Pence blocking CNN from his briefings is straight out of Fascism 101

[gratuitous]

11. Dear CNN

I offer this suggestion to you free of charge (and worth it!):

"As you may have heard, Vice President Mike Pence has forbidden us to talk to Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx. Having lost access to two of the leading medical practitioners in this pandemic is unfortunate, but the baggage attendant to that access has become far too burdensome. The administration lies and misleads with reckless abandon, and for every tidbit of useful, factual information offered by Drs. Fauci or Birx, there was a truckload of useless speculation and practicing of medicine by non-medical persons, including President Trump. We do not count this as a loss. In the meantime, we will continue to cultivate and air sources of medical expertise who will give you, our audience, factual information and analysis during this uncertain time."