Today, in case in you missed it, Sean Spicer barred CNN, Politico, NY Times, BBC, and the LA Times from the news briefing aka gaggle. It was not a standard press briefing with the lectern, but one that was off camera, and the type that occurs when there is not a standard press briefing.
Later audio was released where Spicer seems to acknowledge that the barring was payback for news stories concerning Trump, in particular about the White House asking the FBI to say reports of Trump staff talking to Russians were wrong. A story that is basically validated by Trump's morning tweets.
This occurred after another speech by Trump denouncing "fake news" which in Trump speak means any news that fact checks him or that doesn't fawn over him. So news, which the worse charge you can hurl at it is bias.
Furthermore, Mem Fox was held at LAX because of a belief that her visa was not correct story here. And it isn't just those blasted Aussies, Muhammad Ali Jr (son of the boxer) and his mother were detained at a Florida airport.
None of this is good.
A free press is a must for governmental check and balances. Access to a public figure is essential when that figure serves the public. Something that Trump and the Republicans seem to have forgotten.
You control access, you control information.
Later audio was released where Spicer seems to acknowledge that the barring was payback for news stories concerning Trump, in particular about the White House asking the FBI to say reports of Trump staff talking to Russians were wrong. A story that is basically validated by Trump's morning tweets.
This occurred after another speech by Trump denouncing "fake news" which in Trump speak means any news that fact checks him or that doesn't fawn over him. So news, which the worse charge you can hurl at it is bias.
Furthermore, Mem Fox was held at LAX because of a belief that her visa was not correct story here. And it isn't just those blasted Aussies, Muhammad Ali Jr (son of the boxer) and his mother were detained at a Florida airport.
None of this is good.
A free press is a must for governmental check and balances. Access to a public figure is essential when that figure serves the public. Something that Trump and the Republicans seem to have forgotten.
You control access, you control information.
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