Anyone who has been paying attention for the past few years can easily recognize that President Donald Trump has already proven himself to be more attentive and engaged than his predecessor after just a week back on the job. Trump’s recent trip to disaster areas in North Carolina and California served as a stark contrast to the apparent disregard of the Biden administration. North Carolina has been completely ignored by the Biden administration for 4 months. People have been sleeping in tents in the snow4th day in office, President Trump is on the ground seeing how he can helpThat is a President pic.twitter.com/GKfWFAkDJa — Winston (@19Goldstein84) January 24, 2025 His willingness to field questions even from combative news reporters is another clear departure from the status quo of the past four years. In fact, even Politico’s White House reporters couldn’t ignore the reality, as Fox News recently reported: Since Trump’s inauguration last week, White House correspondent Eli Stokols and White House Bureau Chief Dasha Burns reported how Trump has given multiple speeches, made several policy announcements and has spoken to reporters at length. “Yes, Trump was eager to sign all those executive orders reversing Biden’s policies,” they wrote. “But the bigger flex for Trump, 78, was to contrast his accessibility, aptitude and activity with his predecessor, who was so often shielded from public view by aides wary of showcasing the 82-year-old’s growing limitations.” “As fast as the movers changed out the White House furniture, the country went from an invisible president, unable to command the spotlight, to an omnipresent one who wants the public’s attention at all times,” they continued. One reporter referred to Trump’s pressers as a “free-for-all” for journalists after “four years of begging for access to the more cloistered Biden.” “Although Biden did take questions from reporters here and there, his more informal exchanges with the press were sporadic and rarely lasted more than a few minutes. More often than not, he was out of view,” Politico reported. Trump has repeatedly engaged with reporters since taking office, often providing candid assessments of the biggest priorities of his fledgling second term. Trump takes questions at roundtable pic.twitter.com/r9sVSD9Bkc — PropagandaPatrol (@lortaPropaganda) January 25, 2025 Trump just signed the TikTok executive order while taking questions from the press. Imagine that – a president that answers questions from the press. Wild. pic.twitter.com/0ewVTX8daf — Anna Matson (@AnnaRMatson) January 21, 2025 Trump At WEF 2025-01-23-Questions And AnswersIn this follow up video I have put the questions and answers from the presentation. Trump is ON HIS GAME. pic.twitter.com/Q5WbbCFwTu — PeterAndrewNolan (@Pete_A_Nolan) January 23, 2025 Press availability is one of the many campaign promises Trump wasted no time keeping upon reclaiming the White House. As the New York Post reported shortly after the election: In another sign that his second non-consecutive term will depart dramatically from the first, Trump, 78, told Fox News Digital in an interview that he has “an obligation to the American public, and to our country itself, to be open and available to the press.” “I am not looking for retribution, grandstanding or to destroy people who treated me very unfairly, or even badly beyond comprehension,” he added of his apparently magnanimous turn. “I am always looking to give a second and even third chance, but never willing to give a fourth chance — that is where I hold the line.” Here’s an clip of his remarks during a recent roundtable discussion regarding the ongoing California wildfires: