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Lars Larson at the Pendelton Round-Up

(Courtesy of Lars Larson)

Portland's conservative radio talk show host Lars Larson will be one of the first group of "Skype" correspondents to join the White House press briefing remotely on Wednesday.

Larson, who is known for his conservative voice in generally liberal market, will be one of the first four remote correspondents to ask White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer questions using video call technology. And that technology will literally be Skype.

On Wednesday, Larson said, he is looking forward to asking a question of the White House from Portland. He called the addition of Skype to the press corps "a great piece of innovation" and said getting voices from outside the Beltway "oughta be a good thing for all Americans."

"I can't get a question answered in the state houses of Oregon," he said over the phone Tuesday while on a break from his show, "but I can get a question answered in the White House."

Larson said he isn't quite sure yet what he'll ask Spicer, but he's leaning towards something that will interest Oregonians.

"The federal government owns a tremendous amount of land," he said. Larson said he is thinking about asking Spicer if President Donald Trump is considering giving up that land.

While this will be his first time asking a question at a White House press briefing, Larson doesn't think it will be his last.

"I hope that I get another opportunity in the eight years of Trump presidency," he said, before heading back on air.

Larson will get his first chance on Wednesday around 11 a.m. Pacific Standard Time.

-- Lizzy Acker

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