Karoline Leavitt used the Axios forum to flip the usual media narrative on its head, arguing that the Trump White House is actually expanding access while legacy outlets cling to their old privileges. She framed the restructuring of the 13-person press pool not as censorship, but as a long-overdue break in what she called a de facto monopoly by a few dominant organizations. In her telling, more digital and nontraditional outlets now have a real shot at front-row access to the presidency.<\/p>\n
She sharpened the contrast by invoking Joe Biden\u2019s term, pointing to Axios\u2019 own reporting that Biden granted far fewer interviews and press conferences than his predecessors, especially Trump. That data, she suggested, exposes who was truly \u201chiding\u201d from public scrutiny. Leavitt insisted ideology isn\u2019t the filter \u2014 reach and diversity are \u2014 and that Trump\u2019s media openness, forged on the campaign trail, is now being institutionalized inside the White House.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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