# Trump bans CNN and NYT from press briefing. **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [February 24, 2017, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673 "2017-02-24T22:13:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/1 "2017-02-24T22:13:07Z")
[https://www.google.com/amp/www.refinery29.com/amp/2017/02/142579/trump-ban-media-outlets-new-york-times-cnn-press-gaggle](https://www.google.com/amp/www.refinery29.com/amp/2017/02/142579/trump-ban-media-outlets-new-york-times-cnn-press-gaggle) Trump keeps outdoing himself with his actions. I don’t see this whole “the press is an enemy of the people” thing ending well. Unfortunately, I think that the mainstream press will continue to get the short end of the streak (yes, I’m becoming more pessimistic as each day goes by). The quote that the mainstream press “doesn’t represent the people” is especially disturbing. It’s not the job of the press to “represent the people” it’s their job to report the truth. It’s obvious why Trump is doing this, what I don’t get is why Trump supporters eat this stuff up. What do you all think? ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/2 "2017-02-24T22:17:39Z")
At some point, he’ll realize that 26% of eligible voters may not get him re-elected. That point is not today. ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/3 "2017-02-24T22:34:10Z")
> [@Chisquirrel](#): > > At some point, he’ll realize that 26% of eligible voters may not get him re-elected. That point is not today. 26% would be enough in a low turnout election if half the eligible voters stay home ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/4 "2017-02-24T22:44:05Z")
Rant. Pit. ---
**Author:** ![up\_the\_junction](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f1d935/32.png) [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/5 "2017-02-24T22:49:31Z")
Simple intimidation and bullying. GWB did something similar. Not sure the Head of State should be engaged in this given you know, the right to free speech, freedom of the press, etc. Must be something to do with that thar fake news … ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/6 "2017-02-24T22:50:17Z")
> [@FlikTheBlue](#): > > 26% would be enough in a low turnout election if half the eligible voters stay home ☹ The whole Resist/Indivisible movement is about making sure that _all_ eligible voters on the left turn out, damn it. So far I’m optimistic that this may have legs. A LOT of people who used to make excuses are getting involved. And one thing about humans: once we make an investment (of time and energy) we have a powerful incentive to keep it going. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/7 "2017-02-24T22:52:53Z")
It was Spicer, not Trump, but six of one … ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/8 "2017-02-24T22:56:34Z")
> [@up\_the\_junction](#): > > GWB did something similar. Admittedly my memory is far from the best on the planet, so I’ll ask: What was it Bush did that was similar & could you provide a cite please? ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/9 "2017-02-24T22:57:38Z")
This is extremely scary. This is how dictatorships begin. And still there are some (many?) who fawn at the Donald altar… What the fuck has happened in this world? It seems that the message to Never Forget has indeed been forgotten. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/10 "2017-02-24T22:57:43Z")
Why the hell is this in the Pit when it’s [a major news story](http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/white-house-journalists-blocked-1.3998436)? [All over the world?](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/24/media-blocked-white-house-briefing-sean-spicer) ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/11 "2017-02-24T22:59:07Z")
Yeah, I’m not seeing “rant” in what is a factual news story. Surely Great Debates would have been a more appropriate destination. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/12 "2017-02-24T23:03:48Z")
Anticipation of ranting about to appear? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/13 "2017-02-24T23:05:29Z")
Bad. Very, very bad. Any chance the other news outlets will boycott in solidarity? I sure hope so. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/14 "2017-02-24T23:06:15Z")
If the asshole Trump bastard fucks think that this is a good way to keep the press from digging, looking, and publishing, then they are stupider than even I had believed. What utter dumb fucks! ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/15 "2017-02-24T23:07:55Z")
This is not a rant and shouldn’t be in the pit where the usual suspects will just turn it into a “the snowflakes are crying again” shit show. I would like to be able to follow an actual discussion about this. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/16 "2017-02-24T23:08:57Z")
> [@FlikTheBlue](#): > > It’s not the job of the press to “represent the people” it’s their job to report the truth. It’s obvious why Trump is doing this, what I don’t get is why Trump supporters eat this stuff up. What do you all think? Because the particular parts of the press that are being criticized and now shut out are the ones that don’t pander to their views, who don’t spoon-feed them stuff that they already agree with, and that actually expect them to think for themselves. Trump supporters (now that he is in office and is showing his unvarnished self) are by definition not interested in hearing objective reporting that conflicts with their own pre-conceptions. Not that hard to understand, really. What I don’t understand is why all reputable news organizations are not boycotting these press briefings until this ban is rescinded. ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/17 "2017-02-24T23:10:39Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > It was Spicer, not Trump, but six of one … I doubt that Spicer did this on his own without any direction from Trump. ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/18 "2017-02-24T23:17:13Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Because the particular parts of the press that are being criticized and now shut out are the ones that don’t pander to their views, who don’t spoon-feed them stuff that they already agree with, and that actually expect them to think for themselves. Trump supporters (now that he is in office and is showing his unvarnished self) are by definition not interested in hearing objective reporting that conflicts with their own pre-conceptions. > > Not that hard to understand, really. > > What I don’t understand is why all reputable news organizations are not boycotting these press briefings until this ban is rescinded. I suppose I didn’t realize that that many conservatives have basically become like ostriches sticking their heads in the sand. I wonder if they genuinely believe this will turn out well. The alt right can defeat Hillary Clinton and the Democrats, but they can’t defeat reality. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/19 "2017-02-24T23:18:37Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > Why the hell is this in the Pit when it’s [a major news story](http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/white-house-journalists-blocked-1.3998436)? > > [All over the world?](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/24/media-blocked-white-house-briefing-sean-spicer) > [@Sherrerd](#): > > Yeah, I’m not seeing “rant” in what is a factual news story. Surely Great Debates would have been a more appropriate destination. Yes, it’s a major news story being reported by multiple, independent sources all over the world. If only there was some way to convince Republicans that it actually happened. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/20 "2017-02-24T23:20:00Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Yeah, I’m not seeing “rant” in what is a factual news story. Surely Great Debates would have been a more appropriate destination. > [@FloatyGimpy](#): > > This is not a rant and shouldn’t be in the pit where the usual suspects will just turn it into a “the snowflakes are crying again” shit show. I would like to be able to follow an actual discussion about this. Besides, [a rant is already here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=20024118#post20024118). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673.md?page=2)