Donald Trump has not even been sworn in yet and White House journalists are already saying that they are ‘exhausted’ by the second Trump administration. Don’t you feel bad for them?
The vast majority of these people like it when Democrats are in charge because they can just act like stenographers, taking the government’s word on everything and rarely asking questions about anything.
Suddenly, when Trump (or any Republican, really) is in charge, they remember that they have to do their jobs and ask questions about things. Almost overnight, they feel the need to ‘fact check’ everything the government tells them. No wonder they’re tired.
FOX News reports:
White House reporters already ‘exhausted’ by second Trump administration
The White House press corps is already “exhausted” at the outset of the second Trump administration.
“Anybody who went through it the last time remembers how nonstop it was. It ends up kind of becoming all-consuming and taking over your life. It wears you down,” New York Times White House correspondent Peter Baker told Vanity Fair on Wednesday, adding that “you have to expect that covering a big story is, by definition, taxing because it’s important.”
Reporters commented on how President-elect Trump was already kicking off a hectic news cycle with his rapid policy and cabinet nomination announcements.
“Everybody’s exhausted, and he hasn’t even taken office yet,” Baker said.
The Hill national political reporter Julia Manchester described Trump as “someone who thrives on unpredictability” with a sense of “déjà vu” permeating the press corps.
“It was right into the fire with this transition, with the Cabinet picks. And I think overall, just outside of the press corps, the country itself was feeling burnt out,” Manchester said.
People commented about this on Twitter/X:
It’s harder because this time they aren’t part of the administration. https://t.co/NnxnAlr7hv
— David Marcus (@BlueBoxDave) November 28, 2024
Then learn to code https://t.co/GJcpDZwtuH
— FilmLadd (@FilmLadd) November 28, 2024
Have they ever thought about quitting? Their jobs are useless and no one will miss their work. https://t.co/oY64BUod2f
— CPickDC (@cpickdc) November 28, 2024
They ain’t see nothing yet https://t.co/375uEnxUBa
— MFCFLA (@MFCFLA86) November 28, 2024
Some of these people in media should seriously consider a career change.
Mike LaChance has been covering higher education and politics for Legal Insurrection since 2012. Since 2008 he has contributed work to the Gateway Pundit, Daily Caller, Breitbart, the Center for Security Policy, the Washington Free Beacon, and Ricochet. He has also written for American Lookout, Townhall, and Twitchy.
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