How Reporters Should Handle Trump

Former Clinton White House press secretary Joe Lockhart writes that reporters should stop directing questions to President Trump who is “very adept at avoiding them.” Instead, Lockhart suggested questioning experts, pointing out that “none of them are as capable at lying or dodging the question as the president is.”

He added: “The more you pepper them with questions, the closer you’ll get to the truth. I always felt anxious when experts gave the briefings, not because they’d get something wrong, but because they would often say too much.”

He also urged reporters to work together: “My worst fear during a briefing was losing control of the room as reporters worked in tandem to pin me down on a particular subject — one that I often wanted to avoid.”

Margaret Sullivan: “Trump has played the media like a puppet. We’re getting better – but history will not judge us kindly.”