His Comms Director, Christina Pushaw, set the record straight in glorious fashion:

Hi @jackshafer! FYI, you are wrong about the reason @GovRonDeSantis doesn’t talk to liberal media, including Politico. He isn’t worried about “negative press”; you’re always negative. It’s just that he doesn’t care. And he doesn’t want to give you clicks or ratings.

Hi @jackshafer! FYI, you are wrong about the reason @GovRonDeSantis doesn’t talk to liberal media, including Politico. He isn’t worried about “negative press”; you’re always negative.

It’s just that he doesn’t care.

And he doesn’t want to give you clicks or ratings. pic.twitter.com/MwCCfYN8Ye

— Christina Pushaw (@ChristinaPushaw) July 28, 2022

As a media reporter for Politico, I am sure @jackshafer understands why we wouldn’t “cooperate with the New Yorker”. @GovRonDeSantis giving them an interview would’ve allowed a liberal activist to break news, self promote, and make money off #DeSantisForClicks. We aren’t playing.

Sorry @jackshafer but no, we don’t need this. Media get MORE obsessive when we don’t talk to them. Nobody trusts “mainstream” media anymore. Everyone uses social media. Also, @GovRonDeSantis does press conferences and TV channels in FL live stream. Your gatekeeper days are over.

Sorry @jackshafer but no, we don’t need this. Media get MORE obsessive when we don’t talk to them.

Nobody trusts “mainstream” media anymore. Everyone uses social media.

Also, @GovRonDeSantis does press conferences and TV channels in FL live stream. Your gatekeeper days are over pic.twitter.com/wYPjJX6Xf4

— Christina Pushaw (@ChristinaPushaw) July 28, 2022

After the Tweets from Pushaw, the New Yorker changed its headline:

Haha, they changed their headline pic.twitter.com/feZhF43gYC

— Christina Pushaw (@ChristinaPushaw) July 28, 2022

There’s something corporate media doesn’t understand about leaders like Ron DeSantis. Unlike many politicians, he doesn’t need them. On the other hand, they desperately need the clicks he can provide, so they lash out against his unrequited attention.

My message to the companies running gas stations and setting prices at the pump is simple: this is a time of war and global peril.

Bring down the price you are charging at the pump to reflect the cost you’re paying for the product. And do it now.

— President Biden (@POTUS) July 2, 2022

After the dust settled, Ron DeSantis’s witty comms director Christina Pushaw took to Twitter to make demands of her own:

My message to @POTUS is simple: this is a time of war and global peril.

Bring down the price you are charging for Hunter Biden’s artwork to reflect the cost of purchasing influence. And do it now.

My message to @POTUS is simple: this is a time of war and global peril.

Bring down the price you are charging for Hunter Biden’s artwork to reflect the cost of purchasing influence. And do it now. pic.twitter.com/fPrYxxIjZa

— Christina Pushaw (@ChristinaPushaw) July 3, 2022

She’s going to make a hell of a White House Press Secretary someday.