX launch with Elon [Musk] last week. And we were talking about the podcast world and some of our friends and Rogan and guys like you.” 

The White House does decide which members of the media are credentialed, but the White House Correspondents’ Association makes the seating chart, so don’t expect podcasts to be front and center any time soon.  

Additionally, don’t expect to see major media outlets excluded from the briefing room.  

If you recall, Trump tried to do this with CNN during his first term. The matter was litigated and CNN returned to the briefing room rather quickly.  

What I think we could realistically see is all of the usual mainstream media outlets, then a rotation of secondary media outlets, including podcasts.  

My guess is that we are going to see some very Trump-friendly outlets in the room when major policy changes are announced to ensure the right message is getting out to counter the attacks by Democrats and the mainstream media.  

I would be very careful about taking anything Trump Jr. claims will happen too seriously.  

He has a lot of big ideas, but many of them are not realistic when it comes to what the White House can and cannot realistically do without legal issues or severe repercussions for his father and the Republican Party.