Trump cancels White House Christmas party for the press

FoxNews.com ^ | Dec 13, 2018 | Howard Kurtz | Fox News

[ETL]

EXCLUSIVE – President Trump has canceled the White House holiday party for the media, making the decades-old tradition a victim of his increasingly contentious relationship with major news organizations.

The annual Christmas-season gathering was a significant perk for those covering the White House, as well as other Washington reporters, anchors and commentators, and New York media executives would regularly fly in for the occasion. At its peak, the invitation-only soirees grew so large that there were two back-to-back events, one for broadcast outlets and one for print organizations.

Journalists who attended the events, which featured a catered buffet of lamb chops, crab claws and elaborate desserts, got to roam the decorated mansion with a spouse or other family member, a friend or a colleague, adding to the invitation's allure.

[jjotto]

Blocked by the 9th Circuit! Separation of church and state!

[KTM rider]

LOL , so the fourth branch of government gets no Christmas bonus this year.

No worries they can spend the time prepping with the demrats for their impending team effort of impeachment

[cnsmom]

This only hurts The DC entertaining economy. These people can pony up and throw their own parties. it might end up being a win in the long run. I’m sure Trump would rather have a party in FLA.

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Re: Kwanzaa

Guy behind Kwanzaa? Commie, ex-con professor

Jennifer Kabbany - Fix Editor
December 29, 2014

The Washington Times reports that President Barack Obama praised Kwanzaa and its principles last Friday, the start of the weeklong annual tradition.

Kwanzaa, which runs through Jan. 1, is an observance developed by a man who currently works as a professor at Cal State University Long Beach as its Africana Studies department chair.

Google this scholar for an eye-opening but not surprising journey, considering universities are where socialist ’60s radicals settle in with tenure to raise up a new generation of minions.

Which brings us to Professor Maulana Karenga, a.k.a Ron Everett, a.k.a. the fake African who invented Kwanzaa, a fake African religious observance that honors socialist principles.

A column on this guy was written a few days ago by Ann Coulter, who – with her usual flair – whipped up a summary of the professor’s tumultuous past:

It is a fact that Kwanzaa was invented in 1966 by a black radical FBI stooge, Ron Karenga — aka Dr. Maulana Karenga — founder of United Slaves, a violent nationalist rival to the Black Panthers. ...”

https://www.thecollegefix.com/guy-behind-kwanzaa-commie-ex-con-professor/

[caseinpoint]

Agree. The press has for over three years been acting like a classic bully when it comes to President Trump. There are two ways of dealing with bullies: the liberals prefer passivity and whining to mommy and daddy, conservatives prefer to knock the bully flat over and over if necessary to make the bully stop. Glad to see President Trump is conservative in this.

[Logical me]

Great news. Why give a party to communists pigs like the MSM press are. I, if could, would pull all press passes for the press briefings for months.

[BookmanTheJanitor]

Good. Inviting a bunch of people to your house so they can crap all over you is stupid. I’m sure Jim Acosta will say this violates his free speech.

[Kalamata]

Yes, we will. I can’t help but believe that we really DID deliver the House for our President. Not only in California, but in every other instance of fraud, had the fraudsters been exposed, prosecuted, and their votes invalidated, our POTUS wouldn’t have to be dealing with Pelousy & UpChuck.

It’s frightening to realize that Nancy will be #3. Must make the DS salivate just thinking about their nefarious plots and plans.

[laplata]

I agree.

One thing is also certain and that is they will show us no mercy whenever and wherever they can do so.

Sometime in the future they will do what Obama did with the IRS on a large scale, directed toward individual conservatives. I hate to be pessimistic but that’s part of the reality.

[ridesthemiles]

Tell the world that the money saved by cancelling this event will instead be spent on building the WALL.

[Lockbar]

I think they should continue the event, but require the attendees to select one of their own to be executed on the White House lawn.

[prairiebreeze]

He took away the possibility that liberal media outlet(s) might create news by declining to attend. Gotta love this.

[catnipman]

I just LOVE this President!

[Mouton]

Give them McDonald’s happy meal coupons and call it even.

[falcon99]

Let’s not forget how these media SOBs attacked Melania so much over her Christmas decorations. If anything precipitated this cancellation, it was the media’s treatment of Melania. Although Trump and Melania can more than handle their own, why reward the dishonest, ethicless, arrogant and liars in the press.

[Kalamata]

>>Sometime in the future they will do what Obama did with the IRS on a large scale, directed toward individual conservatives. I hate to be pessimistic but that’s part of the reality.
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I’ve little doubt they are already this far, and beyond.

You are not being pessimistic, laplata. You are being prescient. Having foresight gives one the ability to be pro-active. Look at it like this: your prescience is a gift!

[wastedyears]

I love this guy.

[Kalamata]

just a general comment in addition to my previous post....

I look at it this way...they pick conservatives off one or two at a time, it goes under the radar.

I think this is the strategy POTUS is also using...which is laudable, but....

In order to win against the global rulers, a much stronger approach is required. Replacing the lackeys is good, but doesn’t touch the real power behind them because they have a large replacement pool from which to choose.

Half his term is finished. If we don’t soon see strong, tangible voter-fraud cleanup, arrests, prosecutions, convictions, etc., we’ll witness even more blatant fraud in the 2020 election. Then, obviously, it will be too late.

[1Old Pro]

The annual Christmas-season gathering was a significant perk for those covering the White House, as well as other Washington reporters, anchors and commentators, and New York media executives would regularly fly in for the occasion. At its peak, the invitation-only soirees grew so large that there were two back-to-back events, one for broadcast outlets and one for print organizations.

Waste of money and time. These reporters should take the time and reassess what journalism is supposed to be.

[laplata]

I appreciate that. You are spot on. Thank you.