Article snippet: MORE announced Thursday. Her tenure, which officially began in July 2017, featured many controversial moments as she fiercely defended the president and frequently clashed with the press corps. Over her tenure, she became a trusted aide to Trump and one of the most prominent faces of the White House. She also helped shape the White House’s handling of the media. Here are five of the most memorable or important moments of her years as press secretary. Press briefings disappear The biggest effect Sanders had on the White House wasn’t a moment but a series of them. During her nearly two years as press secretary, regular press briefings all but disappeared. The last press briefing Sanders held at the White House was nearly 100 days ago — on March 11 — and lasted just 14 minutes. In total, she held just eight briefings over the last 300 days, according to a count compiled by CNN. This was a shift from the early days of the Trump White House, when her predecessor, MORE, held regular briefings. Trump and Sanders blamed the lack of briefings on an unfair press. “The reason MORE does not go to the 'podium' much anymore is that the press covers her so rudely & inaccurately, in particular certain members of the press,” the president tweeted in January. Trump actually speaks to reporters more frequently than past presidents, regularly stopping to field questions from reporters at impromptu press conferences as he comes and goes from the White House. But Trump himself a... Link to the full article to read more