@randahl

She asked a simple question. Twice.
Instead of answering the question asked, he actively chose to intentionally scramble the answer until it no longer had any connection to the topic. Then he concluded by describing it as “a very nice question” as if to say, “Don’t you dare ask your nasty question about detainees being held in Alligator Alcatraz concentration camps a third time.” With that, he ended the press conference.

This specific incident is not a ”too old' problem. This is a Orwellian Ministry of Truth controlling information problem. The “journalists” enabling this to continue are compounding the problem.

@wren The journalists are caught in a bind. Standing up to this guy means losing access, which means fewer valid outlets reporting on him. You can't piss him off, or else the People end up paying the price.

It's easy to shit on journalists, but I'd invite anyone to do better in their shoes.