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| Trump threatens to revoke more reporters' press credentials |
| 2018-11-10 |
| [Al Jazeera] US President Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... has threatened to revoke the credentials of more White House news hounds, doubling down in response to criticism of his administration's decision to revoke credentials for CNN correspondent Jim Acosta. Speaking to news hounds outside the White House on Friday, Trump launched a tirade targeted at Acosta, calling him "unprofessional" and threatening others with having their credentials revoked. "You have to treat the White House with respect, you have to treat the presidency with respect," Trump said, claiming the late Republican president, Ronald Reagan, would have acted similarly. Trump also took a shot at CNN journalist, April Ryan, calling her "nasty" and a "loser". The comments, the latest outbursts in Trump's long history of hostility towards the press, have drawn criticism from civil liberties groups. In a tweet posted soon after Trump's comments, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said: "This is a threat straight out of an authoritarian playbook." Pen America also posted a tweet, in which it said: "President Trump's threat to revoke additional news hounds' White House access is deeply troubling. "Denying press passes as a method of retaliation is a violation of the First Amendment." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 I don't anticipate revocations based on what questions reporters ask, or what lies they make later, but likely for stunts like Acosta's - ignoring the rules and assaulting the staff. Of course that won't be how it is reported... |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2018-11-10 17:03 |
| #6 What's the problem? CNN can always send another representative. |
| Posted by: gorb 2018-11-10 15:45 |
| #5 This goes back to Reagan's day. He shoulda slapped that bad toupee off Sam Donaldson's head |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-11-10 11:02 |
| #4 A White House press briefing is not a place for the Reporters to stand on their individual soapboxes and orate... Ban the cameras in the briefing room and a lot of this pretty theatrics would die out. |
| Posted by: magpie 2018-11-10 10:30 |
| #3 CNN and other MSM types are screaming that this is an assault on the First Amendment. If this were actually an assault, Jim Acosta and the rest of his ilk would be in jail, or hanging from a lamp post. Or just disappeared. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2018-11-10 09:49 |
| #2 White House building passes, not "press credentials." |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-11-10 07:07 |
| #1 Trump also took a shot at CNN journalist, April Ryan, calling her "nasty" and a "loser". Fact Check: TRUE |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-11-10 07:04 |