White House staff just came into the briefing room and informed the print pooler that they...

[demmiblue]

White House staff just came into the briefing room and informed the print pooler that they want them to swap seats w CNN. That would move CNN to the back row from the front. @whca made these seat assignments not staff

Pooler @chrisjohnson82 said he would not move unless he heard from the @whca. WH staffer threatened to have Secret Service enforce the swap. WHCA board members ran back into the press office to discuss

I am not going to participate in a briefing if the White House moves reporters from their assigned seats.

Link to tweet

[Iliyah]

1. uGH . . .

[underpants]

2. I'm surprised OAN isn't being moved to the front

But then Trump would get distracted

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

38. Wait until tomorrow.

If they get away with this move, they'll rearrange the entire briefing room to suit Fat Donnie.

[demmiblue]

3. Update (and starting):

Link to tweet

[DURHAM D]

4. Okay - everyone should leave and turn off the cameras. nt

[sfstaxprep]

5. Yeah, That's Not Gonna Happen

They drool over his every insult. I'm kind of surprised they don't wear "Kick Me" signs on their backs.

[DURHAM D]

6. Hmmh...so you are a press hater.

Noted.

[sfstaxprep]

9. I Think The Media Is Complacent

Day after day, he stands up there and insults them. Different ones each day. I watch video and the media just sit there and say nothing. They don't fight back, and tell him that he's a Fucking Moron for suggesting disinfectants & bleach to prevent the Virus.

They're all basically looking out for themselves. They just want the privilege of being in the room with him, and being able to cover the news conferences. Just once.....ONCE.....I'd like to see one of them get in a vicious battle with him, rather than sitting back and letting him attack, attack, attack. He gets off on it every time.

[tenisfin]

27. I totally agree with you

and find it beyond painful to watch the press take his insults. I totally understand that they must stay professional in their behavior but they could simply watch how Pelosi trolls him without appearing to do so! I think of her sarcastic applause for him as an example. If Cheeto insulted me in the press room, I would give him the biggest shit-eating grin I could muster or pre-arrange for a colleague to silently (but visibly) giggle or laugh while seeming to communicate with them. He would think he was being laughed at in public and his head would explode!

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

40. Once he blows up at you, just grin and give him a big thumb's up.

He loves the thumb's up gesture when it's him doing it. He even did it with the doctors and nurses who treated the victims of the Las Vegas shooting. Giving him the same treatment would be like flipping the bird. "Gotcha!" is how he'll interpret it.

[Grasswire2]

16. yes, so noted by me as well. nt

[Hekate]

31. I'm getting really sick of seeing this on DU myself.

Thanks

[malaise]

7. All the press should leave

right now

[jayfish]

8. CNN Is In The Front Row.

Lo f`in l.

[demmiblue]

10. No idea what your point is. n/t

[jayfish]

11. My Fault.

I meant the 3-year old didn't get his way.

[demmiblue]

12. ...

[jayfish]

13. Not That I'm Any Great Communicator But;...

mobile devices suck for this.

[demmiblue]

17. I know, right?

My phone has learned some really strange spellings for the most basic of words. I'm sure it is my fault, but...

[unc70]

14. So no questions from any of you

Who do the WHCA think they are? You might be able to sit where you want, but I don't have to answer your questions.

[jayfish]

15. I Wonder If The Brevity Has Anything To Do With This. -NT-

[grantcart]

21. I am guessing it had to do with Trump's China debt

Didn't want to face that question

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

41. Is it a personal debt? Any chance of an enforcer coming to collect it?

The image of Fat Donnie with broken knees pleases me for some perverted reason.

[grantcart]

42. Widely reported, Trump organization

[mahatmakanejeeves]

18. @VP was barely done talking when the President turned and walked out of the briefing room.

.
@VP
was barely done talking when the President turned and walked out of the briefing room.

He didn’t take a single question.

Link to tweet

[IcyPeas]

20. why doesn't he just leave and let

pence and the other guy take questions. no one needs him there.

[stage left]

22. Trump

the definition of a non-essential worker

[Bernardo de La Paz]

24. Zing! You nailed it. . . . nt

[tavernier]

26. I guess he wasn't feeling sarcastic tonight.

[erronis]

30. Don't get catty, now....

[Grasswire2]

19. WHCA ceded credentialing authority for press to WH decades ago.

And THAT was a huge mistake, allowing a corrupt president to politicize the dissemination of news and plant stooges and shills at will.

Reporters covering Congress have access codified in Senate rules.

WH reporters have no such protections.

WHCA needs to flex muscle at every opportunity.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

23. I don't believe the Secret Service would enforce such a swap. It's not a security issue. . . . nt

[tavernier]

25. That's what I was thinking.

Why would they attempt to get into a pissing contest with anyone? That’s not their job

[warmfeet]

28. This fascist needs to go,

and go now. What will it take? Many here seem to be confident that the November election will set things right. I am not nearly so certain.

[Sloumeau]

29. This is important to remember:

[link:https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-receives-front-row-seat-in-white-house-briefing-room|]

Fox News Receives Front-Row Seat in White House Briefing Room

The White House Correspondents’ Association on Sunday announced that Fox News will get a coveted front-row seat in the White House briefing room.

The Associated Press will take Helen Thomas' old seat, while Fox News will now occupy AP's former seat. NPR and Bloomberg also applied for the position.

"It was a very difficult decision," the White House Correspondents' Association said in a statement. "The board received requests from Bloomberg and NPR in addition to Fox for relocation to the front row and felt all three made compelling cases. But the board ultimately was persuaded by Fox's length of service and commitment to the White House television pool."

Fox News' vice president of news and Washington managing editor Bill Sammon said in a statement: "We are pleased with the decision of the White House Correspondents’ Association and look forward to working with our colleagues in the front row and the rest of the James S. Brady briefing room."

Thomas, who worked most recently as a columnist for Hearst Corporation, abruptly resigned her seat in early June following an uproar over comments she made about Jews in Israel. She was filmed saying Jews should “get the hell out of Palestine” and suggested they go instead to Germany, Poland and the United States. Thomas apologized and later resigned.

Thomas had covered every president since Dwight Eisenhower. She is approaching her 90th birthday.

Fox News White House Correspondent Major Garrett previously sat directly behind Thomas in the second row. Other news outlets represented in the front row are: NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, Reuters and the Associated Press.

Fox News, which is a propaganda organization, was moved to the first row when a seat opened up. Now, the Trump organization apparently wants to move CNN to the last row because Trump is little baby that cannot handle criticism.

[spanone]

32. an administration with assholes from top to bottom

[Captain Zero]

37. and they have asshole voters from top to bottom also

nt

[vlyons]

33. Why don't they all just F'ing walk out?

C'mon. WH briefings are a complete farce. It's time for the legitimate and semi-legitimate media to go on strike against this charade.

[mountain grammy]

34. Putin would just have the reporter shot.

We’ll get there.

[Thekaspervote]

35. Please press core, haven't you had enough?... quit attending his bullshit pressers

[niyad]

36. The toddler tyrant strikes again, poor widdle orange snowflake.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

39. All the press should pull the plug on Loser Donald. He needs them; we don't need him.