Trump, Netanyahu nix White House press conference

The White House on Monday opted to nix a formal press conference that would have had President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu taking questions from a wider swath of reporters, choosing instead for the two leaders to face the small group of media in the Oval Office.

The president’s daily guidance indicated that Trump would participate in a bilateral meeting with Netanyahu at 2 p.m. followed by a press conference in the East Room of the White House just 30 minutes later.