I used to brief twice a day because I saw it as an opportunity. I saw it as an opportunity to tell the country, here's what the President is trying to get done and at times to say, here's what his opponents are trying to do to stop him.
Joe Lockhart discusses the importance of press briefings in communicating the President's agenda and the opposition's actions.
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This is going to be a chance for John Kerry to stand next to the president and give the American public a chance to say, Does he have what it takes to be president? Does he have the strength and the wisdom and the judgment?
So the idea that his son wouldn't take something that he heard or that he retweeted is ridiculous.
He's going to be held accountable for his record tonight. And if he tries to duck and dive and slide, John Kerry's going to hold him accountable.
I think Don McGahn feels like the wild card here. Thirty hours, never debrief by the White House counsel, the new White House counsel. That's what I think they're worried about.