The White House seized control of the press pool today, announcing that the administration — not an independent group of journalists — will decide which reporters cover events with the president.
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News agencies should get some “big balls” and make an agreement that none will show up ( yes, even FOX) to the White House briefings. Until ALL are invited. The integrity of journalism is at stake.
This "slow moving coup" is moving a bit too fast to remain unnoticed and unopposed. Leadership should look for ways to take advantage of their over-confident haste.
What worries me about this is a lot of news outlets will see it as a story about themselves, and think no one will be interested. Whereas, it's grotesque - the sort of media control that wouldn't have been out of place in the old Soviet Union.
The way Trump waved his hand ineffectually, with a perfect example of a shit-eating grin, like a fat spoiled kid caught stealing sweeties from the jar. And he couldn't bar the French President, the way he can Associated Press from briefings.
Yes, it was delicious indeed. Did you notice he had to do the same,grab Macrons arm, at the end? He can't stand being called out for the lies. Such a child.
First they fool the fools to get elected then they muzzle the intellectuals, the journalists, the media.
These are the exact tactics Hitler used to rise to power.
Someone needs to tell the 2A yahoos, if he’s going to gut the Constitution, your precious amendment isn’t safe either. Unless you’re using it to support trump, then carry on.
This shit is sounding more & more like Russia TV, One Reporter, One News Outlet, All Lies (which will be the bullshit) Of Fox, OAN, Newsweek) They don't want real news, cause real news tell the TRUTH, FOX,OAN,NEWSWEEK LIES ON THE DAILY ALL DAY,
Seized control? The white house spokesperson can spew out whatever they like. Its a complete waste of time. Every administration regardless of party should just put out their position paper each day. Have a BS conference once a week.
Welcome to fascist USA, Nazi USA, communist USA. If it must fall to teach the GOP and MAGAts a lesson I hope it goes in history books and their lineage are shunned and bullied as tRump does others and countries for years and years to come
When will the media just stop covering staged WH events. Stop giving them oxygen. Cover only leaks and original reporting. Cover only opposition statements. Be a damn independent media. Leave only State controlled media to cover Trump.
Which was precisely what they TOLD everyone they would do before the election
But too many people on the Left decided it wasn’t important enough to actually vote!
LOL "we're so back" huh? You hacks and grifters really thought this would be like Trump 1.0. Old Joe Biden was sooo boring. Enjoy the chaos of your careers!
. . . OK, Free Press must pony up a nice pot of money to buy right wing press folks and get direct feeds from press pool. IF the only way to get POTUS coverage is money then we use money.
Shocking but not bit surprising. I’ll leave it to others more articulate than I to express the outrage that this will cause. But on the other hand, who wants to hear anything that lying sack of shit has to say? I haven’t been able to watch a press conference since girl from maga took the podium.
All major news outlets must unite in solidarity. This is an egregious overreach, an alarming attempt by far-right forces to exert control, and it must be stopped. Let them confine their influence to their podcasters and Fox News, and see how far that narrow echo chamber truly takes them.
They will only choose those news outlets which bend their knee to him and would never walk out or seriously question anything. This is it, people. Time to rise against
Honestly, if the press stops attending these events and I mean EVERY SINGLE REPORTER, stops going, he will cave. He won't be getting the coverage and attention that he wants
She needs to attend or return to journalism school and to learn about freedom of the press. What a junior-league person unable to navigate what is needed in this role.
The White House's recent move to control press pool access, excluding outlets like the Associated Press over editorial choices, is a direct attack on press freedom. This manipulation of media access undermines transparency and threatens the democratic principle of a free and independent press.
So, from this point on, every White House press conference will be a White House controlled propaganda event. If I were an American, I would be very concerned. Since I am not an American, those press events will have no value or credibility.
Seems like it’s time for everyone to agree to boycott this fascist White House.
Sucking up to him for access does not work.
He is a fascist and will come for you in the end.
Look around you press corps.
Read the goddam mood of the country and read some history while you’re at it.
Isolate him.
Why bother going there as a serious journalist. Nothing true is ever said, and if it is, well, little boy cried wolf too many times. No creditability from Whorehouse staff to waste the time of good reporters. Let Fox and The National Inquirer in, they will print anything.
The u.s really is looking more and more like russia every day. Just a matter of time before anyone who voices opposition will have the fbi, under their new screwed up direction, shows up at you door/work.
He'd crumble if no one covered him. That's the Kryptonite right there. His ego couldnt handle it! Nobody wants to listen to him anyway and his word is totally valueless.. Lets face it the man has nothing to offer.. Unless bad news is your forte..
THIS is why we need a shadow media coverage of the government. One that operates outside the usual channels, does NOT show up to WH propaganda mtgs. Reliance on foreign sources, report what they DO (not what they SAY).
MAGA adherents are vibrant defenders of the First Amendment when it comes to their free speech, but they conveniently forget the other rights included therein.
