White House Live Stream: Watch Press Briefings and Presidential Events
This player shows the official White House YouTube channel when it is live. Between events, the player may say the video is unavailable.
What Is This Feed?
This is the official White House YouTube channel. When it goes live, it typically carries press briefings, speeches, bill signings and other events with the President, the Vice President and senior staff.
Because the channel is run by the White House, the choice of what to stream belongs to the administration in office. It is a primary source for what was said. It is not an independent account of it, so it works best alongside reporting from a free press.
When Can I Watch?
There is no fixed daily show. Events are scheduled around the President's calendar, and briefings can be announced on short notice, so the feed may be dark for hours or days at a time.
Weekday daytime hours, Eastern time, are the most likely windows. Major moments, such as an address to Congress or a foreign leader's visit, are usually publicized in advance by news outlets.
Why This Feed Matters?
Reporters questioning the people in power is one of the oldest checks in a free society. When a briefing is streamed in full, you can see each question, each answer and each dodge, then make up your own mind.
This is also a useful test for any leader of any party: a government that is confident in its record should be willing to answer in public. Watching the complete event helps you spot a clip that was cut to mislead.
Common Questions
Where can I watch White House press briefings live?
Press play above when a briefing is under way, or open the White House channel on YouTube.
Why is the White House live stream not playing?
The channel streams only during events, so an unavailable message usually means nothing is live right now.
Can I watch past White House briefings?
Yes. Past streams are typically saved on the channel's videos and live tabs.
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