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Title: White House Pulls CNN's Jim Acosta's Media Credentials
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URL Source: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018 ... -jim-acostas-media-credentials
Published: Nov 7, 2018
Author: Tyler Durden
Post Date: 2018-11-07 22:32:06 by Horse
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Views: 191
Comments: 10
Following the disturbing behavior in this morning's White House press conference, when a journalist from CNN refused to hand his mic back to a White House aide... White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders announced that CNN's Jim Acosta has had his media credentials pulled: "President Trump believes in a free press and expects and welcomes tough questions of him and his Administration. We will, however, never tolerate a reporter placing his hands on a young woman just trying to do her job as a White House intern... This conduct is absolutely unacceptable. It is also completely disrespectful to the reporter’s colleagues not to allow them an opportunity to ask a question. President Trump has given the press more access than any President in history. " Sanders continued: "Contrary to CNN’s assertions there is no greater demonstration of the President’s support for a free press than the event he held today. Only they would attack the President for not supporting a free press in the midst of him taking 68 questions from 35 different reporters over the course of 1.5 hours including several from the reporter in question. The fact that CNN is proud of the way their employee behaved is not only disgusting, it‘s an example of their outrageous disregard for everyone, including young women, who work in this Administration. As a result of today’s incident, the White House is suspending the hard pass of the reporter involved until further notice." And Acosta has just confirmed it via tweet... "I’ve just been denied entrance to the WH. Secret Service just informed me I cannot enter the WH grounds for my 8pm hit" Shortly after the press briefing debacle, Rawstory reports that CNN President Jeff Zucker attempted to rally the network’s reporters... “I want you to know that we have your backs,” Zucker said a memo to employees that was obtained by The Hollywood Reporter. “That this organization believes fiercely in the protections granted to us by the First Amendment, and we will defend them, and you, vigorously, every time.” Although not even CNN probably expected this level of escalation. Which is why we wonder, how long before a) the rest of the press corps boycotts the White House briefings, and b) the hashtag #BringBackAcosta starts trending? 
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#7. To: Horse (#0)
Having a press pass for the White House is a privilege and is something that can be revoked at any time. The First Amendment does not apply to private scenarios. Publishing a newspaper or other periodical is within the scope of the Amendment. Do some research on Supreme Court cases and you will see this is true. ;)
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