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New Sheriff: Trump Inquires About Revoking, Suspending CNN’s White House Access; BuzzFeed Too
TruePundit ^ | Jan 11, 2017 | Admin

Posted on 01/11/2017 12:34:37 PM PST by HarleyLady27

An incensed President-Elect Donald Trump has asked the First Amendment gurus on his legal team if it is permissible to expel or restrict CNN and BuzzFeed News personnel from White House press corps, a transition insider told True Pundit.

At a raucous press conference Wednesday Trump warned BuzzFeed and CNN “would suffer the consequences” for publishing “fake news” about him, though he did not elaborate.

(Excerpt) Read more at truepundit.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Government; History; Politics
KEYWORDS: america; buzzfeed; cnn; donaldtrump; fakenews; liberalmedia; politics; press; trump; trumpmedia; trumptransition; yellowjournalism
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To: HarleyLady27

Just feed them fake news and watch them make complete fools of themselves. It’s child’s play.


101 posted on 01/11/2017 1:17:35 PM PST by Bullish (May as well just rename Hollywood---> Hypocrite city)
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To: HarleyLady27

Just have a section of seats with a official looking sign that reads “FN seating”,and seat the little snots in there....and of course never call on them.


102 posted on 01/11/2017 1:18:41 PM PST by 4yearlurker (Work hard,live free,thank God!)
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To: WENDLE; SkyPilot; flat; unkus; mazda77; vette6387; sheik yerbouty; Liz; left that other site; ...

DC Congressional Switchboard
202-224-3121

Perhaps a few million calls to DC asking that McLame be dealt with appropriately would be in order, ya think?


103 posted on 01/11/2017 1:19:06 PM PST by ExTexasRedhead
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To: NorthMountain; LS

There’s a thread today on ?April Lowry? ex-CNN that she couldn’t believe how CNN forced her to report .gov lies.

The press pool is composed of those most pliant, co-operative hos and I reckon DJT wants nothing suppressed about him since he’s an honest dealer. I don’t see why FR *couldn’t* get a credential to share among FReepers. Maybe LS can ask.

Then FR would need a FB live stream, and *voila* FRTV!


104 posted on 01/11/2017 1:19:14 PM PST by txhurl (Break's over, kids, back to WAR.)
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To: major-pelham
I’ve been calling for this since Summer, before the election if we won. They were nasty, non-factual, they gave the debate questions to Hillary, etc. Now this yesterday and today. I’m sure there’s a cut off number, I’m sure there are rules of decorum. Whatever it is, CNN has violated all of it.

We cannot let it go at that. There needs to be real world and severe penalties for misusing the airwaves to spread propaganda with the intent to influence the electorate.

There needs to be laws with teeth in them to punish companies that allows news manipulation through censorship and false promoting of "news" stories to serve their political agendas.

The News media needs to be regulated to insure fair access to the airwaves by both conservatives and liberals.

105 posted on 01/11/2017 1:20:42 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: righttackle44

Quote:

“Excluding certain newspaper and radio reporters is how Adolph Hitler began to change Germany’s national policies.”

Hitler “began to change Germany’s national policies” by beating people’s brains out with clubs. Dispense with the hyperbole please.

That the National Left Wing Media resembles the Third Reich’s “Völkischer Beobachter” when a Democrat is President is entirely the Media’s fault. They became state-run media voluntarily.

Trump is right to call them out and I thank God he does so.


106 posted on 01/11/2017 1:22:21 PM PST by TTFlyer
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To: P-Marlowe

If this is a courtesy of the White House, Trump can abolish same. Stroke of a Pen or ping of a cell phone. Either way he should ban the entire Media on Jan 20 and then start a new system and make his own invites. The Presidential Media Entourage would be made up of whomever Trumps wants. I would love to see Trump bitch slap the Media into oblivion.


107 posted on 01/11/2017 1:23:35 PM PST by DrDude (To the Victor go the spoils! Kick A$$ Trump.)
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To: cyclotic
Being a reporter is like being a salesman. If you don't have leads or you're not bringing in exclusives, then you're dead weight.

Allowing proven frauds to continue sitting in on press conferences would be similar to a salesman still going to business lunches with prospects. That is, you could still point to potential upside.

Revoking certain credentials and passes would be similar to a salesman being banned by certain customers. He would be let go the next day.

