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Originally Posted by hacksaw JD
some on-record, some off-record. are you ****ing kidding? that's propaganda you ****ing idiots
I don't see a huge problem with the media having an "off the record" conversation with the President. With Trump, anything is possible, but with most normal officials, such discussions are often about things that are going to be on the record soon enough. For example, he may want to alert newsrooms to be staffed more heavily on a Saturday morning because of a military operation they'll be doing and discussing. Or he may want to give a heads up that they've identified a leaker and a statement is going to be issued in the late night hours. If reporters say no to an off-the-record conversation, they may be caught with their pants down later.
In this case, I thought I heard that a lengthy conversation was off-the-record and that the White House selectively released some information from it later. That's pretty unusual, but its not likely that anything released is going to get much attention. Like in a speech, some comments are newsworthy, some end up on the cutting room floor in the analysis afterwards. I kinda doubt that the media is sitting on any off-the-record bombshells from Trump, but who knows.