CNN Skipping White House Christmas Party, Trump Celebrates

Jim Acosta of CNN waits to do a live shot following the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Jim Acosta of CNN waits to do a live shot following the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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CNN will skip the White House Christmas party, Politico first reported Tuesday, drawing celebration from the President and his press secretary.

An CNN spokesperson told TPM: “CNN will not be attending this year’s White House Christmas party.”

“In light of the President’s continued attacks on freedom of the press and CNN, we do not feel it is appropriate to celebrate with him as his invited guests,” the spokesperson continued. “We will send a White House reporting team to the event and report on it if news warrants.”

President Donald Trump and White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders celebrated the news.

The administration’s attacks against CNN and other large news outlets — with the exception of Fox News — have spiked in recent days, most notably on the President’s favorite social media platform.

This post has been updated.

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  1. Avatar for aiddon aiddon says:

    While in private he cries, despairing “Why won’t you love me!?”

  2. Perfectly right. Don’t pretend this is normal. This administration observes no norms. So it’s a form of lying and capitulation to show up at their party, since it implies otherwise. I wish the entire press corps would stay away except for the Gateway Pundit and a couple industry newsletters.

  3. Avatar for imkmu3 imkmu3 says:

    OT: on Josh’s latest editor’s blog: Trump Skates. But It’s Not the Press’s Fault.

    But I think we should recognize this basic point: news coverage can’t force people to care about something they don’t care about. They can only share, promote and broadcast the information.

    Not the presses fault? Really? Is he fucking serious? He suddenly discounts FOXNews’s ability to radically shape what people care about? They just don’t care because of some undefined reasons?

  4. In light of the President’s continued attacks on freedom of the press and CNN…

    If the news is true, and by that I mean if they (a) really boycott (b) really in light of his attacks on freedom of the press, will other major news organizations join the boycott in a show of unity against his assaults…

    … or will they be like, First they came for CNN, and we did not speak out because we are not CNN?

    I’m afraid I’m not optimistic.

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