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cab67

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5. Something like this happened early in the Obama administration, but it ended very quickly.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Jan 11, 2017, 02:55 PM

Jan 2017

It became apparent that Fox wasn't going to get called upon at press conferences, or at least not very frequently.

The other networks - including CNN - made it clear that if Fox was going to be shunned, they'd have no part in the press conferences.

Fox owes CNN one.

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Trump Refuses To Let CNN Ask Question At Press Conference [View all] DonViejo Jan 2017 OP

Remove this freak from office immediately impeachtrumpquick Jan 2017 #1

this is how fascist own the press elmac Jan 2017 #2

OMGAWD!!!!!! a kennedy Jan 2017 #3

Expect more of this kind of thing...for the next four years... yuiyoshida Jan 2017 #4

Something like this happened early in the Obama administration, but it ended very quickly. cab67 Jan 2017 #5

Why didn't the next "reporter" that he called on defer the question turbinetree Jan 2017 #6