US President, Donald Trump have really beaten more than he can chew this time as he barred New York Times, CNN and other media outfits from attending Friday White House briefing, citing an escalation in the relationship between the media and the young Trump administration.

Trump has been attacking the US media, deriding them as purveyors of ‘fake news’, ‘dishonest media’ and so on and had disputed several accounts published by the media since he was sworn in on 20th January, 2017.

Not trusting how they would treat his story, Trump last week addressed a rally in Florida. Just today, Trump in Twitter posts blasted the FBI for not tracing the source of a leak of his administration’s links to Russia. The story was published by CNN on Thursday. According to a report by Daily Beast, journalists have expressed outrage at today’s unusual move by the White House.

The Associated Press and Time magazine reportedly boycotted the briefing as a result of the ban of NYT and CNN. White House spokesman, Spicer reportedly allowed sympathetic outlets into the gaggle—an informal question-and-answer session between a press secretary and journalists—including the Washington Times, Breitbart, all Republican and conservative organs and One America News Network.

Jeff Mason, the president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, said the consortium of reporters will “strongly protest” the move and further discuss it with White House press staffers. “This is an unacceptable development by the Trump White House,” CNN said in a statement.:

“Apparently this is how they retaliate when you report facts they don’t like. We’ll keep reporting regardless.”

Dean Baquet, executive editor of The New York Times, issued a similar statement:

“Nothing like this has ever happened at the White House in our long history of covering multiple administrations of different parties. We strongly protest the exclusion of The New York Times and the other news organisations. Free media access to a transparent government is obviously of crucial national interest.”

Earlier today, Trump had said he was not against the American media. In a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland, Trump said in spite of his criticism of certain U.S. media organisations, he is not against the fourth estate of the realm.

In Trumps words:

“I’m not against the press; I don’t mind bad stories if I deserve them and I tell you, I love good stories, but we won’t. I don’t get too many of them. “They are very dishonest people; in fact, in covering my comments, the dishonest media did not explain that I called the fake news the enemy of the people – the fake news.

“They dropped off the word ‘fake’ and all of the sudden, the story became, the media is the enemy; they take the word ‘fake’ out, and now I’m saying, oh, no, this is no good. But that’s the way they are. So I’m not against the media.

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what is happening to America?

Ok

Purveyors of fake news seems buhari trump call is covered by that statement! Hey dont give me that white house confirmation story why dont white house also confirm the south africa's call

Those purveyors of "FAKE NEWS" has been on Trumps jugular before and after the establishment lost the elections.

They made themselves intentionally bereft of constructive criticism of the new government.

They are just a bunch 'PHD' sissy losers apologists.

Fake news Donald (Look at what's happening in Sweden last night ) accuses the media of fake news? Oh the irony!

Donald, you promised to release your tax returns? Where are they? LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE!

exlinkleads:
what is happening to America?

It's becoming Russia.

Mr "grab them by the pussy" can't handle a lil media criticism... How telling

Anyone who supports the move yet shout blue murder when DSS invades newspapers is a fucking hypocrite

Mindfulness:

It's becoming Russia.

Don't even dare compare President Putin to trump.
Trump is Putin's bitch anyday anytime

Outofsync:


Don't even dare compare President Putin to trump.

Trump is Putin's bitch anyday anytime