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Article snippet: MORE has not been quiet since winning the presidency. He is tweeting. He is speaking at rallies. He is doing interviews with handpicked reporters. He is even speaking off-the-record with his press corps. The one thing he is not doing? Holding a press conference. Trump’s refusal thus far to call a formal news conference is fueling concerns about how he will handle the media once he reaches the White House. Trump scrapped his first post-election news conference, scheduled for Dec. 15. He was supposed to discuss how he will handle his potential business conflicts as president. Trump aides say the question-and-answer session is being postponed until January, but they have not provided a specific date. The issue came to a head again on Monday amid a flurry of breaking news, including high-profile attacks in Turkey and Germany and the Electoral College vote. Reporters on Monday asked Trump’s staff to hear from him on-the-record at his Mar-a-Lago estate, where he is spending the holidays. Instead of an in-person response from Trump, his team released a trio of paper statements. He tweeted some additional reaction, blaming terrorists for the attacks. Trump’s critics have seized on the lack of press conferences to argue he is skirting the level of transparency and accountability expected of a president-elect. The Democratic National Committee emailed reporters daily with a reminder of how long it has been since Trump last held a news conference, a streak that sta... Link to the full article to read more