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White House Blocks CNN, Other Selected News Outlets From Press Briefing

Feb 24, 2017  •  Post A Comment

A number of news organizations that Donald Trump has criticized were excluded today from a press briefing where White House spokesman Sean Spicer took questions from members of the press.

The Hill reports that the White House blocked CNN, The New York Times, The Hill, Politico, BuzzFeed, the Daily Mail, BBC, the Los Angeles Times and the New York Daily News from participating in the “gaggle,” held in Spicer’s West Wing office.

“Journalists from several right-leaning outlets were allowed into Spicer’s office, including Breitbart, The Washington Times and One America News Network,” The Hill reports. “A number of major news organizations were also let in to cover the gaggle. That group included ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, Reuters, Bloomberg and McClatchy.”

The report notes that reporters from the AP and Time magazine were allowed into the gaggle but refused to attend.

14 Comments

  1. Oh my god. Here we go…

    • I completely agree. The least presidential person we’ve ever had in that office. When will the madness end?

  2. About time the media learns its lesson not to create fake news. Good for Trump & Spicer!

    • How specious a comment. Idiots rule in Trump’s world; nothing will come of his trying to bully the country into agreeing that the hard-working news people are purveying “fake news.” The biggest fake is the clown in the white house. Along with his Nazi cohorts.

  3. This is FANTASTIC !! A strong message is being sent that “fake news” is no longer being tolerated.
    BWHAHAHA !!! 🙂

  4. Might as well. The president won’t get fair coverage whether they’re allowed in or not, so save the grief. Plenty of other sources to get the info.

  5. Just emboldens the media to continue to hire more reporters to look for more criminal and corrupt activity from this President. Paybacks are a you know what and 30 days in? Oh this is going to be fun to watch.

    • If major media looked for criminal and corrupt activity Hillary, Bill, and half the Democrats they ever dealt with would be in prison! Trump keeping fake news sources out of the briefings seems like a very reasonable thing to do. If every time you invited your neighbor in your house he caused trouble and damage – you would stop inviting him wouldn’t you!

  6. 1) Censorship = dictatorship. Our democracy took a hit today.

    2) Networks should skip Trump’s address to Congress Tuesday night. How many times do we need to hear him lie or embellish about his electoral college win, how he has brought lots of jobs back, he inherited a “mess,” etc. Over and over again.

    • You don’t understand the meaning of censorship or dictatorship. If you lived in Nazi Germany, you would understand what those words really mean. Our democracy did not take a hit because Donald Trump is retaliating from some news organizations that have published, repeatedly, Fake News stories. Your dislike of Donald Trump made you think it did. Your use of hyperbole and exaggeration does not further your argument. In fact, it is FAKE NEWS.

      Did you not read the article? Many major news sources attended. “The Hill reports. “A number of major news organizations were also let in to cover the gaggle. That group included ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, Reuters, Bloomberg and McClatchy.”.

      • What fake news stories?

  7. “A number of major news organizations were also let in to cover the gaggle. That group included ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, Reuters, Bloomberg and McClatchy.” What other’s were in “the gaggle”. Why were they not listed, would that not support the argument of those kept out fi we saw the full roster? The TV Networks were covered and that is the national news. It looks like it was mostly local newspapers that were denied except for BBC and Politico.

  8. Leave Lord Trump alone … he is bringing our country into a whole new premise of being a fun monarchy … as far as the left winged and liberal press …
    “Off With Their Heads” (just kidding) –

  9. Leave Lord Trump alone … he is bringing our country into a whole new premise of being a fun monarchy … as far as the left winged and liberal press …
    “Off With Their Heads” (just kidding) –

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