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You are wrong about White House press access; the current President has been far more open and accessible than his predecessor.

scrollaway 8y ago
https://apnews.com/f29a23df19214466b226e2cbdec78cbd https://apnews.com/f29a23df19214466b226e2cbdec78cbd - AP (As neutral as it gets) - White House press conferences grow rare https://apnews.com/0a029f0bf678452aa89facb6dfba5f25 https://apnews.com/0a029f0bf678452aa89facb6dfba5f25 - AP - WH restricts AP, Reuters, Bloomberg for KJU summit http://time.com/5270968/donald-trump-reporters-credentials-media/ http://time.com/5270968/donald-trump-reporters-credentials-m... - TIME, Donald Trump threatens taking away reporter credentials https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/09/donald-trump-take-away-press-credentials-tweet-fake-news https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/09/donald-trump... - The Guardian - White House won't rule out banning press for 'negative' coverage Just a couple of examples of what white house press feels like under the Trump era. Talk to me more about "his predecessor". Edit: Today's bonus article on freedom of speech, press, and assembly: https://outline.com/3TKY5M https://outline.com/3TKY5M - CNN - DOJ demands Facebook information from 'anti-administration activists'. There's like one of these every day at least. So, you know, I don't believe you.
- wrs 8y ago
  To be fair, thanks to Twitter we do have much more access than before to his unfiltered stream of consciousness at 3AM.
  - scrollaway 8y ago
    For what it's worth, I think that is one of the very, very, very few good things that will come out of that presidency. We'll see what future presidents make of it, but I have hope that in the long run it leads to increased transparency. Of course, other checks are being removed left and right, so I don't think it evens out in the case of the Trump admin.
    - wrs 8y ago
      I don’t think this kind of “transparency” is a good thing for any president. It is far better for the head of government to make considered, careful, well-timed statements with the benefit of staff research. You know, like normal governments have always worked...

scrollaway 8y ago

https://apnews.com/f29a23df19214466b226e2cbdec78cbd https://apnews.com/f29a23df19214466b226e2cbdec78cbd - AP (As neutral as it gets) - White House press conferences grow rare https://apnews.com/0a029f0bf678452aa89facb6dfba5f25 https://apnews.com/0a029f0bf678452aa89facb6dfba5f25 - AP - WH restricts AP, Reuters, Bloomberg for KJU summit http://time.com/5270968/donald-trump-reporters-credentials-media/ http://time.com/5270968/donald-trump-reporters-credentials-m... - TIME, Donald Trump threatens taking away reporter credentials https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/09/donald-trump-take-away-press-credentials-tweet-fake-news https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/09/donald-trump... - The Guardian - White House won't rule out banning press for 'negative' coverage Just a couple of examples of what white house press feels like under the Trump era. Talk to me more about "his predecessor". Edit: Today's bonus article on freedom of speech, press, and assembly: https://outline.com/3TKY5M https://outline.com/3TKY5M - CNN - DOJ demands Facebook information from 'anti-administration activists'. There's like one of these every day at least. So, you know, I don't believe you.

wrs 8y ago
To be fair, thanks to Twitter we do have much more access than before to his unfiltered stream of consciousness at 3AM.
- scrollaway 8y ago
  For what it's worth, I think that is one of the very, very, very few good things that will come out of that presidency. We'll see what future presidents make of it, but I have hope that in the long run it leads to increased transparency. Of course, other checks are being removed left and right, so I don't think it evens out in the case of the Trump admin.
  - wrs 8y ago
    I don’t think this kind of “transparency” is a good thing for any president. It is far better for the head of government to make considered, careful, well-timed statements with the benefit of staff research. You know, like normal governments have always worked...