The White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) slammed the White House on Wednesday following reports that it banned a CNN reporter from a press event for asking President Trump questions.
“We strongly condemn the White House’s misguided and inappropriate decision today to bar one of our members from an open press event after she asked questions they did not like. This type of retaliation is wholly inappropriate, wrong-headed, and weak,” WHCA President Olivier Knox said in a statement.
“It cannot stand,” the statement continued. “Reporters asking questions of powerful government officials, up to and including the President, helps hold those people accountable. In our republic, the WHCA supports the prerogative of all reporters to do their jobs without fear of reprisal from the government.”
The association’s statement came shortly after news broke that Kaitlan Collins, a White House reporter for CNN, was banned from a press event in the Rose Garden on Wednesday for asking Trump questions during his meeting with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
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#BREAKING: White House Correspondents' Association condemns White House for banning CNN reporter: "It cannot stand" https://t.co/7V5pOjABmx pic.twitter.com/bQjAUUE6PE
— The Hill (@thehill) July 25, 2018
Media: “As a member of the @WhiteHouse press pool, @FoxNews stands firmly with @CNN on this issue of access." @BretBaier Fox News @SpecialReport https://t.co/USqoz7hEkm RE: @realDonaldTrump's @PressSec & Bill Shine banning pool reporter @kaitlancollins from the #RoseGarden pic.twitter.com/izQQ1vSne6
— Porter Anderson (@Porter_Anderson) July 25, 2018
NEW statement from WHCA President @OKnox on White House banning @kaitlancollins from open press event today after she asked questions (as network pooler) that they didn’t like pic.twitter.com/iHXcAZR3vZ
— Monica Alba (@albamonica) July 25, 2018
People are dragging @BretBaier for upholding basic standards of decency and journalism. It's really pathetic.
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) July 26, 2018
.@BretBaier is getting unwarranted flak tonight for siding with CNN and other news organizations protesting heavy-handed WH efforts to retaliate against @kaitlancollins for doing her job. He deserves praise for demonstrating solidarity in behalf of a free press.
— Dan Balz (@danbalz) July 26, 2018
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