Hallie in the House: The return of the press briefing, presidential power, and the Boeing ban
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WASHINGTON — It was 11:16 a.m. Monday when the world found out about the press briefing happening just three hours later. It had been 42 days since our last one. And while some folks find the briefings less than helpful, given the ducking and weaving from the podium, we'll take any chance we get to ask questions to those in the White House.
Our team at NBC's White House Unit always has a list of questions prepped and ready to go — for the president, for his aides, or for whoever else we’re able to corner. You never know when you might get scrambled to an impromptu press conference. So we updated that with a few key questions, including some related to the president's explosive — and false — comments suggesting Democrats hate Jewish-Americans.
With a flurry of hands shooting up around the room, correspondents know they'll likely get just one shot at a question, if that. It means there's a limited opportunity for follow-ups. That’s why, when I heard a colleague ask about the president's remarks about Jewish Americans — and didn't hear an answer from Press Secretary Sarah Sanders — I thought it was important to press again.
Behind the scenes though, I'm told the president and his acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney were busy working the phones. A senior White House official told me on Wednesday, half an hour before announcing his decision in the Roosevelt room, Trump called the Boeing CEO to let him know he was going to move to ground the jets. The president then publicly referenced his meetings with the FAA and DOT, who provided additional data and evidence from the crash.
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