The 1st Amendment is in peril because every journalist's friend from MSNBC didn't get a press conference question
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) February 15, 2017
Man. The MSM is really not taking Trump’s press conferences well. At today’s joint presser with Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump once again opted to call on more conservative-oriented outlets.
Trump has called on ONLY conservative outlets in his last 3 joint press conferences.
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) February 15, 2017
I'm writing a bigger thing on this but if you think a president calling on only partisan outlets is a good thing, you are dead wrong
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) February 15, 2017
To be clear to viewers around the world, in the last 3 press conferences, Trump has ONLY called on conservative news outlets for questions
— Katty Kay (@KattyKay_) February 15, 2017
Which basically means, as CNN’s Jim Acosta put it, that “the fix is in”:
"There's no other way to describe it but: The fix is in." – CNN's @Acosta on Trump only calling on conservative media at press conferences.
— Geoffrey Sorensen (@GSorensen) February 15, 2017
"This fix is in,” @Acosta says on CNN. "This White House, this president, does not want to answer questions, critical questions."
— Matt Viser (@mviser) February 15, 2017
CNN reporter @Acosta after Trump calls on only right-wing outlets for the third straight press conference: "The fix is in" pic.twitter.com/FPtaGEIenC
— John Whitehouse (@existentialfish) February 15, 2017
I tried
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) February 15, 2017
That’s cute.
If President Trump leaves this press conference without answering a question about Russia, it’s a blow to the free press.
— Matt Viser (@mviser) February 15, 2017
So — the two reporters called on today: Christian Broadcasting Network and Town Hall. No question on Trump/Russia contacts.
— Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) February 15, 2017
Maybe that’s because the press conference was specifically about Israeli-Palestinian relations:
It was a press conference about Israel & Palestine. https://t.co/geTDdWVIr6
— ?Merry Ginger ?? (@mchastain81) February 15, 2017
It was a conference about Israel & Palestine. https://t.co/VqmRVqIKqD
— ?Merry Ginger ?? (@mchastain81) February 15, 2017
But we digress. Perhaps the best example of the MSM’s sneering condescension toward smaller media outlets comes from NBC’s Katy Tur — with a little help from Brian Fallon and ThinkProgress luminary Zack Ford:
Town Hall and Christian Broadcasting Network.
— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) February 15, 2017
— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) February 15, 2017
Townhall.
— Zack Ford (@ZackFord) February 15, 2017
Can you believe it???
Trump: “Katy from T—“ oh not that one
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 15, 2017
Nope, nope, nope. https://t.co/w9rnqfCJh8
— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) February 15, 2017
The “Katy from T—” was Townhall’s Katie Pavlich.
https://twitter.com/storm_paglia/status/831920793131032578
Now they'll really flip their shit. He called on @KatiePavlich said she asked a really good question.
Ha love it
— LaurieAnn ??♂️? (@mooshakins) February 15, 2017
Pavlich indeed did Townhall proud:
Here’s @KatiePavlich-from-Townhall’s question at today’s presser: https://t.co/oeXqeZJPb2
— Christine Rousselle ??♀️ (@crousselle) February 15, 2017
Imagine that!
— ?It's?Almost ⛄️Christmas? (@jtLOL) February 15, 2017
Believe it or not, we know how to ask real questions, too. https://t.co/QU11z6vrVC
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) February 15, 2017
And they both asked good & tough questions. Your point? https://t.co/Uqt2Qvtk8W
— ?Merry Ginger ?? (@mchastain81) February 15, 2017
https://twitter.com/OrwellForks/status/831922840937123843
I would absolutely love to hear beltway journo twitter explain to me what's not legitimate about Townhall or CBN
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) February 15, 2017
The MSM squandered their credibility over 8 years of lavish tongue baths of Obama and his admin.
CBN and Townhall asked tougher questions.
— Melissa Mackenzie ? (@MelissaTweets) February 15, 2017
This is what happens when you lose all your credibility. https://t.co/B2l8JnqQWr
— Kathleen McKinley (@KatMcKinley) February 15, 2017
Yep.
I like that he's not calling on CNN CBS NBC ABC etc. They act like they are entitled to be called on first. They aren't.
— LaurieAnn ??♂️? (@mooshakins) February 15, 2017
Not that they care, but the whining from CNN about conservative outlets getting the questions, helps Trump.
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) February 15, 2017
I support a free press & mainstream media but watching their outrage over who got to ask questions at the press conference is childish
— Marc T Grove (@MarcTGroveSr) February 15, 2017
Liberal media is having a major sh*t fit because they didn't get a question in .. #glorious.
— Max Q ⚡ (@Randy_Shannon) February 15, 2017
How shocking to fake news media that non-MSM reporters at Trump-Netanyahu presser asked questions related to Israel, Palestinians, Mideast https://t.co/rlenZE35RE
— Legal Insurrection (@LegInsurrection) February 15, 2017
Seriously, by what divine right do only liberal reporters get to ask questions at presidential press conferences?
— Philip Klein (@philipaklein) February 15, 2017
Liberal reporters get offended by suggestions they aren't neutral,then spend all day snarking with each other on twitter abt conservatives
— Philip Klein (@philipaklein) February 15, 2017
I'm sitting here amazed at the media letting the mask slip and tacitly admitting the vast majority of them are liberals.
— RBe (@RBPundit) February 15, 2017
"Why won't that Republican call on me?" — reporter from network littered with former Obama administration officials now paid analysts.
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) February 15, 2017
I love it when journos get offended at this, like 1) does anyone besides them care? & 2) as if the MSM hurled such tough questions at Obama? https://t.co/dsmReTfw7e
— Sarah Quinlan (@sarahmquinlan) February 15, 2017
https://twitter.com/sunnyright/status/831924078705532929
I'd give the MSM a pass if they were this hard on Obama. They weren't.
— ?Merry Ginger ?? (@mchastain81) February 15, 2017
https://twitter.com/jrsalzman/status/831934561940623361
Straightforward from here:
1. Impeach Trump/Pence
2. Only Katy Tur at press conferences
3. BOOM
4. President Clinton— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) February 15, 2017
https://twitter.com/OrwellForks/status/831928081812246531
Karma's a bitch, isn't it MSM?
— ?Merry Ginger ?? (@mchastain81) February 15, 2017
A deliciously cruel one.
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets and video.
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