"And he calls out fake news when he sees it. He gets frustrated with reporters when you lie about him, when you spread fake news about him and his administration, but he also is the most transparent president in history. And he gives all of you in this room, as you all know, unprecedented access. You are in the Oval Office almost every day asking the president questions."
"I think the president being frank, and open, and honest to your faces rather than hiding behind your backs is frankly a lot more respectful than what you saw in the last administration where you had a president who lied to your face and then didn't speak to you for weeks and hid upstairs and didn't take your question, Leavitt said. So I think everyone in this room should appreciate the frankness and the openness that you get from President Trump on a near-daily basis."
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended President Donald Trump's comment calling a Bloomberg reporter 'quiet, piggy' on Air Force One. Leavitt framed the president's blunt language as frankness and honesty that voters rewarded and said he calls out "fake news" when he sees it. Leavitt portrayed the administration as highly transparent, offering unprecedented access and near-daily Oval Office questioning. Leavitt contrasted that openness with the prior administration, accusing it of lying to reporters, avoiding questions, and withholding access. Leavitt ended the exchange by moving on to another outlet.
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