108 posted on 01/11/2017 1:23:37 PM PST by semantic
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To: righttackle44

“Free Republic would have to go through the White House vetting process and be certified a legitimate news organization.”

That is not defined in the constitution or anywhere legally. Legitimate means they think they can control it. They hang labels and all, but there is NO difference in reality between a blogger and CNN or Fox except size of audience.
Any other metric is bullcrap.


109 posted on 01/11/2017 1:23:41 PM PST by DesertRhino
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To: txhurl

Honestly, I don’t think DJT would be averse to a sound-guy positioning a laptop for small outlets so they could skype the questions. Answer the tele-questions first, then go to the live reporters.


110 posted on 01/11/2017 1:24:00 PM PST by txhurl (Break's over, kids, back to WAR.)
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To: Ciaphas Cain
A few months or years without access to the press pool could be a good thing for CNN. It's way past time that they suffered the consequences of their bias. Perhaps they will be encouraged to be more responsible and ethical as a result.

I want fines, criminal penalties, civil penalties, equal employment lawsuits against them, scrutiny and heavier regulation, and whatever further efforts are required to eradicate the entrenched left-wing bias in all the major media companies.

The media and entertainment industry has become an enemy of the nation and of the people, and they need to be beaten down and reconstructed into something fair and equitable, and of which the founders would approve.

The nation cannot survive this constant left wing pushing from "news" and "entertainment." We need to stop it, and if we have to get nasty about it, then that's what we ought to do.

111 posted on 01/11/2017 1:25:03 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: HarleyLady27

Trump should bar anybody in his administration from appearing on any Q&A shows on CNN or talking to them off the record or background.

Who cares if they attend press conferences. Start hitting the talking heads over their with no administration access and they’ll start howling.


112 posted on 01/11/2017 1:25:05 PM PST by Fhios
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To: HarleyLady27

I’ve thought for some time that the next president should simply do away with the White House press room. Invite individual members of the press in on a regular basis, and hold press conferences regularly, but tell the reporters to go back to their offices and work from there. We don’t need an inbred claque sitting in the White House practicing pack “journalism.”


113 posted on 01/11/2017 1:25:31 PM PST by sphinx
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To: Fhios

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/11/fake-news-outlet-cnns-planned-attack-trump-backfires-press-conference-president-elect-calls-honest-reporters-moral-compass/

Was this planned for President Elect Trump’s first presser? I think so...


114 posted on 01/11/2017 1:26:16 PM PST by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump/Pence: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!)
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To: dainbramaged
Nowhere in the Constitution does it say the President has to speak to the press at all.

"Agents, Federal Marshalls, remove the representatives of this company from the White House."

See how easy it is?

115 posted on 01/11/2017 1:27:22 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: NorthMountain

He may get questions Americans care about rather than the canned gotcha variety these bozos ask.


116 posted on 01/11/2017 1:28:08 PM PST by bray (Pray for President Trump)
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To: P-Marlowe

The press is given passes to the White House at the discretion of the White House. CNN is free to watch the press conferences on CSPAN or Fox News and report it. They have no right to be present.

...

That’s my understanding, too.

At one time reporters submitted their questions in writing. Perhaps we should go back to that considering how many crooked jackasses are in the press.


117 posted on 01/11/2017 1:28:10 PM PST by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: HarleyLady27

FINALLY. A post-Reagan era GOP leader that will not take any crap from the dishonest media. Hope CNN management thinks long and hard about being the ONLY major cable news outlet left standing outside the door. Love it.


118 posted on 01/11/2017 1:28:13 PM PST by Made In The USA (Rap music: Soundtrack of the retarded.)
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To: sphinx

Why can’t the White House Press just put out a paper saying what is going to happen, etc. Put it on twitter, farce book, Instagram, Gab, other media outlets....how can they lie then if it’s gone to all these social sites...


119 posted on 01/11/2017 1:28:17 PM PST by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump/Pence: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!)
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To: StarFan; Dutchy; alisasny; BobFromNJ; BUNNY2003; Cacique; Clemenza; Coleus; cyborg; DKNY; ELS; ...

BOOM! Yeah, baby!


120 posted on 01/11/2017 1:30:18 PM PST by nutmeg (CNN has *always been* FAKE NEWS)
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