White House Watch: For Trump, Back to What Worked

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White House Watch: For Trump, Back to What Worked

By John T. Bennett

Posted February 17, 2017 at 4:29pm

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Fresh off a surprise press conference by the president, Roll Call’s White House reporter John T. Bennett gives his take on the Thursday event and what it might mean for the White House in weeks to come.

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