Trump Avoids Media As He Leaves for Iowa

The Hill: “The president typically reaches Air Force One by taking a helicopter from the White House to Joint Base Andrews, a setting that allows the media to shout questions while he walks across the South Lawn. Trump often stops to take those questions.”

“But White House aides informed the press corps Trump would motorcade to Andrews due to ‘bad weather,’ a setting that makes the president unavailable to take questions. The motorcade is used when weather conditions make it unsafe for the president to fly on the Marine One helicopter.”

“But it was 77 degrees and partly cloudy at the time of Trump’s departure.”