President Trump has held 93 press conferences since taking office, more than the 70 held by President Barack Obama over the same amount of time and the 72 held by President George W. Bush, according to research compiled by historian Martha Kumar.
Only Presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush had more during the first 39 months of their presidencies. The former ended up with 133 during his first term, and the latter did 142. If Trump continues at his current pace of six or seven press conferences a week amid the pandemic, and he shows no sign of wanting to slow down, he will eclipse them both by the end of June.
What's more, Trump has taken questions frequently from White House reporters on the South Lawn before departing on excursions and during press "pool sprays" after meetings in the Oval Office. Obama, widely viewed as well-liked by the media, took far fewer questions in such settings.
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