The White house has taken over control of the news agencies that get to ask questions at the press pool and which get to cover the President
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This is unconstitutional. Freedom of the Press is essential to our democracy. Unfettered access to information is the cornerstone of our ability as citizens to make educated and informed decisions about issues and the people we vote for to represent us in Congress. Without this we will not have a democracy. What will their next step be? Will they give the press questions that they are allowed to ask? It's something to think about.
I will include links to articles that dive deeper into this issue. I urge you to read them and to remember that Freedom of the press is in the first Amendment (along with Freedom of Speech, Freedom to Peacefully Protest and Freedom of Religion).https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5163291-white-house-press-pool-ap/
https://apnews.com/article/trump-ap-news-outlets-ban-gulf-mexico-25c77f617418dd3ca2791af90b263a59
