Trump shares ‘double standard’ claim over journalists’ communications
Trump amplified a Just the News claim that coverage of White House press restrictions and journalists’ communications shows a double standard.
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Trump amplified a Just the News claim that coverage of White House press restrictions and journalists’ communications shows a double standard.
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Fox News is among dozens of media organisations backing a legal submission opposing the exclusion of CNN, MS NOW and Politico. Their shared concern is access to government, regardless of editorial differences.
The White House must restore the revoked press passes for fourteen days. Judge Timothy Kelly intervened on procedural grounds. CNN reports that some employees were still denied entry on Thursday morning despite the order.
The administration defends the exclusion of CNN, MS NOW and Politico by citing sensitive information. Judge Timothy Kelly finds insufficient support in the current record for a link between their press passes and the alleged security risk.
After the hearing, the judge said the prescribed process for revoking the press passes did not appear to have been followed, but issued no ruling. The shared television pool remains suspended, while about fifty organisations support the plaintiffs through an amicus brief.
According to the administration, the official White House app topped Apple’s news category and was in the overall top 20 on 22 September. That does not in itself prove that users are turning their backs on other news media.