Thoughts and prayers coming your way at this very difficult time:
The canceling of the WH media christmas party was a story last year, and now it's just gone and it's not even a thing, like the press briefing and the NYT/WaPo subscriptions.
— Annie Karni (@anniekarni) December 11, 2019
We’re so sorry this is happening to you, Brian:
It's still a thing to me https://t.co/kB9V51ovct
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) December 11, 2019
.How many stories were there in the last year taking the Steele Dossier, etc. seriously? 300? 400? And you bemoan a Christmas Party? I suggest you throw your own. You live in a bubble anyway.
— Roger Simon (@rogerlsimon) December 12, 2019
Bill Clinton even had one during impeachment, but no photo line because the last photo of him hugging someone in the photo line got him impeached:
Weirdest ever was probably 1998, the same week (am I recalling this correctly @joelockhart ) that Clinton got impeached. No photo line, for understandable reasons. They moved it into a tent out back.
— Karen Tumulty (@ktumulty) December 11, 2019
Ahh. . . Good take:
The people criticizing this tweet fail to understand that this isn’t about a holiday party; it’s about a signal being sent about what the White House thinks of the media. It is intentional. The normalization of the press being denigrated is deeply troubling. https://t.co/ODl8hmPSus
— Charlotte Clymer?️? (@cmclymer) December 11, 2019
LOL. Trump destroyed the “institution” of the invite-only cocktail party:
Every day. In every way. Trump destroys American institutions while wrapping himself in warped populism and lurching toward dictatorship. if it gets much worse it won’t be reecoverable. In fact it might be over already. Just a question of how badly he will cheat in the election. https://t.co/dmXqkdkNWK
— Luke Zaleski (@ZaleskiLuke) December 12, 2019
And here’s a little history she forgot on how it went down last year:
Note that @anniekarni bypasses that this whole issue began when her peers at CNN made a big stink about boycotting the party.
A news outlet states they should not attend a WH celebration, and the press cheers. The WH then agrees with them and it became outrageous.— Brad Slager: Tossing Others Under the Sleigh ? ? (@MartiniShark) December 12, 2019
Here’s an idea:
Maybe you guys should just pretend there was a Christmas party and write a story about how awful it was? That’s what you do the rest of the year. https://t.co/heSYtQPktx
— Jesse Kelly (@JesseKellyDC) December 11, 2019
Why do they even want to spend time with him anyway?
MEDIA: TRUMP KILLS KOI FISH!
TRUMP KILLS BORDER CHILDREN!
TRUMP IS HITLER!
TRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMP IS ORANGE MAN BAD!Also the Media: I can't believe that the White House won't throw us a Christmas party. That's just mean.
— Sheepdog Covfefe (@navymig) December 11, 2019
Who knew getting drunk on taxpayer money was so important to the Republic?
I guess you'll have to get drunk on non-taxpayer money.
I'm sorry this is happening to you.https://t.co/ZvWYA0Qi7x
— BonkPolitics (@BonkPolitics) December 11, 2019
Coal in your stockings, for sure:
That’s what happens when children behave badly.
— cali_peaches (@cali_peachz) December 11, 2019
And we can’t believe we’re saying this, but Parker Molloy is spot on: No parties, no WHCD no more backroom kissy-kissy crap:
Good. It shouldn’t have been a thing. Just like the WHCD shouldn’t be a thing. Stop going to parties and being buddy-buddy with the people you cover. https://t.co/6ZFRffQiGw
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) December 11, 2019
CNN’s Kyle Feldscher agrees:
It's actually good that it's gone. https://t.co/Q3V1QHsb5o
— Kyle Feldscher (@Kyle_Feldscher) December 11, 2019
And thank you, Mr. President:
Best thing Trump has done. https://t.co/ASTXT51vyS
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) December 11, 2019
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