Stephanie Grisham is not the worst-ever White House press secretary. Here’s why.

1/12/20
 
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from The Washington Post,
1/11/20:

Hearing Joe Lockhart talk about his old job as White House press secretary almost seems quaint.

The idealism: “Your main job is to advocate for the press within the government.”

The talk about facts: “You have to make sure that the information going out to the American public and to the world is accurate and complete.”

And the reason for daily briefings: “They tend to force decisions to get made in a sensible way — they reduce impetuousness and procrastination.”

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