I said it four years ago, nearly to the day, and I’ll say it again.

It is simply not acceptable for a president-elect to appear in public without a contingent of free press writing an independent account of his activities.

Even if it’s a misstep, it should *never* happen. https://twitter.com/stevenportnoy/status/798704245230997506
After telling the professionals assigned to cover the president-elect at 9:13am that he would not be seen in public today, Biden staff reversed the lid at 3:20pm.

USSS was in the middle of its security sweep of the pool when Biden departed without his press corps. That’s bad.
We operate under protocols that have lasted generations, and they’re nothing to joke or be flippant about.

The working professionals who cover the president—365 days a year—on weekends and holidays—on behalf of the free people of the world, take this extremely seriously.
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