…"The Attorney General must also approve efforts to question or arrest members of the news media," the memo said.
…The #Trump admin has taken an assertive approach in dealing w/the #news #media, including restricting the #AssociatedPress's #access to the White House over its decision to refer to the Gulf of Mexico & taking control of the White House #PressPool, a function previously performed by the White House Correspondents' Association.
“…flame…flames on the sides of my face…”
I watched
as #Trump LIED on & on & on & on & on…in the Oval Office *presser* today [he has dictated that only friendly aka #propagandist #news outlets are allowed in the WH #PressPool]
claimed that egg prices & grocery prices in general are hugely down.
Actual facts:
The #price of #eggs jumped nearly 6% Feb to March
Yeah that’s data from the #UnitedStates #FederalReserve.
The #Trump admin has handpicked which #news #media outlets can participate in the presidential #PressPool, & on Tues it eliminated a slot reserved for reporters from independent newswires.
In the briefing room, ofcls have made room for a new cohort of more #partisan attendees, like #RightWing podcasters, who ask less-adversarial questions than traditional #journalists.…
#FourthEstate #journalism #democracy #FreePress #propaganda
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/04/15/us/trump-white-house-briefing-room-new-media.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AE8.4daW.lnrzNSfj8uO4&smid=url-share
After officially ousting out lesbian black TV comedianne #AmberRuffin as confirmed host, the thin skinned US President himself is not even expected to attend next weekend’s annual #WhiteHouse correspondents’ dinner.
The #Drumpf admin has been particularly sensitive to negative press, threatening to jail journalists, and even ousting long time #PressPool members, including a ban on the entire #AssociatedPress org from events for continuing centuries of precedence and refering to the #GulfOfMexico instead of the President's preferred term “Gulf of America”.
https://www.krqe.com/news/politics/trump-not-expected-to-attend-white-house-correspondents-dinner/
OMG, with #Trump’s new White House #PressPool policy, where he gets to pick who is in it instead of the White House Correspondents’ Assn who used to decide which reporters rotated through the pool, the questions he is taking are literally beginning with revolting flattery.
Not one asked about #SignalGate
