Object
Press Credentials (White House Press Badge)
A laminated identification badge roughly the size of a business card, bearing a clipped photo, typed name block and a bold 'PRESS' stripe; edged with a metal clip and faint scuff marks from frequent handling. The card carries institutional insignia (a seal or header) and a printed access designation. Characters riff off the badge as a prop—C.J. uses it as a punchline about fashion‑press access while reporters shift it between hands, its small physicality puncturing the room’s tone.
2 appearances
Purpose
To identify authorized news media personnel and grant them access to White House press areas and briefings.
Significance
Functions as an administrative prop and commentary device: it undercuts C.J.'s fashion choreography when she jokes about who merits access, highlights tensions between optics and substance during crises, and signals who belongs inside the briefing-room choreography versus who remains outside the official circle.
Appearances in the Narrative
When this object appears and how it's used