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.
Christmas comes early! Finally, good news from @CNN. https://t.co/3GeJysIol3
— Sarah Sanders (@PressSec) November 29, 2017
Great, and we should boycott Fake News CNN. Dealing with them is a total waste of time! https://t.co/8zJ3j7g5el
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 29, 2017
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.
.@FoxNews is MUCH more important in the United States than CNN, but outside of the U.S., CNN International is still a major source of (Fake) news, and they represent our Nation to the WORLD very poorly. The outside world does not see the truth from them!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 25, 2017
We should have a contest as to which of the Networks, plus CNN and not including Fox, is the most dishonest, corrupt and/or distorted in its political coverage of your favorite President (me). They are all bad. Winner to receive the FAKE NEWS TROPHY!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 27, 2017
This post has been updated.
While in private he cries, despairing “Why won’t you love me!?”
Can’t say I blame CNN at all. Oh, there’s this.
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.
OT: on Josh’s latest editor’s blog: Trump Skates. But It’s Not the Press’s Fault.
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?
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.