Trump Criticizes The Way Spicer Handled White House Leakers

The briefing list excluded CNN and the New York Times, outlets with which President Trump and the administration has clashed over reports on investigations into possible contacts between Trump associates and Russian Federation during last year’s election campaign.

The subject was raised at an event hosted by Politico in December, before Mr. Spicer had been named as President Donald Trump’s press secretary.

Sean Spicer is scheduled to hold a press briefing at 1:30 pm ET.

The White House is in full meltdown mode over the leaks of unflattering information about Donald Trump coming from inside their own building.

CBS was assigned to represent all major networks yet a handful of others were allowed in at the same time – except CNN. Time magazine and The Associated Press were given access, but boycotted the unorthodox setup.

At the meeting Spicy Facts emphatically warned staffers that they shouldn’t worry if they had nothing to hide and then acted like an enraged jealous ex who knows that his lover is cheating.

‘I think that’s what makes a democracy, a democracy versus a dictatorship’.

CNNcalled it “an unacceptable development by the Trump White House”. According to The Hill, the officials told reporters, “What you guys have done is indefensible and inaccurate”.

He is seeking clarification from the White House press team.

Dean Baquet, the executive editor of the New York Times, said it was the first time in the paper’s history it had been barred from a briefing.

The Wall Street Journal objected to the move and said that if it had known that others were being excluded, it would not have attended the briefing.

Signs point to increasing tension within the West Wing, a new report from Politico says.

Multiple media outlets were blocked from a White House media briefing Friday afternoon.

The White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) criticized the decision. “We asked them to tell the truth”, Spicer told CNN on Thursday, February 23.

About two hours later, Trump repeated familiar complaints about the “dishonest media” with a new twist: saying without evidence that news organizations fabricate sources for stories.