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Trump vs. a free press
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Trump vs. a free press Dictators from Hitler to Putin always start by attacking a free press and a free judiciary. They know that total power cannot be had if the citizens are informed of their power grabs. Trump is now in warfare with the press: Reporters from The New York Times, CNN, Politico, and several other outlets were reportedly blocked from attending a press gaggle with the White House press secretary, Sean Spicer, on Friday. The White House Correspondents' Association protested the decision. "The WHCA board is protesting strongly against how today's gaggle is being handled by the White House," the association said in a statement. "We encourage the organizations that were allowed in to share the material with others in the press corps who were not. The board will be discussing this further with White House staff." The Associated Press and Time magazine boycotted Friday's briefing because the other outlets were not let in. Both The New York Times and CNN had reported this week that the Trump administration had tried to seek help from the FBI in discrediting media reports about Trump aides'<b> ties </font></b>to Russia. The Times' Washington bureau chief told Erik Wemple of The Washington Post that The Times' "most experienced" White House reporters had "never seen anything like this." Spicer later told reporters who were allowed to attend the briefing that he thought the administration had "shown an abundance of accessibility." He also said that there was nothing out of the ordinary about the no-camera briefing, according to a White House pool report. Also blocked were the Los Angeles Times, BuzzFeed, and most foreign press, according to the news outlet Axios. Fox News anchor Bret Baier noted on Twitter: "Some at CNN & NYT stood w/FOX News when the Obama admin attacked us & tried 2 exclude us-a WH gaggle should be open to all credentialed orgs." |
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The BBC was in the group that was excluded. I hope that one of those excluded outlets finds evidence that will start his impeachment, just like the Washington Post's story on Watergate brought down Nixon. Assholes. Sorry, kk The observant make the best lovers, I may not do right, but I do write, I have bliss, joy, and happiness in my life, Kitkat Come check out my blog KItkat1415 check out this post by me Adventures In Body Grooming #39 April Topic Link: What Lies Beneath If April Showers Oh Bloody Hell What Kind Of Weather Turns Me On Bloggers Symposium 40
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The BBC may also lose fed funding. while large affiliates may be able to continue many of the smaller affiliates might end up closing. this type of action is not just punitive but scurrilous. if you can't take the heat............. You cannot conceive the many without the one.
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