WASHINGTON
— Journalists from The New York Times and several other news
organizations were prohibited from attending a briefing by President
Trump’s press secretary on Friday, a highly unusual breach of relations
between the White House and its press corps.
Reporters
from The Times, BuzzFeed News, CNN, The Los Angeles Times and Politico
were not allowed to enter the West Wing office of the press secretary,
Sean M. Spicer, for the scheduled briefing. Aides to Mr. Spicer only
allowed in reporters from a handpicked group of news organizations that,
the White House said, had been previously confirmed.
Those
organizations included Breitbart News, the One America News Network and
The Washington Times, all with conservative leanings. Journalists from
ABC, CBS, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and Fox News also
attended.
Reporters
from Time magazine and The Associated Press, who were set to be allowed
in, chose not to attend the briefing in protest of the White House’s
actions.
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Source: The New York Times
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