EXCLUSIVE: New Media Star: The Washington Reporter joins the White House Briefing Room for the first time
THE LOWDOWN:
Tuesday saw the Washington Reporter join the White House briefing room for the first time, taking the New Media Seat.
The Reporter’s Matthew Foldi asked White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt about the Trump administration’s plans to move federal funding from Harvard University in the wake of the once-respected school’s refusal to comply with their requests regarding on campus anti-Semitism.
“Everyone I know — in the Trump administration, Capitol Hill, Wall Street, and K Street — is reading [the Reporter],” a person close to President Trump told the Reporter after the briefing.
It is clear a new age of journalism has begun in the Beltway, and the Washington Reporter is at the forefront.
President Donald Trump’s Cabinet and his top allies in Congress paid extra close attention to today’s blockbuster press briefing, which featured something never seen before.
The Swamp-rustling change to the briefing room was the Washington Reporter’s Matthew Foldi bringing the heat to the New Media Seat. Following the briefing, multiple Cabinet Secretaries, congressional committee chairmen, and Trump allies reached out to the Reporter noting the success of the briefing.
Foldi asked White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt about the Trump administration’s plans to move federal funding from Harvard University in the wake of the once-respected school’s refusal to comply with their requests regarding on campus anti-Semitism.
Foldi also asked about the White House’s view on Democrat priorities after Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s (D., Md.) announced he would fly to El Salvador in regards to the deported individual there making headlines in liberal media outlets.
“The real stars of the show are Karoline and her incredible team,” Foldi told the Reporter. “They’ve given millions of Americans a reason to tune in to these briefings after the previous administration lied to them every day from behind the podium.”
“Everyone I know — in the Trump administration, Capitol Hill, Wall Street, and K Street — is reading it,” a person close to President Trump told the Reporter after the briefing. “From interviewing the President, to being in the briefing room, the Washington Reporter is a force.”
“The Washington Reporter is the go-to source for understanding what’s happening on the Hill. While D.C. is a Republican town, there is no better outlet to read to understand what will happen next — and why,” a senior congressional official said.
It is clear a new age of journalism has begun in the Beltway, and the Washington Reporter is at the forefront.
