The Federalist By: Eddie Scarry
I’d ask the Washington press corps if they have any idea how ridiculous they look right now, but then I remember that the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) is currently led by Eugene Daniels.
Trump administration spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt announced this week that the White House would take over responsibility for determining what rotating crew of reporters would cover the president on site and in person, something that was previously controlled by the WHCA. As with every announcement from this administration, it was greeted by Washington with octane-infused hysteria, especially and predictably by area journalists still under the impression that they run things.
The WHCA’s statement on the matter was good fun. “This move tears at the independence of a free press in the United States,” wrote Eugene Daniels, perhaps with a set of freshly painted nails of a coral hue. “It suggests the government will choose the journalists who cover the president. In a free country, leaders must not be able to choose their own press corps.”
It’s impossible to take this seriously. Not just because Daniels routinely appears in public wearing kinky costumes and soliciting advice on how to use women’s cosmetic products. And not because he makes a point whenever on cable news of holding his hands near his chest so as to visually assault viewers with whatever startling shade he’s colored his fingernails…
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