by Adam Weiss

Rumors are swirling that the daily coronavirus briefings with President Donald Trump may be coming to an end, and as a concerned New Yorker, and American, I truly hope that this is not the case.

Monday nearly became the third day in a row without a briefing from the White House, with first a cancellation and then two hours later an announcement that there would be one.

Im glad that they changed the course.

Without the White House briefings and President Trumps uplifting and hopeful reassurances, we are left with the doom and gloom daily press conferences from Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio. It is horrible.While Cuomo spends his time whining about federal money and supplies, de Blasio takes the stage daily to discuss his ideas about how to use the pandemic to turn New York City into a socialist utopia and to urge his constituents to snitch on each other for the grave crime of leaving their houses. The same man who essentially turned our city into one giant toilet when he decriminalized public urination in the street.

On Sunday, instead of letting us know when the city will open, the mayor announced that his wife, Chirlane McCray, will lead a coronavirus task force that looks into racial inequality. His social justice task force will be committed to making sure the city rebounds as a better and more just society than the one we left behind.

We do not need a new and improved socialist city. We need to be able to go to work and feed our families. Now.While millions of us worry about our homes, livelihoods, and sanity as we remain isolated from each other, De Blasio asserted that rebuilding will take the next 20 months of his administration and then far beyond that. We do not have time for this nonsense.

The great thing about the White House briefings is that, seemingly unlike our leaders in New York, the president very clearly actually wants the nation reopened. He provides information that is up to date and detached from any bizarre plans to reinvent society before it can happen. It is the leadership and transparency that we truly need in these confusing and troublesome times.

It isnt just local politicians that are a problem; there is also the issue of the media.

With many left-wing media outlets constantly spinning and speculating about every facet of the outbreak and attempting to use the virus as a political weapon, it is important to have a daily update with direct information straight from the man himself. It simply is not the time for hyper-partisan filtering of his messaging.

I am not alone in wanting unfiltered updates. According to a report from the New York Times, the president has been speaking directly to an average audience of 8.5 million on cable news during these briefings.

While the need for information isnt partisan, these updates may also help him in November, judging by the boost that they are giving his approval rating.

The whole nation is waiting with bated breath to find out when life will return to some type of normalcy. If President Trump wasnt on the frontline taking questions, the liberal media would be attacking him for that, too. He can never win with these people. Fortunately, he can win with voters.

Trumps approval boost is primarily coming from independents and even some Democrats, according to a report from the Times. In a close election, there may not be a more important voting demographic than the independents, and the liberal media knows it.

The reality of the situation is that Democrats and the media elites who despise the president are more scared of him being re-elected than they are of this deadly virus. These briefings have boosted confidence in the administration and are providing comfort to the very people who will be voting in the fall.

By getting up there every day and speaking directly to the people, President Trump is showing America that he is fighting for us as hard as he possibly can.I hope it continues.

Adam Weiss is the CEO of AMW PR, a New York political strategy and communications firm. His firm has represented Kimberly Guilfoyle, Judge Jeanine Pirro, Donald Trump Jr, Ed Henry, Corey Lewandowski, David Bossie, Governor Haley Barbour, and more

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