# 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:** 8
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/141 "2017-02-26T01:53:05Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Is Alec Baldwin busy that night? That’s…diabolical. I like it. Make it 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 26, 2017, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/142 "2017-02-26T02:10:39Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > For the Trumpistas, “Fake news” is anything at all that makes Dear Leader look like an idiot. Which is really quite a lot at the moment. Aint it quite the shit that Faux news junkies are suddenly most supremely concerned about “fake” news??? ---
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/143 "2017-02-26T03:05:39Z")
> [@FlikTheBlue](#): > > It’s not the job of the press to “represent the people” it’s their job to report the truth. The job of the press is to make money. ---
**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 26, 2017, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/144 "2017-02-26T03:36:56Z")
Removed by me. Thought it was a Pit thread. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/145 "2017-02-26T03:39:07Z")
Along the lines of the press forgetting about the Russia thing, guess what CNN’s lead stories were this morning? Hint…it wasn’t the gaggle. Nor is Pelosi, who was the subject of one of the stories. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/146 "2017-02-26T04:40:29Z")
> [@marshmallow](#): > > The job of the press is to make money. Yes. That’s everybody’s job. Except volunteer firemen. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/147 "2017-02-26T04:52:03Z")
> [@marshmallow](#): > > The job of the press is to make money. > [@CarnalK](#): > > Yes. That’s everybody’s job. I thought making money was the job of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/148 "2017-02-26T05:08:40Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I thought making money was the job of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. I do a better job of making my own money at home. Cheaper, too. ---
**Author:** ![soonerblue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soonerblue/32/3302_2.png) [@soonerblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soonerblue)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/149 "2017-02-26T07:32:41Z")
> [@JackieLikesVariety](#): > > and there isn’t any reason for him to go since he has no sense of humor. Ain’t it the truth … sure sign of a dull mind. I’ve never seen the man hahaha! out loud … only little sneers and snorts. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/150 "2017-02-26T07:38:09Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > I do a better job of making my own money at home. Cheaper, too. What’s your secret? I keep making them too big; I can’t get them to fit in vending machines. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/151 "2017-02-26T07:40:10Z")
CNN keeps showing footage of that time Obama needled Trump that one year the latter was in the audience. ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/152 "2017-02-26T08:04:36Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > For the Trumpistas, “Fake news” is anything at all that makes Dear Leader look like an idiot. Which is really quite a lot at the moment. Yep. “Fake news” is now: most US news networks, pretty much all the international news networks and there’s even been something of a backlash against the one or two Fox news presenters who aren’t quite gushing enough. We’re so close to the point where the only people you can trust are trump + his cronies, and it seems a significant proportion of people will believe that. ---
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/153 "2017-02-26T12:33:50Z")
**President Snowflake** won’t be going to the White House correspondents’ dinner. Little Donny: “I’m not going because all those nasty people will tease me.” :mad: Steve: “Sure. You can just stay home in your own little safe space, and I’ll tell you how special you are. Not everybody can have a sense of humor.” Seriously, I’ve seen 10 year old kids with more emotional maturity than Trump. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/154 "2017-02-26T14:20:35Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > You’re absolutely correct. Trump’s an idiot: there’s a maxim, ‘Never stop your enemy when he’s making a mistake.’ All Trump has to do is sit back, but no, he can’t help but interfere. > > As I said above, Trump’s an idiot. But then again, he’s surprised us all for the past year and more. We must put an end to this particular meme: that Trump _surprised_ us all. It’s not like the orange jackass pried his way through the white house fence with his tiny little hands and muscled his fat ass through the bars to barge his way into the oval office. The _surprise_ is in how many ignorant assholes decided to vote for the irredeemable idiot. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/155 "2017-02-26T14:25:19Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > What is of concern is if this administration is going to change that relationship in a fundamental matter. And they might be trying that very thing–I have no love nor trust for this leadership cabal; all I ask is to see a pattern of actions, not a one-off outrage. > > Is that really too much to ask? No. But, since that was already being done, and you acted like it hadn’t, there is a problem. You even had to rely on faulty information to defend your position earlier. And you had to act like we were all getting upset over something not all that important. Every report on this explains how this is unprecedented and how it reflects on Trump’s unprecedented attacks on the press. They mention his statements about the press being the enemy of America. They mention him branding all negative press as “fake news.” Getting angry as things are getting worse is normal. Reserving our anger for only after things have gotten a certain level worse is not useful. Anger is what motivates. A lack of anger means we’ll let Trump get away with things. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/156 "2017-02-26T14:49:30Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > What’s your secret? I keep making them too big; I can’t get them to fit in vending machines. Measure twice, cut once. And Trump isn’t on a bill yet. ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/157 "2017-02-26T16:17:26Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > I do a better job of making my own money at home. Cheaper, too. 😃 > [@](#): > > CNN keeps showing footage of that time Obama needled Trump that one year the latter was in the audience. I might need to share that clip on FB ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/158 "2017-02-26T17:03:38Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > > [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > > > Is Alec Baldwin busy that night? > > That’s…diabolical. > > I like it. Make it so. [It has been suggested](http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/321204-zach-braff-suggests-alec-baldwin-fill-in-for-trump-at-wh). 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/159 "2017-02-26T20:07:46Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > [It has been suggested](http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/321204-zach-braff-suggests-alec-baldwin-fill-in-for-trump-at-wh). 😃 Seconded!! ---
**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 26, 2017, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673/160 "2017-02-26T20:56:00Z")
> [@soonerblue](#): > > Ain’t it the truth … sure sign of a dull mind. I’ve never seen the man hahaha! out loud … only little sneers and snorts. And those sneers and snorts are likely to have been ‘vindictive pleasure’—rather than genuine amusement at wordplay or incongruity or the other main sources of humor. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-bans-cnn-and-nyt-from-press-briefing/780673.md?page=9)