"Well, I think, you know, I've dealt with probably four Trump press secretaries now at this point, two during Biden. And so there's always a naturally tense relationship between the press and the press secretary, because you're covering things that they're trying to spend in the best light for their boss. You're asking questions that maybe they don't want to fully answer. And so that is something that always exists."
"I'd love to have you make like a guest appearance in the briefing room. Let me know, let me know. I will be in a full cheetah print suit and the questions will be popping off. How do you deal with Karoline? I mean, because you have to obviously, there's a fine balance because you are trying to do your job, you're having to deal with this administration. Like, what is she really like?"
Heather McMahan asked Kaitlan Collins how Collins handles interactions with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. Collins said she has covered multiple Trump press secretaries and two under Biden. Collins described an inherently tense relationship between the press and the press secretary because the press seeks answers while press secretaries present their boss in the best light. Collins said reporters must remain somewhat antagonistic and that having an overly friendly relationship with a press secretary contradicts the nature of journalistic responsibilities. McMahan joked about joining briefings in a cheetah-print suit to ask blunt questions.
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