Petty little prick

#WhiteHouse Bans #WallStreetJournal From #PressPool on Trump’s Scotland Trip

#Trump sued the publication last week, accusing it of defamation for an article about his ties to the disgraced former financier #JeffreyEpstein.

#FreePress
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/business/media/trump-scotland-wsj-press-pool.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

White House Bans Wall Street Journal From Press Pool on Trump’s Scotland Trip

The president sued the publication last week, accusing it of defamation for an article about his ties to the disgraced former financier Jeffrey Epstein.

The New York Times

…"The Attorney General must also approve efforts to question or arrest members of the news media," the memo said.

…The #Trump admin has taken an assertive approach in dealing w/the #news #media, including restricting the #AssociatedPress's #access to the White House over its decision to refer to the Gulf of Mexico & taking control of the White House #PressPool, a function previously performed by the White House Correspondents' Association.

#law #FirstAmendment #FreePress #AmericanAutocracy

“…flame…flames on the sides of my face…”

#LyingLiarWhoLies

I watched😵as #Trump LIED on & on & on & on & on…in the Oval Office *presser* today [he has dictated that only friendly aka #propagandist #news outlets are allowed in the WH #PressPool]

🤬claimed that egg prices & grocery prices in general are hugely down.

Actual facts:

The #price of #eggs jumped nearly 6% Feb to March

Yeah that’s data from the #UnitedStates #FederalReserve.

#FactCheck #TrumpLies #economy #inflation #recession

#PressPool - ⌛ 'A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth can put its pants on.'

🪓 As the White House removes wire services from its press pool, we're witnessing truth being deliberately slowed down while propaganda gains a head start.

😨 What is next?

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/15/media/white-house-pool-wire-services-ap-reuters-bloomberg/index.html

The Trump White House is axing the wire service spot from the coverage pool, the latest salvo in its battle with the AP

Instead of restoring access to The Associated Press newswire, as required by a federal judge, the Trump administration is removing the wire position in the daily press corps rotation altogether.

CNN

#GiftArticle

The #Trump admin has handpicked which #news #media outlets can participate in the presidential #PressPool, & on Tues it eliminated a slot reserved for reporters from independent newswires.

In the briefing room, ofcls have made room for a new cohort of more #partisan attendees, like #RightWing podcasters, who ask less-adversarial questions than traditional #journalists.…

#FourthEstate #journalism #democracy #FreePress #propaganda
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/04/15/us/trump-white-house-briefing-room-new-media.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AE8.4daW.lnrzNSfj8uO4&smid=url-share

How the Trump Administration Is Changing the White House Briefing Room

The Trump administration has given more time to “new media” and outlets that are more supportive of the president’s policies.

The New York Times

After officially ousting out lesbian black TV comedianne #AmberRuffin as confirmed host, the thin skinned US President himself is not even expected to attend next weekend’s annual #WhiteHouse correspondents’ dinner.

The #Drumpf admin has been particularly sensitive to negative press, threatening to jail journalists, and even ousting long time #PressPool members, including a ban on the entire #AssociatedPress org from events for continuing centuries of precedence and refering to the #GulfOfMexico instead of the President's preferred term “Gulf of America”.

https://www.krqe.com/news/politics/trump-not-expected-to-attend-white-house-correspondents-dinner/

OMG, with #Trump’s new White House #PressPool policy, where he gets to pick who is in it instead of the White House Correspondents’ Assn who used to decide which reporters rotated through the pool, the questions he is taking are literally beginning with revolting flattery.

Not one asked about #SignalGate

#FourthEstate #journalism #FreePress #democracy

AP Photographer Evan Vucci Who Took Iconic Trump Image Testifies on Ban

'Associated Press photographers are the gold standard.'

PetaPixel
Acosta slams White House announcement that it will decide who is in the press pool.

YouTube