White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders appeared on Fox and Friends this morning to defend her lack of press briefings from the last few months by saying reporters have largely abandoned decorum for the sake of boosting their own profiles.

Sanders was asked about Donald Trump’s recent tweet saying he told her not to bother with briefings anymore because of the “rude and inaccurate” coverage she gets from the “fake news” media.

The reason Sarah Sanders does not go to the “podium” much anymore is that the press covers her so rudely & inaccurately, in particular certain members of the press. I told her not to bother, the word gets out anyway! Most will never cover us fairly & hence, the term, Fake News!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 22, 2019

As the White House Correspondents Association pushes back on Trump for his “retreat from transparency and accountability,” Sanders called it “absolutely laughable” to say the administration is inaccessible to the media, given how often she and Trump hold gaggles with the press.

“I stopped last night after I finished an interview where I took more questions from a gaggle reporters standing outside building behind me,” Sanders said. “I’m sure I will do that in a few minutes. The president takes questions nearly every single day from reporters. We’re on call 24 hours a day…”

When co-host Brian Kilmeade tried to nail down whether briefings are done with, Sanders left the question open-ended while accusing members of the media of pursuing fame over responsible and honest reporting.

“As the president said yesterday, he doesn’t like the decorum in the White House. We’re in the business of getting information to the American people, not making stars out of people that want to become contributors on CNN and that is a lot of times what we see take place in the briefing room.”

The number of White House press briefings has slumped under Donald Trump to the lowest level since they took on their modern format nearly a quarter-century ago.

In 2018, Sanders held a total of 60 briefings with just 13 of those between July and December. In the months of September, November, and December, Sanders took the podium just once each month. So far this year, Sanders has yet to hold a briefing.

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FOX & FRIENDS: You aren't doing White House briefings anymore?

SANDERS: "Look, we'll see what happens… we're more than happy to take questions but we think there should be a certain level of decorum and honesty and responsibility that comes with that." pic.twitter.com/J0VfmkvjIN

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 23, 2019