Trump flees his own press conference after taking only 2 questions
It’s been more than a year since Trump held an actual press conference, because he’s so afraid of having to answer reporters’ questions.

Capping off a rambling White public appearance Friday in what was touted as a “press availability,” Trump once again dodged transparency when he refused to answer almost any questions from the press.
After taking just two queries, he quickly exited the room full of reporters and ignored a pointed question about lawsuits that are piling up about his previous extramarital affairs.
The porn actress Stormy Daniels, who reportedly received a $130,000 hush money settlement just weeks before the 2016 election, is scheduled to tell her story on “60 Minutes” Sunday night.
This month, Daniels filed a lawsuit claiming that the agreement requiring her not to talk about the affair is invalid because Trump never signed it. Trump’s private attorney, Michael Cohen, insists that he alone knew about the hush-money payment and that he arranged it all without Trump’s knowledge, just days before the election.
Daniels’ attorney has suggested they have evidence to prove that Trump knew about the payment.
Trump refusing to engage on Friday caps off a week where the The White House has clearly been in damage control mode and has essentially shut the doors to the press. Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders hosted just one White House press briefing all week, which is an almost unheard of lack of access for reporters.
Sanders actually announced Friday morning that there would be a press briefing that day at 1 p.m., only to later cancel it because Trump was having “a press availability” when he signed the omnibus spending bill in from of reporters.
But Trump essentially blew off journalists, taking just two questions and then ignoring a third about his previous affairs.
“Trump is now facing a triple-barreled litigation drama involving a porn actress, a reality show star and a former Playboy model that promises further embarrassing allegations,” CNN reports.
If journalists had been allowed to quiz Trump, they liked would have asked him why his top defense attorney, John Dowd, has resigned out of frustration. The stunning move came just as Trump needs legal counsel in the face of special counsel Robert Mueller’s expanding Russia probe.
Note that it’s been 13 months since Trump hosted an actual White House press conference.
Based on his weird, disengaged performance Friday, we know why.
Recommended

GOP Gov. Joe Lombardo funded candidates tied to racist remarks
Lombardo’s involvement in downballot races was unusual for a sitting governor.
By Jesse Valentine - December 12, 2024
Judge orders people removed from voter rolls to be reinstated, Gov. Youngkin to seek appeal
On Friday morning, a federal judge ruled in favor of plaintiffs challenging a Virginia program that has removed over 1,600 people from voter rolls since August, following an executive order by Gov. Glenn Youngkin. This means that people can be reinstated on voter rolls for the time being.
By Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury - October 25, 2024
Republican Kelly Ayotte’s record shows strong opposition to public school funding
Ayotte voted on multiple occasions to cut financial aid for low-income students.
By Jesse Valentine - October 23, 2024