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MineralMan

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7. He'll use all sorts of methods.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Tue Nov 22, 2016, 05:17 PM

Nov 2016

First, he'll block offending journalists from the White House Press Pool, and give credentials to bogus media on the right to replace those blocked from White House events. He'll stop giving White House press conferences or never start giving them. Instead, he'll reward loyal news people with exclusive interviews.

The White House can cut off the press's sources of news quite easily. He can starve the press out if he chooses. I suspect he will so choose.

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The reason Trump "attacked" the media? [View all] kentuck Nov 2016 OP

No doubt. This emperor wants NO ONE to comment on his clothing... Raster Nov 2016 #1

Or his double chin... kentuck Nov 2016 #2

or his ridiculous hair, or his ridiculous make-up or his profound lack of basic knowledge Fast Walker 52 Nov 2016 #5

Agree with the setting of the ground rules. Wellstone ruled Nov 2016 #3

Net neutrality will be the equivilant of a nationalized press randr Nov 2016 #6

We will know the Wellstone ruled Nov 2016 #12

He is shoreing up the mistrust his minions have to the press randr Nov 2016 #4

He'll use all sorts of methods. MineralMan Nov 2016 #7

I'm Done With The Media SoCalMusicLover Nov 2016 #8

He takes a page out of Putin's book. Silence your critiques. AgadorSparticus Nov 2016 #9

The free press has to stand like steel. kentuck Nov 2016 #14

Well, he's got the Nazi's, the FBI and wall street in his corner elmac Nov 2016 #10

We have to hope beyond hope that there will appear some actual journalists Ligyron Nov 2016 #11

Not hard to do when the press has the collective backbone of a jellyfish world wide wally Nov 2016 #13

I sincerely hope Nac Mac Feegle Nov 2016 #15