White House press secretary John Earnest said on CNN 's ` ` Reliable Sources '' ' : There is built - in tension in the relationship between a president and the press . There is built-in tension in the relationship between the president and the press , Earnest said : `` If there 's ever a day when the White House press corps sits back and says , 'You know , we 're getting all the information that we need from the White House Press Office , ' then everybody in the White House press corps would not be doing their jobs , right ? '' He says the administration is taking steps ` ` to give people greater access ''
White House press secretary John Earnest said on CNN 's ` ` Reliable Sources '' ' : There is built - in tension in the relationship between a president and the press . He says the administration is taking steps ` ` to give people greater access ''