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[fluffydelusions]

Via reuters twitter

JUST IN: White House, speaking about Kansas shooting, says any loss of life is tragic but absurd to link to president's rhetoric

 

[Peccavi]

That's unconstitutional. Legitimately.

Nowhere in the Constitution does it say that the White House has to give out Press Badges to any news outfit that asks. This isn't a fight that will be won in the courts, it'll have to be won in public perception/the voting booths.

 

[Haly]

Choose your own snarky reaction adventure:

1) And gamers will care more about covering up butts than the actual government suppressing news outlets that don't obey their agenda

2) Hey lurking Trump supporters, how do you feel about this literal erosion of the First?

 

[GulAtiCa]

Holy shit.

 

[kIdMuScLe]

Well the media played themselves... going for the high ratings for Donald to now being irrelevant. Dumbasses

 

[Darth Pinche]

It's not really a press briefing at this point anymore, is it?

This makes it clear that Trump's White House wants propaganda meetings only.

 

[Bronx-Man]

Couldn't CNN take this to a federal court? It's a blatant violation of freedom of the press.

 

[Savitar]

Like all fickle small minded dictatorships...

 

[GregLombardi]

This is straight up tyrrany. Remove him/ them from power. Now.

 

[Avixph]

I also would like people to stop thinking Trump is some master planner.

No but the people in his administration like to think that thhey are.

 

[sflufan]

Couldn't CNN take this to a federal court? It's a blatant violation of freedom of the press.

No, it really isn't at all.

 

[Anoregon]

2) Hey lurking Trump supporters, how do you feel about this literal erosion of the First?

It makes liberals mad, so of course it's good. That's the only barometer that matters.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Well the media played themselves... going for the high ratings for Donald to now being irrelevant. Dumbasses

Please.

 

[mreddie]

Via reuters twitter

Oh fucking course.

 

[nintendoman58]

Can they really not take this to the court and sue the pants off them?

 

[Joeku]

It's been one month. One fucking month. If the accelerationism theory is true we'll be landing on those new planets come 2020.

 

[Lord Frieza]

This is literally nazi shit. How can republicans stand by?

Party above country, party above people, party above self

 

[Nerazar]

Via reuters twitter

Jesus Christ. Did they call it a terror attack, though? Because that's the very definition of a terror attack.

 

[Stinkles]

2) Hey lurking Trump supporters, how do you feel about this literal erosion of the First?

"I think we should discuss milo, Joe Rogan and Hillary first"

 

[shadow_shogun]

Don't worry, Jeffrey Lord will weigh in to tell everyone why this is a good thing.

You know, on second thought I do want to hear what his excuse will be and see how Anderson Cooper handles it.

 

[LiK]

I'm listening to CNN on Sirius XM right now. This is fucking stupid. I hope WH backpedals asap cuz now they look even more like facists.

 

[Dishwalla]

Wonder what Ted Turner thinks about Trump continuously picking on his baby, it always seemed like Turner was most proud of starting CNN.

 

[theWB27]

Well the media played themselves... going for the high ratings for Donald to now being irrelevant. Dumbasses

What? You saying they shouldve just went along with everything?

 

[skullmuffins]

so how about that white house correspondents dinner eh

 

[ahoyhoy]

Couldn't CNN take this to a federal court? It's a blatant violation of freedom of the press.

No its not. They can still report on what Trump is saying and doing, they just might not be allowed into the press briefing room.

Basically it boils down to: does CNN have a Constitutional right to attend every press briefing forever?

 

[Pai Pai Master]

Via reuters twitter

Fuck this. Trump his racist motherfucking people are responsible for their words

 

[Got]

Choose your own snarky reaction adventure:


2) Hey lurking Trump supporters, how do you feel about this literal erosion of the First?

As long as the dumb cunts can keep their guns to shoot minorities, the constitution works fine.

