Posted on 04/25/2020 6:28:24 AM PDT by McGruff
The White House and CNN reportedly continued their fight over press room access in dispute over a reporting seat at Friday's coronavirus briefing.
The altercation could be the next step in the White House exerting what it argues is its constitutionally-sound right to maintain order in its press briefings.
Under the existing media seating chart created by the journalist-run White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA), CNN has prime real estate on the front row.
"Earlier today before the briefing, a White House official instructed the print pooler to take CNNs seat in the briefing room because the seating would be swapped for the briefing," Chris Johnson, the chief political reporter and White House reporter for the Washington Blade, wrote in a press pool report. "Given the seating assignment is under the jurisdiction of White House Correspondents' Association, not the White House, pooler refused to move."
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The Press squabble is getting old, very old.
After the fallout from Thursday I would hope that if they are going to continue to have the briefings then they continue with not answering any questions.
They could close down the press room completely and it wouldn't impact the work the Administration is doing.
Hold the briefings outside in the fresh air and sunlight.
Chanel Rion OAN
And....shes a babe!
Actually, all of the press organizations that printed phony Russian Collusion stories must be rejected from US Government property for being Propagandists and to be readmitted must apologize to the American people and name the anonymous source.
“And....shes a babe!”
Half Korean, half Western - nice mix!
It brings to mind the guy who wouldn’t shut up and President Trump saying if he didn’t pipe down, he’d leave w/o answering anymore questions and the guy could deal with the rest of them himself...
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And....shes a babe!
Half Korean, half Western - nice mix!
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Dittos to the sentiment. Have made similar observations in the past.
I woulf freeze them out. Don’t talk to them at all.
Couldn’t have quoted it, but that’s what I learned at J-school in the 70s.
I'd eject them from the country. And I'd be tempted to do it via helicopter. But yes, at the very least, as you say.
I think it is totally unnecessary to have the reporters there asking questions. Almost all of them are “political gotcha’” questions, nothing really informative for the public. Give the briefing to an EMPTY room!
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