As we told you last night, Playboy reporter and CNN analyst Brian Karem had his White House press credentials suspended for 30 days, and they do plan to appeal:
Suspension of credentialed press by the government is incredibly concerning. We are working with our lawyers to appeal the decision to suspend @briankarem. Since 1953, Playboy has fought to protect First Amendment rights, and the fight must continue today.
cc: @BoutrousTed
— Playboy (@Playboy) August 3, 2019
As a reminder, here’s what happened:
Here’s the video of so-called journalist @BrianKarem heckling and insulting attendees of today’s Rose Garden event. This guy gets paid by CNN to do this. pic.twitter.com/EHwV1WTLGN
— Matt Wolking (@MattWolking) July 12, 2019
Meanwhile, Karem believes that Gorka should have been the one to lose White House access:
The only person who should be banned from the White House as a result of this exchange between @BrianKarem and @SebGorka is @SebGorka https://t.co/B1VgDsovJz
— Ted Boutrous (@BoutrousTed) August 3, 2019
— Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) August 3, 2019
Gorka responded to Karem’s tweet about losing his White House credentials for a month this way:
Don’t be a punk and you may get it back.
Maybe not.
PUNK. https://t.co/TUbbSgSjUN
— Sebastian Gorka DrG (@SebGorka) August 3, 2019
We’re not sure what Karem thinks he was doing that day, but “journalism” doesn’t come to mind.