 

[Drencrom]

Silencing the free press like an actual dictator, isn't this illegal?

 

[Lord Frieza]

"I think we should discuss milo, Joe Rogan and Hillary first"

They sure don't seem to be wanting to talk about Milo much now, though, huh?

 

[mnz]

Uhm, other countries are getting sanctions for fucking with the press like this

 

[Ithil]

Via reuters twitter

Avoiding any blame of course.

 

[ClosingADoor]

What? You saying they shouldve just went along with everything?

They gave Trump his platform during the primaries, which looking back might not have been the best thing. They shouldn't have gone along with Trump and holding back during that and the election.

 

[Krakatoa]

On the plus side at least this will push CNN to go all out now.

 

[MikeHaggar]

I just want this to be over. Like now. Can the Intelligence Community please find something big in regards to the ties to Russia so this guy can be impeached already? This can't go on for four years...

 

[UberTag]

Fuck this. Trump his racist motherfucking people are responsible for their words

As far as they're concerned, they are responsible for nothing and will never be held accountable no matter how many white evangelical racists take "justice" into their own hands to make America great again.

 

[Tovarisc]

https://twitter.com/ddiamond/status/835205443861549056
https://twitter.com/jdawsey1/status/835206572733304832

 

[Primus]

wellherewego.gif

Now we get to see what the American news media is really made of. Do they go after this, balls to the wall, calling it out for the tinpot dictatorship it is? Or do they roll over and submit, business as usual?

 

[ahoyhoy]

Silencing the free press like an actual dictator, isn't this illegal?

The press is not being silenced. It's more akin to giving them slightly less information to work with.

Still ridiculous though.

 

[sunshine and gasoline]

Silencing the free press like an actual dictator, isn't this illegal?

They aren't being silenced. They can still write whatever they want. They just don't have the access to attend the press briefings anymore.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

so how about that white house correspondents dinner eh

I'm sure there will be an alternative dinner/event on the same night with plenty of top talent.

 

[Log4Girlz]

This is literally nazi shit. How can republicans stand by?

Hahahahaha

 

[Steel]

Can it even still be called a press briefing when the only ones there are breitbart tier outlets?

 

[Lord Frieza]

I'm listening to CNN on Sirius XM right now. This is fucking stupid. I hope WH backpedals asap cuz now they look even more like facists.

It's pretty obvious they don't care.

I just want this to be over. Like now. Can the Intelligence Community please find something big in regards to the ties to Russia so this guy can be impeached already? This can't go on for four years...

It'll still be up to Congress to do anything.

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

so how about that white house correspondents dinner eh

At this rate it'll be a mass execution.

 

[Glix]

What? You saying they shouldve just went along with everything?

No I think they are saying the "both sides" and false equivalencies they did for higher ratings contributed to Easy D being elected.

The idea is (I haven't researched so I don't know how much water it holds) is that to keep up the appearance of "fairness" as to not lose potential trump voting viewers, they would run a bad hil story to balance a bad trump story.

So they would run a story about Manafort and Russia

Then run a story about her emails

Then run a story about tax returns

then run a story about her emails

Then run a story about pussy grabbing

Then run a story about her emails

Giving the email story waaaaaaaaay too much weight and possibly costing Hil the election.

 

[Regulus Tera]

This is straight up unconstitutional.

 

[Loudninja]

https://twitter.com/ddiamond/status/835205443861549056
https://twitter.com/jdawsey1/status/835206572733304832

Good on AP and Time.

 

[Rebel Leader]

At this rate it'll be a mass execution.

Spoiler

the red house correspondents dinner

 

[Dead Prince]

https://twitter.com/ddiamond/status/835205443861549056
https://twitter.com/jdawsey1/status/835206572733304832

he just wants to get people talking about him every week. it's like some cheap thrill.

 

[syko de4d]

wow.... how the hell can this happen in the modern western world? This is super scary... No idea how i would feel if i would live in the US.