Trumped

[Blarg]

The White House press pool usually includes representatives from one television outlet, one radio outlet and one print outlet, as well as reporters from a few wire services. In this case, four of the five major television networks -- NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox News -- were invited and attended the meeting, while only CNN was blocked.

 

So they just weren't invited. I guess they feel a little jilted after all they were certainly fair and balanced on their election coverage.

[mtangelsfan]

Regardless of how awful CNN has been.  (and they have) banning them is not helpful at all.  It makes the entire administration appear as though it has stuff to hide.

[Blarg]

They just weren't invited this time. Maybe next time or the forever after that. 

[Ordos]

14 minutes ago, Blarg said:

The White House press pool usually includes representatives from one television outlet, one radio outlet and one print outlet, as well as reporters from a few wire services. In this case, four of the five major television networks -- NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox News -- were invited and attended the meeting, while only CNN was blocked.

 

So they just weren't invited. I guess they feel a little jilted after all they were certainly fair and balanced on their election coverage.

What does a Super Tuesday primary coverage graphic have to do with Trump?

[Spirit]

35 minutes ago, Glen said:

http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/24/media/cnn-blocked-white-house-gaggle/index.html

This is literally what dictators do.

 

This was wrong when the Obama administration did it, and it's wrong now.

 

 

[Ordos]

You guys are making excuses, which to me is giving a free pass to the next Dem Pres to disregard your favored news outlet. Will you go quietly then?

[Spirit]

1 minute ago, Ordos said:

What does a Super Tuesday primary coverage graphic have to do with Trump?

 

Ha!

 

 

 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

39 minutes ago, Glen said:

http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/24/media/cnn-blocked-white-house-gaggle/index.html

This is literally what dictators do.

"They are the enemy of the people because they have no sources," Trump said. "They just make them up when there are none."

Says the man who alleged "massive fraud" in voting in the presidential election, in the face of zero evidence.

[Spirit]

It's funny watching Libs suddenly finding religion on a President limiting press access.  Didn't seem to be on their radar the last 8 years.

 

 

 

[red321]

32 minutes ago, Blarg said:

The White House press pool usually includes representatives from one television outlet, one radio outlet and one print outlet, as well as reporters from a few wire services. In this case, four of the five major television networks -- NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox News -- were invited and attended the meeting, while only CNN was blocked.

 

So they just weren't invited. I guess they feel a little jilted after all they were certainly fair and balanced on their election coverage.

Talk about cherry picking your quote

 

The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Politico and BuzzFeed were also among those excluded from the meeting, which was held in White House press secretary Sean Spicer's office. The meeting, which is known as a gaggle, was held in lieu of the daily televised Q-and-A session in the White House briefing room.....And while The New York Times was kept out, conservative media organizations Breitbart News, The Washington Times and One America News Network were also allowed in.......New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet wrote, "Nothing like this has ever happened at the White House in our long history of covering multiple administrations of different parties. We strongly protest the exclusion of The New York Times and the other news organizations. Free media access to a transparent government is obviously of crucial national interest."

 

nothing about this appears to be normal...and I know it makes Geoff have a sad...but it would appear it's not really a both sides do it. 

[Tank]

is there anything requiring the president to invite groups x, y, and z every single time?

[UndertheHalo]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39072816

 

think Breitbart will be covering this ? Apparently they're the real news. 

[UndertheHalo]

Maybe I missed it, but when did Obama the access of major press organizations ?

[Spirit]

Yeah ... it's just a Trump thing.   (now)

 

 

[Spirit]

Poor red.

 

 

[Ordos]

So... valid to do, because Obama did? Or do we all agree that it shouldn't be done?

[Spirit]

5 minutes ago, Ordos said:

So... valid to do, because Obama did? Or do we all agree that it shouldn't be done?

 

I'm sorry.  I should have stated from the outset that it was wrong when Obama did it and that it's wrong now.

 

 

[Spirit]

51 minutes ago, Geoff said:

 

This was wrong when the Obama administration did it, and it's wrong now.

 

 

Something like this.  This is what I should have done.

 

 

 

[Ordos]

That was not specifically directed at you. I should have clarified 

[Tank]

from what i can see, this is all much ado about nothing. they did not prevent the flow of information. they didn't hide anything. they simply didn't invite all the usual suspects to the gaggle. that's it. the first amendment is not being trampled underfoot because of this. it smells very much like a bunch of news outlets upset because they expected to attend and were turned away. 

[Tank]

from one of the online sources i checked:

"A number of major news organizations were also let in to cover the gaggle. That group included ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, Reuters, Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal and McClatchy. 

Reporters from The Associated Press and Time magazine were allowed into the gaggle but refused to attend."

[Adam]

Don Lemon will not stand for this!

[Make Angels Great Again]

I'm going to assume the reporters that were denied entry were people of color, therefore the white house is racist.

[Ordos]

Do you know Keyshawn Johnson? You sound like him

[Jason]

3 hours ago, Make Angels Great Again said:

The white house is under no obligation to invite CNN everywhere. If they have a problem with it CNN should try figuring out how they can fix it. Maybe try fair reporting. Other news orgs that had hit Trump plenty hard in the past were allowed.

It's the press' job to be hard on the president. Not like the softness they showed Barry. Trump needs to get over it.