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 on Monday reiterated that the administration will resume daily press briefings at the direction of President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE.

In an email to CNN Business, Grisham doubled down on the administration's criticism of the "spectacle" of White House press briefings under a Trump presidency, the last of which occurred 245 days ago, CNN noted.

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"That is ultimately his decision," Grisham said, referring to Trump. "The briefings, which are meant to inform the public, were becoming a spectacle."

Grisham has previously suggested that reporters used televised press briefings to "get famous" at the expense of the president.

"To be honest, the briefings have become a lot of theatre," Grisham said in September on Fox News. "And I think that a lot of reporters were doing it to get famous. They're writing books now. They're all getting famous off of this presidency, and so I think it's great what we're doing now."

The top White House aide has also defended Trump's accessibility to the press, telling Sinclair Broadcasting's Eric Bolling in August that Trump was "the most accessible president in modern history."

"I don’t know what any of the press could complain about,” she added at the time.

Trump himself has frequently sparred with reporters at televised news conferences, including CNN's Jim Acosta James (Jim) AcostaToddlers' parents sue Trump over doctored 'racist baby' video Debate Commission snubs Latinos — again Red flags fly high, but Trump ignores them MORE whose disagreements with 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, often made headlines.