Author: Josh Gay

Appearing on The Today Show to promote his book of paintings dedicated to America’s veterans, Portraits of Courage, former President George W. Bush spoke with Matt Lauer about Trump’s first month in office. Lauer asked Bush how he felt about the media, as his administration often faced sharp criticism from the press. The former President said, “I consider the media to be indispensable to democracy; that we need the media to hold people like me to account,” Bush told Matt Lauer. “I mean, power can be very addictive and it can be corrosive and it‘s important for the media...

Unhappy with “unnamed sources,” White House Press secretary Sean Spicer turned on his own staff in an emergency meeting last week, according to a Politico report. In Spicer’s office, staffers were made to turn in their phones and other electronic devices as White House lawyers looked on. While inspecting devices, Spicer admonished staffers over alleged use of encrypted messaging apps which leave no trace of a conversation. Politico’s sources say that Spicer warned that using apps like, Confide and Signal violated the Presidential Records Act. The harsh moves were seen as a direct reaction to President Trump’s pointed jabs at the media over their use...