TraitorTrump attacks independent news
Traitor Trump wants GOP hypocrites to destroy safety net crushing their own constituents for the benefit of
top 1%$ 4.5 trillion tax cut
Musk destructively deregulates for his own animus
Right wing extremist white supremacist wetdream
Repression
Rage
Outrage
Dictators need end independent news
Dictators thrive with ignorant ppl so they attack education
Dictators love you when you don't fight back
Dictators will kill if you let them
They will see that your elderly parents are thrown out of nursing homes
They will kill college protestors, kill dissidents
How about if NO ONE were to show up in the press pool? Like, if not one person from the press showed up and he had not one person reporting on him at all? Similar to the 24-hour Economic Blackout. (If you starve cancer, it dies. If you starve an attention-wh🤫re, his regime falls.)
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS. asshos --- protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. If you don't want to follow it (the law), GTFO of the White House & OUR govt.
Here we go…!!!!!
We will never rest. We will rise. And we will repeat. We will never give up. We will uphold our right to the Principles of Our Country. We can do this! We WILL DO THIS!
Trump/GOP continue to build a "foundation for fascism". This decision establishes a flow of propaganda to the masses with total disregard for the press, for the professional journalism component of the free press.
They prize social media stars over journalism. Lies over documented facts = Fascism!
Socialism! The Trump white house has seized the means of white house news production. I'm sure the free speech warriors will be very upset. Right Bari? Hmmmm?
In Vietnam, the international press corp called the propaganda briefings about the conduct of the war, "the five o'clock follies". Maybe the new, hand picked reporters could call these new press briefings "laughs with Leavitts" or some such nonsense.
Any major press teams-AP etc- if not allowed as part of press pool to WH statements should just start publishing what they think was said.
Maybe after a few slammers and some class A drugs- just to make it sound reasonably believable.
And why is this surprising or news?
He did something similar in 1.0
Yet the Press continued to treat him while he was running as "intelligent"
Again, the Telenovela was more important. You gave him a voice. When you had the power to take it away. Now he takes it from you.
Wake up!
Do we really need a "free press"? The current administration knows best, and it's probably not useful to confuse the public with questions and other narratives. The press are actually part of the "enemy within".
I'm good with this. (A) The white house press corp is no longer composed of critical thinkers seeking relevant answers, (B) the press briefing is a waste of everyone's time, and (C) now they can't complain when we boot Fox, Newsmax, Politico, and other disinformation factories.
Was she wearing the telltale christian nationalist cross? So the WH will now choose a “ handsmaid tale “ media press? Straight out of an autocratic authoritarian government playbook.
Karoline is a stellar example of the competency of this administration. Today she said about an idea “Elon COME up with that idea”. I believe the word should be CAME. I learned that in elementary school.
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Hitler playbook 101
She comes across as a slathering sycophant.
These are the exact tactics Hitler used to rise to power.
https://youtu.be/LS9kcn1Yx0U?si=EITcjLkFRMtQxpU_
#racist #conman
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But too many people on the Left decided it wasn’t important enough to actually vote!
We need truth and transparency, not coverage of their lies.
Sucking up to him for access does not work.
He is a fascist and will come for you in the end.
Look around you press corps.
Read the goddam mood of the country and read some history while you’re at it.
Isolate him.
Stop the Trump administration from killing democracy.Join the civil resistance and save America.
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Sick of watching these corporate sellouts cut their own throats for one last week of ratings.
Traitor Trump wants GOP hypocrites to destroy safety net crushing their own constituents for the benefit of
top 1%$ 4.5 trillion tax cut
Musk destructively deregulates for his own animus
Right wing extremist white supremacist wetdream
Repression
Rage
Outrage
Dictators thrive with ignorant ppl so they attack education
Dictators love you when you don't fight back
Dictators will kill if you let them
They will see that your elderly parents are thrown out of nursing homes
They will kill college protestors, kill dissidents
This doesn't happen without you.
Your subservient reporting so you could hopefully coddle favor with the Administration was all a waste.
You sold yourselves out only to get f*cked at the end.
That's a shame.
We will never rest. We will rise. And we will repeat. We will never give up. We will uphold our right to the Principles of Our Country. We can do this! We WILL DO THIS!
They prize social media stars over journalism. Lies over documented facts = Fascism!
Maybe after a few slammers and some class A drugs- just to make it sound reasonably believable.
He did something similar in 1.0
Yet the Press continued to treat him while he was running as "intelligent"
Again, the Telenovela was more important. You gave him a voice. When you had the power to take it away. Now he takes it from you.
Wake up!
Viktor Orban would applaud Trump's direction:
https://gijn.org/stories/lessons-learned-from-witnessing-viktor-orbans-crackdown-on-the-free-press/
https://ecfr.eu/publication/the-orbanisation-of-america-hungarys-lessons-for-donald-trump/
That solves the problem of pesky awkward questions