WASHINGTON – The White House announced on Tuesday that its press team will determine which media members are in the White House press pool rather than the White House Correspondents’ Association, which has long done so. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the major shake-up during Tuesday’s briefing. “As you all know, for decades, a group of DC-based journalists, the White House Correspondents’ Association, has long dictated which journalists get to ask questions of the president of the United States in these most intimate spaces,” she said. “Not anymore.” “I am proud to announce that we are going to give the power back to the people who read your papers, who watch your television shows, and who listen to your radio stations. Moving forward, the White House press pool will be determined by the White House press team,” she added. Some media outlets have labeled protests against the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as proof voters are against it, but there is reportedly more to the story, according to the Washington Free Beacon. The Beacon detailed further information pertaining to the organizer, identified as Maggie Goldman, saying she does live in McCormick’s district, but adding more of her background: A self-described “Democrat & Political Activist,” Goldman, who did not respond to a request for comment, coordinated volunteers for Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign in 2019 and 2020, according to her LinkedIn. Shortly thereafter, she ran for her local county commission as a Democrat seeking to enact a “more inclusive policy agenda.” Goldman has donated exclusively to Democrats and sent Kamala Harris’s campaign more than $1,500 last year, according to campaign finance records. The Beacon report also said similar protests have happened at other House GOP town halls and district offices, noting, “The demonstrations drove mainstream media coverage of brewing backlash against the Trump administration as the lower chamber left Washington, D.C., for a week-long recess. Well-funded liberal organizations organized many of them.” In addition, the outlet noted that “The George Soros-funded groups Indivisible and MoveOn were at the center of the demonstrations.” A recent survey from the Economist/YouGov found that more Americans view DOGE favorably than unfavorably, per Breitbart News. The report noted that “DOGE has continued to uncover a trove of government waste, providing updates on its website as well as on X.”
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