THey still haven't adjusted to the fact that Trump doesn't just stand there and let them take all the free shots they want, like all the other stupid republicans did.
He's the prez, not the star of a TV show. He or his surrogates have an obligation to answer questions from the media.
Look, think of it this way. What happens to people under his control who say or do things, by virtue of doing their jobs, that make him look bad? Like the people who testified during the House impeachment inquiry. Or the IG's he just fired. Or the woman from HHS who issued a critical report. He metaphorically sends them to Siberia.
But he can't control the questions the press asks, the ones that embarrass him. That expose his idiocy and incompetence. So he either refuses to answer questions (no more daily press briefings) or he characterizes the questions as unfair. They aren't unfair. They just make him uncomfortable because they are hard to answer. Tough shit. It comes with the job. Especially when you are so bad at your job.