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Trumpâs White House leaked like a sieve. Things have changed
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Washington: After 2½ months of Joe Bidenâs presidency, something is missing from the news coverage of his administration: leaks.
Juicy details about the US Presidentâs behind-the-scenes conduct and decision-making? No one seems able to dig up anything interesting.
Then US president Donald Trump at one of his many press conferences last year. There were also many unofficial briefings behind the scenes.
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Early forecasts of major policy proposals on the horizon, aka the grand tradition of the Washington trial balloon? A story weâre not getting to read these days.
Reporters drank lustily from the fire hose of leaks that emanated from the West Wing during the last four years. USPresident Donald Trump s inexperience and chaotic management style begot
West Side Story-level infighting among subordinates, led to the drip drip drip of insider accounts, sometimes on a near-daily basis. The leaks were pooled into detailed narratives, featuring multiple sources. Despite periodic vows of a crackdown, the leaks ran nearly unplugged for four years, including during Trump s final, desperate days in office. Since then, the pipeline has gone dry. When the US$1.9 trillion (NZ$2.7 trillion) stimulus package was taking shape in February, readers and viewers had few glimpses into how Biden and his advisers molded it. There were no leaks describing inside-the-room scenes of aides hashing out the president s priorities.