You might remember Playboy White House correspondent and CNN political analyst Brian Karem; he’s the guy who had his press pass suspended for 30 days after disrupting a Rose Garden gathering of conservative bloggers and independent journalists and picking a fight with Sebastian Gorka. (A judge ruled that his pass had to be returned.)
However, Just the News is reporting that the Justice Department has rejected Karem’s demand to attend White House briefings on the grounds that the briefing room is White House property.
DOJ rejects CNN analyst's claim he has legal right to attend Trump briefings. Puts White House press corps on notice that its control of access to briefings is based on tradition and not law. https://t.co/5kxJfvtmTv
— John Solomon (@jsolomonReports) April 6, 2020
The Justice Department has rejected a CNN political analyst’s legal claim he deserved access to President Trump’s coronavirus briefings, warning the White House press room is ultimately federal property and not the legal domain of journalists.
The DOJ’s letter rejecting CNN and Playboy journalist Brian Karem’s demands to access the briefings appeared to serve notice to the journalist-run White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) that its power to regulate who attends White House press briefings was based only on years of “tradition” and not a legal right.
When people read “CNN analyst,” a lot of them thought the same thing.
Have they banned Acosta yet?
— Ghostrider (@SaulRosenberg7) April 6, 2020
Kick out @Acosta
He’s a national embarrassment.
— Nani Booboo (@nani_booboo) April 6, 2020
Kick Acosta out for good!!!
— @rationalthinker (@rationa10952689) April 6, 2020
Acosta got kicked out again?
— Cher12661 (@cher12661) April 6, 2020
No, it’s Karem.
Is this the same guy who started a fight with Gorka then ran away?
— Jessa G. (@SweetGaelicGirl) April 6, 2020
That guy is a train wreck. When he talks you want to look away but he’s so outrageous you have to see if he’s real.
— ??Maddie❤️???? (@Maddie412412) April 6, 2020
Lol…Karem is so obnoxious and asks gotcha questions.
— aelambe (@aelambe) April 6, 2020
That guys a jerk and doesn’t belong there in the first place!
— CT (@CTomme2) April 6, 2020
CNN shouldn't be at the briefings since they don't do news–just opinion.
— Keep Looking Up (@KeepLookingUp6) April 6, 2020
Why are they bitching when they don't even want to show it?
— Don Lee (@diverdl) April 6, 2020
Why is CNN there? They don’t even air the pressers.
— JSMYOGI (@jsmyogi) April 6, 2020
No shoes,no shirt,no more snarky disgusting questions,or no service. pic.twitter.com/1KIHuaCEUf
— Greg Roberts (@GregRob85675362) April 7, 2020
Beautiful!!
— Kat Schauer (@KatSchauer) April 6, 2020
— ⛈⛈TheStormIsHere⛈⛈ (@trumps_all) April 6, 2020
— Christina Fiske ??? (@christinafiske) April 7, 2020
— Anony Maus (@NoThxAA) April 6, 2020
Most of their columns are written before the press conferences happen.
“Trump is bad because……”.
They just finish that thought every day.
— chad clausen (@chadclausen) April 6, 2020
ALL white house reporters should be required to take a civics class and a class on the Constitution. And pass with an A- or above before they are admitted to any press briefing. Maybe then we wouldn't have to listen to such stupid questions.
— Deplorablenaz (@pisalter) April 6, 2020
Press briefing should be done by invite only. If you cannot behave like all fake news channels you don’t get a invite. Simply starve them out completely.
— Sean Cohen (@SeanCohen5780) April 6, 2020
That was a beautiful read. Thank you!
— Kay Fabe ?Bats swinging & Bells ringing (@MeHahanon) April 7, 2020
Related:
'You absolute hack'! Real Journalist™ Brian Karem beclowns himself again, this time over Donald Trump's upcoming coronavirus presser https://t.co/F2D9VliHvT
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 26, 2020
