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njm1314
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WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump confirmed on Saturday he may move the White House ​press corps to a different location.

In a social media ‌post, Trump dismissed a report that he planned to remove the White House press room and restore a historic swimming pool on the site, ​saying he had never "even thought to do such a ​stupid thing."

But he said he could relocate the press ⁠corps from its current position in the White House.

"I may ​move the Fake News to a less obnoxious location," Trump said ​in the post.
The New York Times reported on Tuesday that Trump had urged then-press secretary Karoline Leavitt in August to move news conferences out ​of the White House's James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, although ​the idea was never implemented.

According to the report, the president told aides he ‌would ⁠rather have an indoor therapy pool that was installed at the site during Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration. The Nixon administration replaced the pool with the press briefing room.

Trump has regularly accused ​US media of ​unfair reporting about ⁠his administration.

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njm1314
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#2 Posted:   Subject: Re: Trump says he may move White House press corps Quote Reply

I swear there was a West Wing episode about this once.

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#3 Posted:   Subject: Re: Trump says he may move White House press corps Quote Reply

Doesn't say to where. Could be an upgrade, I think I once heard that the press don't really like the room. It certainly looks cramped and awkward.

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#4 Posted:   Subject: Re: Trump says he may move White House press corps Quote Reply

I swear there was a West Wing episode about this once.

Sam wanted to move them to the OEOB to get the pool back. 😆

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Radical_Socialist_t00t
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#5 Posted:   Subject: Re: Trump says he may move White House press corps Quote Reply

I swear there was a West Wing episode about this once.

Coming up next on the Pathetic Wing

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🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞
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#6 Posted:   Subject: Re: Trump says he may move White House press corps Quote Reply

Coming up next on the Pathetic Wing

Well, considering that the West Wing was a pretty decent take on "What could politics do for us if it worked for the people?" to a large degree and was certainly better than politics in the actual US… or Canada for that matter… that's certainly a take on it.

A shitty take. But you do you, big guy.

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🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞
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#7 Posted: · edited   Subject: Re: Trump says he may move White House press corps Quote Reply

He learned that he can't cast out news orgs from the press room, but if he MOVES THE PRESS TO ANOTHER LOCATION...............?

M A G I C !

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#8 Posted:   Subject: Re: Trump says he may move White House press corps Quote Reply

I was curious when he'd start trying to move the symbolic center of government to Mar-a-lago

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