White House decided to violate social distancing guidelines for journalists because it 'looks better

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June 5, 2020

By Alex Henderson, AlterNet

President Donald Trump held a press briefing in the White House Rose Garden on Friday — and according to an official statement from the White House Correspondents Association, the event was inconsistent with the administration’s own social distancing guidelines.

WHCA President Jonathan Karl explained: “Today, the White House press office positioned seating for the president’s Rose Garden’ ‘news conference’ in a way that violated the federal government’s guidelines on social distancing and needlessly put reporters’ health at risk.”

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“The chairs were initially positioned in a way that was consistent with social distancing guidelines but were moved closer together by White House staff shortly before the event started. When we asked for an explanation, the White House press office told us the decision to move the chairs close together was made because ‘it looks better.’”

Karl ended the statement on an angry note, asserting, “The health of the press corps should not be put in jeopardy because the White House wants reporters to be a prop for a ‘news conference’ where the president refused to answer any questions.”

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/white-house-decided-to-violate-social-distancing-guidelines-for-journalists-because-it-looks-better-reporters/

[Newest Reality]

1. New optics?

In the New Orange Optics, the Eye of Death rules over all. Grim reaping the rewards all the way.

Has Sauron been consulting on this one? It's so precious.

[Botany]

2. "They" want to kill people. After all the news media is the enemy of the state.

n/t

[Mike 03]

3. You'd think if they cared so much about "how things look" they would have

thought twice before barricading themselves inside the White House, because that is the worst look ever!

[brooklynite]

4. ...like an open casket memorial service.

[Arkansas Granny]

5. Trump doesn't care how many lives he endangers as long as he looks good.

This is a reality show Presidency.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

6. To those of us who understand the point of social distancing,

as well as of face masks, violating those things really looks terrible.

[SamKnause]

7. After the cameras started rolling they should have moved their chairs.