Deputy White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders answers reporters' questions on Wednesday. At every White House news briefing since June 29 — and many before, too — President Trump's spokesmen have ordered a room full of smartphone-toting journalists not to film the session or even broadcast live audio. On Wednesday, one reporter defied the White House by streaming live sound of the briefing online. Join "Audio-only" live streaming of the White House #PressBriefing with Sarah H. Sanders https://t.co/fxjM6wQXUG — K. Pavlovic (@ksenijapavlovic) July 19, 2017Pavlovic is not among the best-known members of the White House press corps, and her audio streams went largely unnoticed in the moment. It's the White House rules, not ours.”The question now is whether Pavlovic's Periscoping will prove to be a one-off or the inspiration for more journalists to disregard the White House ban.

Source: Washington Post July 19, 2017 20:47 UTC