Mary Margaret Olihan

Yes. So it was incredibly crowded. I was not expecting that many members of the press to be there. At one point, I had someone pressed into my back and very close to me in the front as well. There were so many members of the press there and they were excited for this new transparency of the Trump administration, which we really did not see during the Biden administration.

As Caroline talked about during the briefing, there were very few press briefings and very little access to more than, you know, the very top legacy members of the press. So yesterday during the briefing, we saw Breitbart get called on. We saw the Daily Caller get called on. We even saw TPUSA's new White House correspondent get called on.

As Caroline talked about during the briefing, there were very few press briefings and very little access to more than, you know, the very top legacy members of the press. So yesterday during the briefing, we saw Breitbart get called on. We saw the Daily Caller get called on. We even saw TPUSA's new White House correspondent get called on.

As Caroline talked about during the briefing, there were very few press briefings and very little access to more than, you know, the very top legacy members of the press. So yesterday during the briefing, we saw Breitbart get called on. We saw the Daily Caller get called on. We even saw TPUSA's new White House correspondent get called on.

And Caroline talked about how there's going to be an effort to include members of the new media in the briefings, including giving them a seat on the side. So there's going to be a rotating seat that we hope to have access to as a member of the new media. And we'll be able to participate in the briefings in a much more legit way than new media has been able to in the past.

And Caroline talked about how there's going to be an effort to include members of the new media in the briefings, including giving them a seat on the side. So there's going to be a rotating seat that we hope to have access to as a member of the new media. And we'll be able to participate in the briefings in a much more legit way than new media has been able to in the past.

And Caroline talked about how there's going to be an effort to include members of the new media in the briefings, including giving them a seat on the side. So there's going to be a rotating seat that we hope to have access to as a member of the new media. And we'll be able to participate in the briefings in a much more legit way than new media has been able to in the past.

Because as you know, Ben, this is typically given to members of the legacy press. Often the people in the front rows are the only ones that get questions. That's CNN, the Associated Press, Fox, these very established legacy media outlets. So that's really exciting for us. And Caroline made a very strong statement at the beginning of this briefing saying we are going to be transparent.

Because as you know, Ben, this is typically given to members of the legacy press. Often the people in the front rows are the only ones that get questions. That's CNN, the Associated Press, Fox, these very established legacy media outlets. So that's really exciting for us. And Caroline made a very strong statement at the beginning of this briefing saying we are going to be transparent.

Because as you know, Ben, this is typically given to members of the legacy press. Often the people in the front rows are the only ones that get questions. That's CNN, the Associated Press, Fox, these very established legacy media outlets. So that's really exciting for us. And Caroline made a very strong statement at the beginning of this briefing saying we are going to be transparent.

We're going to be allowing new media access.

We're going to be allowing new media access.

We're going to be allowing new media access.

Well, there was a lot of murmuring in the press room, but in general, it seems like people were open to the changes. They understood that this was going to happen. And look, you know, this was not completely out of the blue. Donald Trump Jr. came on Michael Moll's show earlier this year and talked about how the White House wanted to shake things up.

Well, there was a lot of murmuring in the press room, but in general, it seems like people were open to the changes. They understood that this was going to happen. And look, you know, this was not completely out of the blue. Donald Trump Jr. came on Michael Moll's show earlier this year and talked about how the White House wanted to shake things up.

Well, there was a lot of murmuring in the press room, but in general, it seems like people were open to the changes. They understood that this was going to happen. And look, you know, this was not completely out of the blue. Donald Trump Jr. came on Michael Moll's show earlier this year and talked about how the White House wanted to shake things up.

We've heard that from members of the press team throughout the campaign, that this was an effort they really wanted to promote. Of course, you know, there might be some grumblings going forward, but in general, just one seat on the side for new media, that's a great thing. And I think that's going to allow much better access.

We've heard that from members of the press team throughout the campaign, that this was an effort they really wanted to promote. Of course, you know, there might be some grumblings going forward, but in general, just one seat on the side for new media, that's a great thing. And I think that's going to allow much better access.

We've heard that from members of the press team throughout the campaign, that this was an effort they really wanted to promote. Of course, you know, there might be some grumblings going forward, but in general, just one seat on the side for new media, that's a great thing. And I think that's going to allow much better access.

But also, you know, this effort to allow influencers and podcasters and people with big profiles into the briefing room to help people understand what's going on. As Caroline talked about, there has been such a shift in trust in media. Young people are getting their media from very different sources, and we saw that throughout the presidential election.