Overview

• Kaitlan Collins described Trump as unusually accessible during an interview on Jason Tartick’s Trading Secrets podcast released on Oct. 7.
• She said Trump often turns routine events, such as an ambassador swearing-in, into press conferences that can last up to 45 minutes.
• Collins said she keeps a running list of about 10 questions ready because the president may take questions without notice.
• She contrasted Trump with Barack Obama and Joe Biden, noting Obama almost never answered shouted questions in the Oval Office.
• In February, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the White House, not the Correspondents Association, would oversee press assignment duties.