Venting about press, Trump has repeatedly sought to ban reporters over questions

[demmiblue]

Source: WaPo

President Trump has sought repeatedly to punish journalists for the way they ask him questions, directing White House staff to ban those reporters from covering official events or to revoke their press credentials, according to several current and former administration officials.

At various moments throughout his presidency, Trump has vented angrily to aides about what he considers disrespectful behavior and impertinent questions from reporters in the Oval Office and in other venues. He has also asked that retaliatory action be taken against them.

“These people shouting questions are the worst,” Trump has said, according to a current official. “Why do we have them in here?”

Until this week, the officials said, Trump’s senior aides have resisted carrying out his directives. They convinced him that moves to restrict media access could backfire and further strain the White House’s fraught relationship with the press corps, whose members the president routinely derides as “fake news” and “dishonest people.”

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[sandensea]

1. Like the good despot he is.

[Solly Mack]

2. Piece of garbage

[Mc Mike]

3. The powers of the president are very substantial,

and will not be questioned.

At least, that's what some pencil necked nazi geek in the shitler admin said one time.

[oberliner]

4. Why was Kaitlan Collins the one who got the boot, rather than Acosta or Ryan?

[DBoon]

8. "some people say little girls should be seen but not heard"

[oberliner]

10. April Ryan is also female

[notdarkyet]

13. I think they all should quit and the wh can send them an email. Trump wants people who take

His word and don’t ask questions. Also to be abused by shs.

[pecosbob]

5. You forget yourself, schmuck...

You are not those reporters' boss...you are not the other White House employees' boss...you are not our boss. YOU are the employee. You thought you could operate like you do at your snake-oil sales company; threaten, coerce, and bribe your way out of all your problems.

You thought all this was a lark...you'd run for office and you could get a few more money laundries in the Middle East and Russia...maybe even Malaysia. Well now, has it sunk in that the office or president doesn't mean being boss of all America? It just means you're the head toilet cleaner drawing a paycheck like every other schmuck.

Now we're going to see your taxes, you stupid f*ck. Now we're going to see evidence of all your playing fast and loose with the rules and the law and all the money-laundering. All you had to do was stay in NY and shut the f*ck up, but no...you wanted to be a big shot. Now you'll spend the rest of your life in court or in jail...probably right along side most of your family.

[Doitnow]

14. And I might add, Just because your mommy and daddy told you you always could have anything you

want, doesn't mean you will. Face it, they LIED to you. How does it feel to be LIED to? Betrayed? Well, that's how we, the public, feel having you as president. And it stinks!!!!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

6. Such a snowflake

[bucolic_frolic]

7. But Trump tweets are fresh air on a spring day, right?

Am I right? HE should be allowed to denigrate everything he sees to puff himself up, so he can use the puffery to tear everyone down who disagrees with him

[Roy Rolling]

9. Uplifting

Reporters have struck a nerve. Drip, drip, drip. It's encouraging to me that there's friction there, and that dedicated journalists just doing their jobs are able to annoy a propagandist. Reporters can do this for months, Trump better get used to it. Reporters are career professionals with unwavering ethics, the POTUS is a washed-up reality TV actor masquerading as president.

Someone said about Trump, "Does it hurt for him to take a shower with such thin skin?"

[RockRaven]

11. Not only can Trump not handle the truth, he can't handle a question with a truthful premise.

What a disgrace. People that support this guy are pathetic.

[SunSeeker]

12. Aaaw. Shitler hates a basic part of his job. He should quit.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

15. What if no press showed up at a Trump event?

If a sociopathic psychopath screams racist crap into an empty room, does he eventually explode in frustration?

[forgotmylogin]

17. That's probably his goal.

The less questions they have to answer about their misdeeds, the better.

[duforsure]

16. As long as trump

Is allowed to continue his promotion of Joseph Goebbels propaganda strategy onto the public by attacking free speech , and the free press, and many other groups , it will put many in jeopardy of losing the truth , and instead being conned into believing his false reality , and that he's to always be believed when faced with the truth. This is why he has 30% of the American people believing his propaganda. It worked for him and Hitler and trumps and putin are using these tactics. Their propaganda won't work as much if they don't attack the truth, their biggest enemy.

[Elwood P Dowd]

18. From Germany.....

[Maxheader]

19. "Why do we have them in here?"

I'll tell you why you silly bastard...Its called a democracy, its call
freedom of the press. Its called feedback from our elected officials.

[RussBLib]

20. I cringe when I hear shouted questions

And frankly, the questions are usually pretty lame.

How about yelling, "Mr. President, why do you lie about every single fucking thing!?"

Ok, leave out the "fucking".

Or, "Mr. President, why do you have to be such a DICK about everything!?"

[Beartracks]

21. Whiny. Little. Bitch. If you can't stand the heat, get out of the White House. n/t