When members of the press assembled for press secretary Sean Spicer's daily briefing Monday, those who could squeezed into the seats in the cramped briefing room. But when it was time for Spicer to start answering questions, none of the television cameras in the room swiveled to point at the podium. It was particularly hard for still photographers such as Washington Post photographer Jabin Botsford, who had been assigned to cover the briefing. Live television camera feeds as reporters and other members of the media wait before White House press secretary Sean Spicer holds an off-camera press gaggle in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on March. The console shows just about everything except Spicer: the reporters crammed into their seats, the warning sign taped above the briefing room seats, and even a few television cameras pointed at a blue wall.

Source: Washington Post March 06, 2017 20:21 UTC