So, breaking decades of precedent, Trump will handpick the reporters who can ask questions. He wants total control over what we see & read. Dictatorship www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/b... - ThreadSky

miafarrow.bsky.social • 59 days ago

So, breaking decades of precedent, Trump will handpick the reporters who can ask
questions.

He wants total control over what we see & read.
Dictatorship
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/business/media/trump-white-house-press.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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xtremeleafan.bsky.social•59 days ago

dianneartful.bsky.social•59 days ago

Who watches that pool? It shouldn’t even be broadcast. We could put captured corporate news outlets out of business. We could stop subscribing, stop tuning in. Those events are full of lies and miserable slanders. Worse than useless! Let them have their sideshow carnival by themselves.

phasor129.bsky.social•58 days ago

The death of the fourth estate, in America.

hard-driver.bsky.social•58 days ago

What a (thing he grabs women by).

hapibuddha1.bsky.social•59 days ago

They are not real journalists. They are entertainers of state media propaganda. I’ve been a political journalist for 30 years. I’m am sickened by this turn. It’s against the First Amendment. True journalists are held to a code of ethics and integrity. Trumps picks are his mouthpiece of lies.

gander22h.bsky.social•59 days ago

Press: walk away!

violetshadows.bsky.social•59 days ago

Fucking nazi bullshit.

vatruthteller.bsky.social•59 days ago

Hitler like

Putin like

Kim like

Xi like

angeleyes4914.bsky.social•59 days ago

I stopped watching mainstream media years ago! TG for @meidastouch.com @rbreich.bsky.social @briantylercohen.bsky.social and @davidpakman.bsky.social amongst others i have watched for the truth!

breeznutz.bsky.social•59 days ago

It's just absolutely nuts to me that people wanted this for us. Why else would they have picked him. It makes me scared and sad. I'm thinking there will be another civil war when it's time for him to step down. Because he's not going to willingly

hollyphantpants.bsky.social•59 days ago

It'll be short: the military leans strongly right and the Republicans are purging any generals and leaders they suspect of liberal sympathies.

breeznutz.bsky.social•59 days ago

Thats even scarier

hollyphantpants.bsky.social•59 days ago

It's a preparation for Jan 6, 2029.

emgee55.bsky.social•59 days ago

I don't think it's that far off. No way can he, and his nazi supporters, be allowed to embed themselves for 4 years. We'll be heading into being a dystopian society.

leswhite.bsky.social•59 days ago

Bye bye Freedom of the Press.

First intimidation, then selection. What's next?

mikekozak.bsky.social•59 days ago

Camps.

leswhite.bsky.social•59 days ago

That’s not even a joke anymore.

camybobany.bsky.social•59 days ago

He’s following hitlers handbook and most Americans don’t know or don’t care or actively support nazis. Australia has the same type of people in our parliament

thewizardofawe.bsky.social•59 days ago

It's what every dictatorship has done with its propaganda campaigns.

mtbacklash.bsky.social•59 days ago

If anyone playing that f..cking game...they are out of their mind....................

runningking.bsky.social•59 days ago

This is how they do it in a dictatorship. God forbid anyone asks a difficult question.

rudeboy99.bsky.social•59 days ago

"If all others accepted the lie which the Party imposed—if all records told the same tale—then the lie passed into history and became truth." George Orwell

pino-fotus.bsky.social•59 days ago

Wherever you live in the nation, if you can get to DC, this is our opportunity to show up Powerfully United, and show the world we Reject this Felonious TRAITOR.

This is your Advance Notice
Start planning now
WE NEED A HUGE CROWD
March 4th - Washington, DC
U.S. Capitol- Noon

pino-fotus.bsky.social•59 days ago

I recommend finding a place to stay near a metro station and taking the metro to the Capitol, as parking is a challenge. There are hotels in Virginia and Maryland on the metro line which will be less expensive than DC.

jratrodgerville.bsky.social•59 days ago

Might as well turn off the tv or change the channel.
Only the American Nazi Party followers want to be lied to. The rest of the country, not so much.

righttostand.bsky.social•59 days ago

To flatter himself, uphold his ego and control the messaging. Where are our checks and balances?!

cdnhelp.bsky.social•59 days ago

Well move over Fox News. Make space for RT.

ifht.bsky.social•59 days ago

Any reporter who steps into the room should be considered a participant in the coup. Don't trust a word they report. Shun them.

bronsonchesworth.bsky.social•59 days ago

It's scary to think that any one of his sons is even now being groomed to be the next Trump inline to stand for office - say in 3 or 4 years or so...or even sooner if Daddy takes a hit..

