Karem said he considers those rules null and void, inasmuch as the White House itself has unilaterally breached them. When Trump and McEnany’s briefings started, he stood about 12 feet behind the seating area and six feet behind the spot the White House carved out for OAN. Karem’s title at Playboy is “senior White House correspondent,” but he’s really an anti-Trump commentator. When Gorka objected, Karem responded by inviting Gorka to have “a long conversation” outside the White House grounds. The White House lost an appeal of the case in June before a three-judge panel.

Source: Washington Post August 20, 2020 15:24 UTC