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And in keeping with this revolutionary media approach that President Trump deployed during the

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campaign, the Trump White House will speak to all media outlets and personalities,

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not just the legacy media who are seated in this room. Because according to recent

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polling from Gallup, Americans trust in mass media has fallen to a record low.

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Millions of Americans, especially young people, have turned from traditional television outlets

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in newspapers to consume their news from podcasts, blogs, social media, and other independent

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outlets.

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It's essential to our team that we share President Trump's message everywhere and adapt this

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White House to the new media landscape in 2025.

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To do this, I am excited to announce the following changes will be made to this historic James

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S. Brady briefing room, where Mr. Brady's legacy will endure.

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This White House believes strongly in the First Amendment, so it's why our team will

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work diligently to restore the press passes of the 440 journalists whose passes were wrongly

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revoked by the previous administration.

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We're also opening up this briefing room to new media voices who produce news-related

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content and whose outlet is not already represented by one of the seats in this room.

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We welcome independent journalists, podcasters, social media influencers, and content creators

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to apply for credentials to cover this White House.

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And you can apply now on our new website, WhiteHouse.gov, slash, new media.

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Starting today, this seat in the front of the room, which is usually occupied by the

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My team will review the applications and give credentials to new media applicants who meet

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our criteria in past United States Secret Service requirements to enter the White House

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complex.

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So in light of these announcements, our first questions for today's briefing will go to

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these new media members, whose outlets, despite being some of the most viewed news websites

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in the country, have not been given seats in this room.