pfalcon.bsky.social•59 days ago

🤬

phan-878.bsky.social•59 days ago

See the Orban Plan. Trump is following it exactly.

westexanon.bsky.social•59 days ago

He'll also want the questions submitted beforehand.

popethomashenry.bsky.social•59 days ago

Isn't he just dear!

anabriones.bsky.social•59 days ago

That's typical for a Banana Republic, sorry to say. And with all respect for bananas.

reddoodledad.bsky.social•59 days ago

And why/how can he get away with that? When will the country stand up and push back??!!

reddoodledad.bsky.social•59 days ago

Just like daddy Vlad

cyorke.bsky.social•59 days ago

This surprises no one

ocean-1.bsky.social•59 days ago

Impeach now!

poodlelady2.bsky.social•59 days ago

Get some protests going!

em326.bsky.social•59 days ago

We need to stop covering him. We don't need to hear his voice. We don't need to see his face

arcticdreamer.bsky.social•59 days ago

I won't be watching

drol-emit.bsky.social•59 days ago

I would love for the AP or what ever outlet gets excluded, to publish an in-depth summary of a scandal from this administration, and to leave a blank section next to it ... showing the unanswered questions that deserve to be asked and the evasion from the podium.

phritzgirl.bsky.social•59 days ago

Trump the DICKtator is in full swing forcefully using and abusing his powers.

cate0397.bsky.social•59 days ago

They should all refuse to go to press conferences till he gets his fat nose out of press business

msparr.bsky.social•59 days ago

Dictators gonna dictate

jadedj1.bsky.social•59 days ago

Might be a blessing in disguise

slowdog.bsky.social•59 days ago

Decades of precedent in the U.S.
In Russia, this is policy.

bingo46.bsky.social•59 days ago

TYRANT

fedal11.bsky.social•59 days ago

yay, so now we find out who can suck and blow the best at the same time

hollyphantpants.bsky.social•59 days ago

There is no point in asking Trump questions. He has the following responses.
1) Weird blather.
2) Claims not to know.
3) Something obliquely bigoted.
Journalists need to do investigating to find out what's going on.

americansilo.bsky.social•59 days ago

It may take awhile for all to realize how huge this is.

rookiesinc.bsky.social•59 days ago

He’s sided with Russia and voted against a resolution that Russia invaded Ukraine, what’s difficult to understand?

americansilo.bsky.social•59 days ago

A one-direction, government approved WH press corp printing only approved stories over time is monumental. We have little to no idea what's going on after this.

rookiesinc.bsky.social•59 days ago

The Trump administration is bringing the post - World War II era to an end, the American allies, including Europe, will have to make plans accordingly.

angelina-clare.bsky.social•58 days ago

I think this is why NBC fired all the people of color. They are hoping to get in the pool. Gross.

tronshiddy.bsky.social•59 days ago

Control the message, control the people.

jzspins.bsky.social•59 days ago

If the reporters would stop attending, problem solved.

sunnyhippies.bsky.social•59 days ago

But that’s what he wants … see. It’s like Vladimir Putin is winning in the minds of people.

sunnyhippies.bsky.social•59 days ago

So heart wrenching for me because for 10 years, I’ve been telling people to trust the media you need to watch more news. You need to read more news and now it’s just harder and harder as Trump takes seas of the media. I never thought we would see state TV.

corona-limes.bsky.social•59 days ago

Stop airing their bullshit..

rhondaq.bsky.social•59 days ago

Why do we care to watch this man’s press conferences? I can’t stand looking at him. Will other countries press corps be invited or will they be handpicked?

storytimeratlarge.bsky.social•59 days ago

Dictatorship

lamama007.bsky.social•59 days ago

Boycott!!!

actuallyjustmary.bsky.social•59 days ago

He was able to begin the firing at MSNBC. These are very scary times.

edwindjb.bsky.social•59 days ago

Just stop pointing a camera at him. How long do you think his ego can take that?

julesarnia.bsky.social•59 days ago

Dictator Trump. It is no joke.

beyond-hope.bsky.social•58 days ago

tempestuoustea.bsky.social•59 days ago

We are living Orwell's 1984.

keepinfairlieweird.bsky.social•59 days ago

Oh that's not fascist viva el presidente whatsoever, nosiree.

mntgrl.bsky.social•59 days ago

Don't worry. Information will get out of that White House one way or the other. Also, who believes *one* word that comes out of that blonde twit's mouth. I sure as hell don't. It's all propaganda. We will win this war. It is just going to be a long slog. #Propaganda

emgee55.bsky.social•59 days ago

Exactly. They are just louder... we have to change that.

cinnamongirl52.bsky.social•59 days ago

This is straight out of the Third Reich handbook

bodhilotus.bsky.social•59 days ago

Look up codename Krasnov

pc19.bsky.social•59 days ago

Many thanks 👍

socialebrabander.bsky.social•59 days ago

It would really frustrate him if no reporters show up

jay10011z.bsky.social•59 days ago

More…

Hegseth meets the press…

“Why did you choose to elect an under qualified, retired Lieutenant General to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff?”

