‘It’s insane’ – Pep Guardiola invokes Donald Trump in press conference rant
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Pep Guardiola may be jobless right now, but that hasn’t stopped him from ranting about one of the most draining aspects of being a manager.
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Pep Guardiola faced intense media demands during his time at Manchester City, managing bi-weekly Premier League press conferences alongside European and domestic cup obligations. With pre- and post-match duties piling up during relentless fixture schedules, the Spaniard had quite simply had enough.
Especially after 10 years of being at the Etihad.
Donald Trump has shifted how presidents interact with reporters, bypassing formal White House press conferences for frequent, informal Q&A exchanges.
While traditional predecessors averaged far fewer formal solo conferences per year, Trump frequently takes quickfire questions during impromptu lawn appearances and daily briefings.
Pep Guardiola acknowledges Donald Trump’s schedule
On his break, Pep Guardiola has been discussing the state of the football media and how everything is broadcasted to the world nowadays.
This, of course, brought him on to the topic of a man who loves the cameras, Donald Trump.
Speaking to OKX on YouTube, Guardiola had plenty to say.
“I would love to do six press conferences a week. It is insane. But I said before, I said I do more press conferences than the president United States of America.
“Now that is not the case because Mr. Donald Trump does press conferences than any person in the whole of history, but you have to deal with that.”
For formal, solo press conferences behind a podium, Trump actually averages less than one per month, working out to roughly 5 to 8 per year.
However, if you measure overall Q&A exchanges with journalists, such as informal Oval Office chats, press gaggles, and quickfire lawn interviews before boarding Marine One, he averages nearly two interactions per workday. That translates to roughly 7 to 10 media exchanges per week, or 30 to 45 per month, making him vastly more visible on a daily basis than most traditional modern presidents.
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