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Yes, its an offensive dick-move by Trump but rather than get agitated, I hope that more people will try look behind this. This has been a relatively slow news week, I get the feeling someone needs a little attention?
Title is misleading. Press was blocked from a single press briefing. I do not see anything in the article about briefings going forward. Can someone change the title so it's less sensationalized? Edit: thanks to the moderator for removing the "s" and making the word "Briefing" singular to accurately reflect the article.
Is there a historic precedent for this?
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/63167-congression... It's not a 100% precise match, but I'd look dimly on anyone trying to argue it's completely different somehow. Reverse the affiliations and you'd almost think it was written today. (Almost.)
That article was a great dose of perspective, thanks for digging it out.
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That's hardly equivalent.
you're right. Trump should have just reduced the amount of chairs available and warned the folks he liked, like Obama did. Right? God forbid a president do something straight forward without making up reasons as to why it is a noble action. I agree it's wrong, but I'm not willing to give a pass to another president because he worded it differently and achieved the same ousting.
For anyone who has actually watched these press briefings in their entirety: Does anyone else think these are pretty much the worst way to get to the bottom of issues? Here's how it seems to work: * The press secretary (or President, or whoever) makes a statement * He or she chooses a journalist to ask a question * Journalist asks question * Press secretary answers question in as much or as little detail as he/she wa…
The Press Secretary is the "Official" voice of the White House, and thus is accountable for WH's actions. Now, if nobody knows what was officially said, the WH can deny it and there will be no record of it. I understand that the current press secretary/briefings are pretty much useless. But they are officially recorded as being useless , which is very important for accountability. Seems like another stunt for the cur…
Only the AP choose to not attend out of solidarity? Shame on ABC, CBS, and the rest.
I don't recall the NYT, CNN or Politico refusing to attend when Obama kicked the Washington Times and NY Post out. http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=6156794&pag... Shame on them too?
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In all fairness, did they know it happened? I'll reserve judgement.
If AP and Time knew and skipped out, they definitely knew as well.
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/321049-white-hous...