Experienced White House correspondent Jon Decker is expanding his horizons with the launch of The White House Briefing Room with Jon Decker podcast with iHeartMedia.
Decker currently serves as the White House correspondent for both iHeartMedia and Gray Television. He has worked covered presidential administrations for more than 30 years, going back to when Bill Clinton occupied the office.
“Broadcasting straight from the White House Press Briefing Room, Jon brings you a daily 15-minute briefing on the most important developments from the Trump administration,” a description for the show reads.
Earlier this year, Decker told Barrett Media that his relationship with Donald Trump has been pivotal in helping expanding coverage and access inside 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
“For me, the relationship goes back literally decades, and that’s helpful. He trusts me, he respects me, and similarly, I respect him and the office of the presidency, and that’s why I think that he does answer my questions on a regular basis,” said Decker. “Asking questions of the President does require, I think, some experience in the way to phrase a question to the President. You can get the same information that you desire by asking a question in a respectful way, rather than trying to, essentially, trip up the President or trying to get a rise out of the President.
“That’s not necessary. It’s unnecessary, I think, not only in the short term, but also in the long term, in terms of establishing a relationship with the President,” continued Decker. “What I’ve always thought in asking my questions … is what is a way for me to get a substantive answer from the president, but in a way that is respectful and in a way that continues that relationship that I’ve developed with him over the years.”
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