Don Winslow and Stephen King, both best-selling authors who have been outspoken in their criticism of the Trump administration, have promised to donate over $200,000 to charity if White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham Stephanie GrishamIvana Trump on Melania as first lady: 'She's very quiet, and she really doesn't go to too many places' The Hill's 12:30 Report: Trump uses White House as campaign backdrop Coronavirus tests not required for all Melania Trump speech attendees: report MORE holds a press briefing this week.

Winslow, the writer behind best-selling novels like “The Force,” first made the offer over Twitter on Wednesday.

“Dear @PressSec, It has been 301 days since The White House held a press briefing," Winslow wrote in a tweet addressed to Grisham.

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“I will donate $75,000 to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in your name if you will hold a one hour press conference *this week* with the full White House Press Corps. What are you afraid of Stephanie?” the author continued. “Best, Don Winslow.”

Dear @PressSec,



It has been 301 days since The White House held a press briefing.



I will donate $75,000 to @StJude in your name if you will hold a one hour press conference *this week* with the full White House Press Corps.



What are you afraid of Stephanie?



Best,

Don Winslow — Don Winslow (@donwinslow) January 8, 2020

The pot got larger when King joined in on Wednesday afternoon, tweeting: “I’ll match that, making $150,000. But full press corps.”

I’ll match that, making $150,000. But full press corps. https://t.co/ToewY1Qr5J — Stephen King (@StephenKing) January 8, 2020

According to CNN, the White House held its last daily press briefing on March 11, 2019, which was 304 days ago. At that time, Grisham’s predecessor, Sarah Huckabee Sarah Elizabeth SandersSarah Sanders on Trump's reported war dead criticism: 'Those comments didn't happen' Sarah Sanders memoir reportedly says Trump joked she should hook up with Kim Jong Un McEnany stamps her brand on White House press operation MORE Sanders, held the post as the White House’s chief spokesperson.

In an interview back in September, Grisham said that she would consider restoring the official press briefings, but added that the final decision would be up to President Trump Donald John TrumpHR McMaster says president's policy to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is 'unwise' Cast of 'Parks and Rec' reunite for virtual town hall to address Wisconsin voters Biden says Trump should step down over coronavirus response MORE.

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“The president also — he’s so accessible, so right now I think that’s good enough,” she said then.

On Thursday, CNN anchor Jaker Tapper revealed on Twitter that he asked Grisham about the offers from both Winslow and King.

Grisham reportedly criticized the offers in response, saying: “If you have $200,000 to play with, why not just help children because it’s a good thing to do?”

“Donations to charity should never come with strings attached,” she added, according to Tapper.