Hegseth: “I’m going to choose to reject your unqualified question”

1ofthemany.bsky.social•58 days ago

We need fewer constraints on political power that rely on tradition or precedent. The president answers to the people and they need to be made to do their job!

Let's flip the House in April (Special Elecctions!) and let's work on the people's business instead.

ilkkaaaltosetala.bsky.social•59 days ago

Just like in Russia

sheri89.bsky.social•59 days ago

Watch this

https://youtu.be/ngVGI9WZ1OE?si=MZSKDZK32BZejzN3

smashie603.bsky.social•59 days ago

MuskRat is the PuPpEt master of the Son of Perdition...

Apparently 34 count felon and numerous sexual assaults maker can sit behind the Resolute and let a Nazi Grifting twat Grift...

I think not...

Ps

FUCK YOU WOODY you geek CHOMO.

https://open.spotify.com/track/48lp1L7nhDFDQisubljds1?si=fOOg9OGsQnOZRZmpKCbKQA

almunro.bsky.social•59 days ago

State media, the Russians went down this route some time ago.

You will comply.

pepe-mccormack.bsky.social•58 days ago

And then, handpick the questions that can be asked.

readmylips55.bsky.social•59 days ago

Any news organizations excluded should refuse to report on any administration announcements or policies, other than to quote their opponents!

elsiecreek.bsky.social•59 days ago

Basically he did this in his first term by attacking anyone who questioned him unless they were ass kissers. As for any of his press secretaries . . . They were jokers and really bad liars.

thereallsc.bsky.social•59 days ago

"breaking decades of precedent" is an odd concern.

magiclady58.bsky.social•59 days ago

to a all journalists or owners of a news paper tell felon to f*** stop giving him attention he seeks , just stop covering WH and everything he's doing , and see how he comes crawling, Fact is that he's an attention seeker who thrives on that, ignore his ass then see who needs who?

fedal11.bsky.social•59 days ago

agree 100%, no need to attend any of their events. It's just bullshit and lies.

tinainpnw.bsky.social•59 days ago

We need more commitment to fighting the Trump/Musk Nazi takeover of our country. I sure hope journalists band together and stop covering them on the news.

magiclady58.bsky.social•59 days ago

they keep getting ostracize and they just keep going back🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

magiclady58.bsky.social•59 days ago

exactly

fledge1.bsky.social•59 days ago

Boycott it! It's all lies and bs anyway

robertdewolfe.bsky.social•59 days ago

Cdn Prime Minister Stephen Harper(Conservative)did the same thing.Only hand picked journalists were allowed at pressers & most of the time,they weren't allowed to ask questions.He hated hard ball questions.If he was surrounded by sycophants(which he usually was) reporters were routinely shouted down

lieutenent.bsky.social•59 days ago

The land of freedom takes another one in the chin. Glorious and free??
or Glorious for a fee?

leight4.bsky.social•59 days ago

He has no discipline and will want to talk and fight with everyone so other outlets will get access to him and access to all the Republicans and maybe, just maybe they’ll start acting like investigative journalists instead of propagandists

frankamari.bsky.social•59 days ago

Welcome to 1930s Germany.

jennifereolin.bsky.social•59 days ago

Propoganda at its finest.

very-mary.bsky.social•59 days ago

Doesn't matter. No truth coming outta those people anyhow

sabu1919.bsky.social•59 days ago

It seems trump is stank decaying in front of our eyes. Look at his hand.

sabu1919.bsky.social•59 days ago

Macron shook his hand too hard.

snowrite.bsky.social•59 days ago

🤩

mikekozak.bsky.social•59 days ago

Its just a bruise where Elon keeps slapping him.

notdoingthis.bsky.social•59 days ago

That’s because they figured it out that they can’t buy them outright. The amount of fake news out there has increased awareness of who to trust. You get it where they are trusted and fact check everything that counts.

luciecos.bsky.social•59 days ago

That’s the aim. Unchallenged autocratic ruler.
aka Dictatorship
For life.

johnniekingston.bsky.social•59 days ago

Bye, bye freedom of speech.

