Drug testing floated for White House press corps

page six ^ | January 13, 2017 | By Richard Johnson

[LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget]

One proposal on dealing with the media that was pitched to President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team calls for drug testing the White House press corps.

Trump’s attacks on the mainstream media were a cornerstone of his campaign and last week he called BuzzFeed a “failing pile of garbage,” but forcing reporters to undergo random drug tests would provoke a media meltdown.

The pee-in-a-cup proposal (yellow journalism indeed) was one of 13 ideas one candidate for White House press secretary wrote in November in a confidential memo to members of the Presidential Transition Team’s Executive Committee.

[LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget]

ROTFLMAO. How many of the scum bags in the press corps are crapping their britches right now?

[snarkytart]

LMAO

Yes! Why not, they’re allowed access to areas that are supposed to be highly secured. Does psychiatric meds count, though? Might have two people left in the WH press corps.

[Jim Hill]

Sounds like an Ann Coulter suggestion.

[ColdOne]

How about drug testing their loyal readers too?

[ConservativeMind]

I LOVE THIS IDEA!

[gaijin]

I love this..!!!!

[dragonblustar]

LMAO!!!!! Give then a cavity search too!!!!

[Parmy]

This is sooooooo much fun. I am just jumping up and down with joy.

[max americana]

They’re all high on obamatardism.

[headstamp 2]

Let them also go punch for punch with a hand picked body guard.

[cba123]

I’m completely for this idea.

I have had to undergo drug testing before. It is painless, and I appreciated the (company) cared enough to be sure.

I would completely support this idea. If they don’t pass a drug test, they don’t get into the Whitehouse.

Sure. Why not?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Best. Election. Ever.

[Paladin2]

"the WH press corpse."

[Repeal The 17th]

I work for a private company where all (50,000+) employees
are subject to random drug testing.
If you are involved in an accident or injury, a drug test is automatic.
If you test positive for anything on the list,
and you don’t have a prescription for it, you are immediately terminated.

Does anyone know if federal employees are subject to anything similar?

[Yaelle]

One way to get rid of CNN

[Vermont Lt]

They are not employees.

It’s a red meat idea that is not enforceable.

[dragnet2]

[Fai Mao]

Perhaps not enforceable but, the Whitehorse could say that any reporter that does not voluntarily take a drug test is not welcome at press events

[boomop1]

Maybe a prerequisite before entering the White House, we would not have had the crack head Obama.

[dragnet2]

Thank God they’re not employees. They’re guest at a high security venue where everyone must be cleared. And if they do not want to follow the rules, I’m confident there are reputable news agencies out there who will.