Trump Throws a Holiday Party for the Press. Awk-ward.
- 6 years ago
Trump Throws a Holiday Party for the Press. Awk-ward.
“Partying with a Trump administration that lies without shame and calls reporters the enemy of the people would just be pathetic.”
CNN declared that its employees would not attend Mr. Trump’s reception “in light of the president’s continued attacks on freedom of the press.”
But in the end, journalists from nearly every major television network and publication attended on Friday, including reporters for .
Journalists who had fretted about whether to pose for a photograph with Mr. Trump — a ritual
that can be awkward for reporters during any presidency — need not have worried: Mr. Trump skipped the usual photos.
In the past week, Mr. Trump derided NBC as “fake news practitioners,” proposed a contest to determine which television network was “the most dishonest, corrupt and/or distorted” (with the winner to receive a “FAKE NEWS TROPHY”)
and denounced CNN International, prompting Libyan and Egyptian officials to dispute the channel’s reporting.
“With every administration, not just this administration, we are looking for opportunities to interact
with folks in the White House,” said Christopher Isham, the Washington bureau chief for CBS News.
“Partying with a Trump administration that lies without shame and calls reporters the enemy of the people would just be pathetic.”
CNN declared that its employees would not attend Mr. Trump’s reception “in light of the president’s continued attacks on freedom of the press.”
But in the end, journalists from nearly every major television network and publication attended on Friday, including reporters for .
Journalists who had fretted about whether to pose for a photograph with Mr. Trump — a ritual
that can be awkward for reporters during any presidency — need not have worried: Mr. Trump skipped the usual photos.
In the past week, Mr. Trump derided NBC as “fake news practitioners,” proposed a contest to determine which television network was “the most dishonest, corrupt and/or distorted” (with the winner to receive a “FAKE NEWS TROPHY”)
and denounced CNN International, prompting Libyan and Egyptian officials to dispute the channel’s reporting.
“With every administration, not just this administration, we are looking for opportunities to interact
with folks in the White House,” said Christopher Isham, the Washington bureau chief for CBS News.