nsxguy73.bsky.social•59 days ago

From the Hitler playbook…. control the media!

robertr369.bsky.social•59 days ago

Just stop covering him Network news newspapers etc

mzfits.bsky.social•59 days ago

BUT Macron one upped him by getting a French AP reporter in as Trump had denied entry to the AP America reporters 🤗🇫🇷

sunnyhippies.bsky.social•59 days ago

Republicans are dense and gullible, you have to talk to them in two word phrases for them to understand, like this:

“TRUMPS A LIAR”
“Prices higher!”
“Attacking free speech!!!”
“DOGE UNVETTED”
“Musk thief!!”
“firings illegal!!!”
“But but eric Adams!!”
“Second amendment!!!”

emgee55.bsky.social•59 days ago

Isn't the issue still in the courts?

giggleur.bsky.social•59 days ago

Of course! So no one questions his ridiculous claims

irmeline.bsky.social•59 days ago

DISGUSTING!.

bjdaniell.bsky.social•59 days ago

Sounds like an idea from Hitler playbook.

russwolske.bsky.social•59 days ago

Easy to resolve. The press corps protests by choosing to send only one journalist each day and rotates the person. Trump has no choice in the matter.

ryangermann.bsky.social•59 days ago

The answer is for actual journalistic outlets to never post what he says, just what he does. Something that should have happened ages ago.

rgpatnode.bsky.social•58 days ago

See Fascism
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism

egg-yoda.bsky.social•58 days ago

For the love of all that is infinite, why is this man tolerated?

snowrite.bsky.social•59 days ago

Ultimately, it's going to come down to what a largely undereducated populace will tolerate. This coup started when they started pulling $$ from education.

matts1967.bsky.social•59 days ago

You guys might want to organize a general strike down there - get on the street, shut shit down, do not stay quiet.

bluesugar322.bsky.social•59 days ago

its all lies! dems should start daily press pool. if they avoid trump he will want the attention

eeiibb.bsky.social•59 days ago

@petebuttigieg.bsky.social

tjm777.bsky.social•59 days ago

The freedom of the press is ending. Another step toward autocracy. We will only learn what they want us to learn; State sponsored "news."

mick213.bsky.social•59 days ago

Whadda POS!

josey75.bsky.social•59 days ago

Trump is such a publicity whore/constant daily reality TV star in obsessive need of coverage so if "free press" ignores him until he permits the WH press uncensored (i.e. he does not get to pick reporters) the press should boycott him-not cover him & he'll cave very, very quickly...

pamela-bookwriter.bsky.social•59 days ago

RE: "breaking decades of precedent, Trump will handpick the reporters who can ask questions..." we are breaking even more decades of precedent by having a president who's too stupid to answer them.

republicanoligarch.bsky.social•59 days ago

All lies anywhere

guitarnut.bsky.social•59 days ago

Relevant AI but real

rosieday.bsky.social•59 days ago

A real working president or executive would not have time for this.

beachbabe306.bsky.social•59 days ago

It’s actually the definition of autocracy a person with all the power with no checks or balances. Dictatorships absolute power given to one but held by many. It’s semantics but it matters.

leeannecurts.bsky.social•59 days ago

They all need to stop covering him then. He can't survive without the attention.

jmb1957.bsky.social•59 days ago

Dictator tactics to Brain wash the population. Jesus, when are intelligent people going to see the truth?

charlescooper.bsky.social•59 days ago

Fascism

minniebee.bsky.social•59 days ago

BOYCOTT. LET FOX BE THE ONLY ONE TO SHOW UP. THAT SAYS SOMETHING. Their BS could likely be debunked after the fact.

wauwawoo.bsky.social•59 days ago

That is such a great idea.

bellaangel.bsky.social•58 days ago

This is exactly what former President Bolsonaro did in Brazil and because of this he still has 30% of the population's support, even after all the crimes he is being accused of.

roadie63.bsky.social•59 days ago

Things are scary, and becoming terribly frightening. The takeover of the military and the media, removing any guardrails against them is psychotic. I have no doubt Hegseth, Trump and Miller are just dying to drop a nuke on someone. Mexico, Panama, Greenland.... these guys have no morals.

emgee55.bsky.social•59 days ago

Shame on the current Republicans and any media journalists who have accepted, promoted, and sane-washed ANY of this garbage that started on that 'golden staircase" in 2015. Despicable..

emgee55.bsky.social•59 days ago

**golden escalator' 🙄

jimmy1sky.bsky.social•59 days ago

He’s obviously too addled to be able to answer any but the most simple, maga-friendly questions. God help us!

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