https://twitter.com/ob1156/status/831227228864315392
During today’s joint presser with Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, Donald Trump took only two questions from reporters — reporters he chose to call on:
The two questions Trump takes at this press conference comes from Sinclair and the Daily Caller
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) February 13, 2017
And other members of the MSM are pretty stunned:
Reporters covering the White House who fail to ask the president about the most pressing news of the day should be ashamed of themselves.
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) February 13, 2017
Trump calls on only friendly outlets at this Canada presser to avoid any questions about Michael Flynn.
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) February 13, 2017
real reporters from legit outlets not called upon, he wont call on CNN, WaPo, NYT, ABC, TIME, etc. cause he needs softballs
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) February 13, 2017
At 2 pressers in 4 days, Trump exclusively called on conservative news orgs that did not ask about Flynn. Reporters shouted Qs just now.
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) February 13, 2017
Since taking office, Trump has taken press conference Qs from Fox News, Reuters, New York Post, Fox Business, Sinclair and the Daily Caller
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) February 13, 2017
By handpicking *friendly* reporters. To be fair, the previous WH also handpicked reporters. But it was very different than this. https://t.co/0sInZ69U5F
— Angela GreilingKeane (@agreilingkeane) February 13, 2017
Can you believe Trump would only want to take questions from “friendly” outlets? That’s totally unprecedented!
Frustrating, isn't it? https://t.co/V906ndvGEZ
— Crusty Gobblestein (@NathanWurtzel) February 13, 2017
Because he was a Democrat.
Thank you. https://t.co/jg3GwnMsOK
— Crusty Gobblestein (@NathanWurtzel) February 13, 2017
Guess it just wasn’t as remarkable to these reporters when President Obama did the exact same thing. Probably because pretty much every outlet practically worshiped the ground he walked on.
Calling on friendly outlets isn't quite as conspicuous when 90% of the outlets are friendly.
— BT (@back_ttys) February 13, 2017
I can't believe those friendly outlets didn't ask Trump tough questions, like his opinions on Michael Sam and the NBA playoffs.
— BT (@back_ttys) February 13, 2017
Think Trump going out of his way to cater to friendly media is shady? Think the media needs to do a better job of pressing him with hard questions? That’s perfectly reasonable. But this newfound outrage over Trump playing by Obama’s rules just rings hollow — and shines an even bigger spotlight on liberal hypocrisy.
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