4 years ago we had Take your Kids to Work Day at the White House, of course because it was the Trump White House it came w criticism from the press. I shared the below story in
#TheBriefing:
April 27 was the annual Take Our Daughters & Sons to Work Day. We had identified that date as an opportunity to invite the children of the press corps to join their parents at work & go behind the scenes at the White House. We thought it would be a way to strengthen relationships with members of the media. Deputy Press Secretary Lindsay Walters spearheaded a fantastic event complete with commemorative media credentials for the children, a tour of the White House & the EEOB, meetings with members of the admin, & a mock press briefing in which the kids could ask their own probing questions. Many of the children came well-prepared with substantive policy questions. They sat in the briefing room’s blue chairs, & I stood at the podium providing answers. We had a lighthearted, fun exchange.
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