White House bans CNN reporter from press conference

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(07-27-2018, 03:33 PM)PhilHos Wrote: Watch the press conference.
Ask representatives the question(s) through any and all means available to them.
Ask someone else going to the press conference to try to ask the questions.
Of course, this operates under the assumption that the person they're asking will actually answer the questions.


I agree. However, telling one person they're not allowed to one press conference is not the same as dictating which questions are being asked. We're not talking about the White House banning all CNN reporters or giving out a list of acceptable questions that can be asked and will be answered.

I think telling people they are banned from attending events open to the press if they ask questions you do not like is nearly the same as telling the press what questions can be asked. 

I know their excuse is she shouted out questions unrelated to the event she was at, but we're not morons. We know that shouting out questions and hoping for a response is 90% of what reporters do at every single event like this.