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Posted on 09/23/2026 6:25:50 AM PDT by nikos1121
Subject: A thought on the media blackout…
Hey everyone,
Now that Fox has officially joined the rest of the legacy networks in sidelining and boycotting Trump events, I think there’s a massive opportunity here that his team ought to jump on.
Instead of playing defense with the traditional press pool, why not flip the entire table?
Trump and his communications team should take this opening to invite—and yes, fly in—the independent media to take over the White House Press Briefing Room for an entire week.
Fill those front-row seats with people who actually speak directly to the audience: Benny Johnson, Devory Darkins, RJ Talks, Officer Tatum, Larry O'Connor, and heck yeah, bring in the Hodge Twins.
IN FACT BRING THEM ALL IN. IF THE MAIN STREAM MEDIAS IS GOING TO BOYCOTT, THEN BRING THEM ALL IN---ALL SIDES. IT CAN'T BE ANY WORSE!
Give the briefing passes to the creators who are driving the real conversations online every day. It would completely bypass the legacy gatekeepers, break the internet, and change the way presidential press conferences are covered forever.
What do you think?
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Faux News is a dumbass. They jumped into bed with CNN and then CNN got out of bed in the middle of the night and covered Trump at the UN. CNN keeps using that word, boycott, but apparently that word doesn’t mean what CNN thinks it means.
You’re right, and Trump laughs at them. Why not demand that the the Free Press should be at least accurate.
Sounds reasonable to me. They can make up fake news from anywhere. They don’t need to be in the room.
Their reliance on “anonymous sources” proves it.
Absolutely not.
Fair and balanced Fox News was never fair and balanced and by the way they dropped fair and balanced ,LOL
I totally agree. Give a press pass invite to everyone of these podcasters. Let them all sit in the Front three rows.
Only take questions from them during press conferences. You forgot the number ONE investigative actual journalist in the last year though:
NICK SHIRLEY should sit in the front row and get the very first question from POTUS or the Press Secretary.
He has done a better job than ANYONE else.
The other person that should get a spot is James O’Keefe
The OMG group was doing the best work prior to Nick Shirley.
If the MSM stops covering the White House do they have to stop covering everything else ? LOL
No, you are wrong. Very Wrong.
Fox news was received here on Free Republic as a glorious savior from the MSM.
Roger Ailes was pronounced an American hero for his creation that was called Fair and Balanced news.
Roger Ailes was also considered a great man By Rush Limbaugh and his close advisor Mark Levin.
Fox news was hosted by Tony Snow who was widely believed to be one of us, a Freeper.
Rupert Murdouch who knew there was money to be made by creating a stark alternative to the MSM turned over control and the original concept developed by Roger Ailes was allowed to wither away
Real Americas Voice already has.
They now have complete coverage and distribution ability and has offered it to all media .
Real News
In
Real Time
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Most of the best are mainly on Rumble.
Just switch to RAV. Who owns YouTube? Why give them your energy?
I agree about Nick Shirley but Hassan Piker? Please. Megyn Kelly? She hates Trump although she sometimes pretends not to. Charlie Kirk show is on RAV.
This is a huge opportunity (as Navarro said) for people to see these networks and appreciate how good they are.
My BP goes down when I watch them. Not so with Fox, which is trying pretty frequently to manipulate me. The stink of Ryan is always in the background when I watch Fox.
The people on the couch are mostly on the level, but they know what side their toast is buttered on and they are too obeisant.
Plus I hate Fox for what they did to Maria.
My point this is an opportunity for Navvaro to hand pick. Have him bring in from all view points. He can rotate them. Trump is not afraid to answer any of them, and in fact it’s more fun to watch him answer from left.
Secondly, these people like Tucker and Piker etc. they probably won’t show, but if they do and Trump invites them it difuses peo[le saying he’s afraid of his critics.
Give Matt Walsh and Michael Knowles press passes and let the fun begin.
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