White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, said on Tuesday that the Trump administration would break with long-standing tradition and start handpicking which media outlets were allowed in the press pool. Note: The AP is currently suing Trump for access. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/b... - ThreadSky

girlsreallyrule.bsky.social • 5 days ago

White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, said on Tuesday that the Trump administration would break with long-standing tradition and start handpicking which media outlets were allowed in the press pool.

Note: The AP is currently suing Trump for access. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/business/media/trump-white-house-press.html?unlocked_article_code=1.zk4.yRXQ.6L0RzIZhOIQQ&smid=url-share

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yukoncorneliusjack.bsky.social•5 days ago

So much for the 1st Amendment.

mike1545.bsky.social•5 days ago

This may turn out to be a good thing. What Trump has to say is less important than what he does. Seems to me that we need more investigative reporting to dig into what's really happening. But, please report what you find rather than saving it for a book.

magnauseum.bsky.social•5 days ago

Like any dictator

bluebirdofunhap.bsky.social•5 days ago

Good. He gets too much attention anyway.

mike-teevee-1971.bsky.social•5 days ago

I don’t get it either, what exactly are they afraid of missing? The big whopper? White lies? A great tall story? A little disinformation among cultists? Good ol’ fashioned boot licking? 🙄😒

jonathanmlewis.bsky.social•5 days ago

Has that twit ever read the Constitution?

lindarn.bsky.social•5 days ago

Then don’t put 1 sec of it on TV.

allison08.bsky.social•5 days ago

Well, if it’s right wing media, it’ll continue to only be his supporters anyway.

lbennie1234.bsky.social•5 days ago

They don't want journalists, they want a state-sponsored mouthpiece.

gracegeorge23.bsky.social•5 days ago

They need to all ban together and ban the White House. He is testing them and they need to stand up for freedom of speech.

cearka.bsky.social•5 days ago

just another checkbox on the fascist checklist to mark off...

jenniefields.bsky.social•5 days ago

Everyone should boycott it. It’s a bunch of lies. Anyway he starves for attention. We don’t need to listen to a liar.

sile7.bsky.social•5 days ago

It’s time for the pool to just stop covering him! Just don’t show up.

ladygabber62.bsky.social•5 days ago

HA! OMG would that get Don the Con MAD, hahaha!

goread.bsky.social•5 days ago

Dem leaders should hold press conferences that actually report the facts and news.
Trump's "press conferences" cannot be expected to be anything but performance grandstanding time with Dear Leader.

ladygabber62.bsky.social•5 days ago

Why should they even show up. He spreads lie, after lie, after lie. America is tired of his BS propaganda!! And Leavitt just spreads his crap as well. Just clowns running their circus, as we wait for their tent to fall down!

artbykgh.bsky.social•5 days ago

If the major media companies had anything approaching a spine they would all tell the Trump administration NO and not send ANY reporters to the White House. Go have those on the White House beat attend a daily Democratic Party press briefing instead. And only file reports on that.

josey75.bsky.social•5 days ago

Trump is such a publicity whore/constant daily reality TV star in constant need of coverage rather than Pres so if "free press" ignored him until he allows the WH press to function in established/acceptable manner (i.e. he does not get to pick reporters) the press should ban him- not cover...

msneu.bsky.social•5 days ago

Karoline Leavitt is afraid to be questioned by any reporter who is asking legitimate questions for Americans (and around the globe) who want the truth.

heychampa.bsky.social•5 days ago

Saw that coming a mile away. They are only going to allow those media outlets who are favorable to them, access to the president. As they continue to build out state run media with Newsmaxx, OANN, FoxNews etc.

He is not a king, speak up loudly.

lmmt.bsky.social•5 days ago

Checking another box in the authoritarian playbook.

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