Chilling.
Politico have posted audio from Sean Spicer’s White House press briefing on Friday, in which he explains why reporters from the likes of CNN, the New York Times and the BBC – among others – were excluded from his updates.
He was asked, “Are CNN and the New York Times not in here right because you are unhappy with their reporting? Why are they not in here?”
The Press Secretary responded: “Because we had a pool and then we expanded it. We added some folks to come cover it.”
The reporter then pointed out that there was enough room for everyone, before Spicer revealed the real reason for the ban after he was told, “We’re going to aggressively push back.”
“It was my decision to decide to expand the pool,” Spicer responded. “We’re just not going to sit back and let false narratives, false stories, inaccurate facts get out there.”
📻 Here's audio of what @seanspicer said at a press gaggle where certain media outlets were blocked from attending https://t.co/UVBA6wxHob pic.twitter.com/8zWskdydzT
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