I’m not a fan of newspapers allowing their platforms to be used by federal officeholders for announcements. RFKJr has a much larger and better platform for this

I’m not a fan of newspapers allowing their platforms to be used by federal officeholders for announcements. RFKJr has a much larger and better platform for this as a high-ranking member of the federal government. There’s no reason for him not to issue a release through the WH for this. Doing it through a paper just feels like the press is in bed with the government (ironically, given the content of this article). I’m okay with federal officeholders selling ideas in newspapers like Obama did with Obamacare. He didn’t receive special treatment - just another voice in the marketplace of ideas. It’s just the announcement exclusives that feel wrong.