Journalists cry First Amendment foul over Trump’s press ban while shrugging at government-imposed oversight of CNN and CBS.

The State’s Assault on Press Freedom the Fourth Estate Ignored | The American Spectator

   . . . "What it’s not? Unconstitutional. Trifling? Sure. Spiteful? Yes. Petty? Definitely. It does not amount to a law abridging the freedom of the press. Not every outlet gets a seat in the White House press room. Conservative outlets understand this better than liberal ones who offered no protest when the Biden, Obama, and Clinton administrations avoided interactions with reporters from conservative outlets." . . .

Trump tells CNN 'You should not be here' as White House ban persists | AP News   . . . "In any case, the tense moment was a stark reminder of how dramatically the bitter conflict between Trump and news outlets whose coverage he objects to as “fake news” has escalated in just a few days." . . .

Abdul El-Sayed Called on Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood To 'Purge the Media and Police' Shortly Before Islamic Government Arrested Reporters for 'Insulting Islam'    "Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed demanded in 2012 that the repressive Muslim Brotherhood "purge" media and police in Egypt after the radical Islamic group seized control of the country. A brutal religious crackdown on the press was soon to follow." . . . What say you, CNN and MSNOW?

Fox News Pulls The Plug As Trump’s Media Ban Takes Unexpected Turn  . . . "The presidential television pool consists of five networks — CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, and Fox News. Each network takes turns serving as “pool chair,” meaning it provides video coverage of presidential events designated as pool events. The networks share the same video feed to conserve resources while maintaining television coverage to all five outlets.

"On Monday morning, Fox News D.C. Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton, who currently serves as the rotating chair of the presidential television pool, informed pool members that coverage 

would be suspended, writing in an email: “This is to advise that, effective today, the TV pool will not be covering events designated as pool coverage of the President.”

“This follows the White House’s position preventing CNN from fulfilling its assigned pool duties. There will be no replacement pool put in place,” Boughton said." . . . 

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