The New York Times issued a scathing rebuke of the White House on Tuesday after the administration banned a Wall Street Journal reporter from covering President Donald Trump’s upcoming overseas trip, labeling the move “simple retribution.”
“The White House’s refusal to let one of the nation’s leading news organizations cover the highest office in the country is an attack on core constitutional principles underpinning free speech and free press,” the Times posted on social media.
“Americans regardless of party deserve to know and understand the actions of the president and reporters play a vital role in advancing the public interest. This is simple retribution by a president against a news organization for doing reporting that he doesn’t like. Such actions deprive Americans of information about how their government operates,” the post added.
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