And it’s not Jim Acosta!! There are reports that President Trump banned a reporter from his announcement on trade today.
https://twitter.com/abbydphillip/status/1022239844708364289BREAKING: Per @CNN, the White House banned CNN correspondent Kaitlan Collins from today's Rose Garden event because Trump didn't like her questions earlier in the day re. Michael Cohen.
— Caroline Orr (@RVAwonk) July 25, 2018
.@kaitlancollins says she was banned from the Rose Garden event with Trump and Juncker because she asked Trump about the Cohen tape during a spray in the Oval Office.
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) July 25, 2018
Reporter @kaitlancollins says she was summoned by new @WhiteHouse communications director Bill Shine and @PressSec and told because of her pool spray questions she was being reprimanded and wouldn't be permitted to attend the open press event. (This is apparently unprecedented.)
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) July 25, 2018
I couldn’t find the question she asked, so I can’t tell if it’s fair or not. On the one hand, I think this is a bad idea because you don’t want to be open to criticism that you’re trying to manipulate the media. On the other hand, Trump is certainly within his right to do this. But he knows he won’t take it too far – he loves the attention too much…
UPDATE
Brian Stetler posted the questions:
What @KaitlinCollins asked Trump, hours before being “disinvited” from Rose Garden event:
— “Did Michael Cohen betray you, Mr. President?”
— “Are you worried about what is on the other tapes?”
— “Why is Vladimir Putin not accepting your invitation?”https://t.co/i6F39WwaDQ
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) July 25, 2018
I mean those don’t sound too bad or unfair. But I could see why they would anger el presidente.
UPDATE
Here’s more about what Fox News told her:
According to @kaitlancollins, Bill Shine and Sarah Sanders asserted that “we’re not banning your network. Your photographers can still come. Your producers can still come. But you are not invited to the Rose Garden today.”
Well ok then…
MORE UPDATE!!
Fox News just put a firm statement about this with Bret Baier:
"As a member of the white house press pool, FOX stands firmly with CNN on this issue of access" pic.twitter.com/Pv75Cs3a6l
— Salvador Hernandez (@SalHernandez) July 25, 2018
Wow. Trump ain’t gonna like that.
EVEN MORE UPDATE!!
The White House responds.
