Spicer allows photographs at off-camera White House briefing
The White House allowed press secretary Sean Spicer to be photographed Monday at his off-camera press briefing.
New: WH is allowing still photos of off-camera briefings after push by @whca @jeffmason1 @dougmillsnyt
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) June 26, 2017
Reporters have been at odds with the White House for the past few weeks as the administration has chosen to restrict news organizations from airing footage of the briefings in real time.
The White House has held 10 off-camera briefings compared to five on-camera ones, according to CBS News’s Mark Knoller.
The tensions came to a head at Monday’s briefing, when CNN’s Jim Acosta sparred with Spicer over the lack of television coverage.
When Acosta attempted to shout a question about the healthcare bill to Spicer, Spicer initially ignored him.
“The camera is off, Jim,” said Spicer, who recently accused reporters of trying to make a scene to become “YouTube stars.”
“Why don’t we turn the cameras on?” Acosta replied, later adding, “The cameras are right here.”
Acosta has been a regular critic of the administration’s restrictions on airing press briefings. He referred to Spicer as “just kind of useless” last week.
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