Time to Pull the Plug on Trump’s White House Press Pool

The New Abnormal

The Daily Beast

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🗓️ 27 April 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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On this episode of The New Abnormal, hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie think it might be time to close up shop on the White House press pool as press secretary Karoline Leavitt muddies the water with “new media.” Plus, Katya Schwenk and Luke Goldstein, reporters at The Lever, investigate how Trump's tariffs are helping corporations hike prices on consumers.

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